Reviews tagging 'Gore'

El Pozo de la Ascensión by Brandon Sanderson

84 reviews

zeppelinnyx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

3.93

This book is a really good example of how good reveals and plot twists hit when they’re delivered effectively. It doesn’t feel like anything comes out of nowhere, and the result leaves the reader feeling surprised but satisfied. Also, really fantastic characters. They all feel very deep and real. It’s a pretty gloomy book, though. Leaves off on hella sad vibes; I don’t expect that to change given the series track record. This makes me feel apprehensive about the final installment. 

Quality of Writing: 9/10
Pacing: 7/10
Plot Development: 8/10
Characters: 10/10
Enjoyability: 7/10
Ease of Reading: 5/10
Ending: 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hauntthetale's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

amelisan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

No podía dejar de leerlo. Estoy enganchada.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Classism

ericarwil12's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Not as good as the first book in this series. Pace felt slower. The end was the high point for me when everything came together.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Violence

iono's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Grief, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

cookiecat73's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Self harm, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

To summarize the later part of this book which also happens to be the most memorable in two words would be: emotional damage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Alcohol

amuletofkings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Dragged a little too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death and Pedophilia

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

paulina_laukova's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault