Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

7 reviews

merisavale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

I wasn’t gripped by this book until the every end, but man what a good book looking back. Just long af and as with the other books, it’s hard to see where the book is heading, so not as gripping 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gore

Minor: Drug abuse

palmkd's review against another edition

5.0

This continues to be my favorite series which I cannot recommend enough!

I've read this one twice now and there's so much going on that it's hard to write a proper review.
You definitely need to start with book 1 in the series, and each book is more like 5 books in one and so wonderfully put together. If you've ever read a Sanderson book, you probably know that it comes with a "Sanderlanche," aka that moment where you really can't put it down anymore and your feelings are all on high alert. That was probably the last 2-2.5 hours of this book for me. SO GOOD.

Book 4 of the Stormlight archive was AMAZING. The stakes are higher, the feelings rawer, and the journeys even more rewarding than previous books. This time the current story is taking place in 3 different locations for the most part. There's some flashbacks explaining other points of view from the timeframe of book 1 which reveal some interesting information. There's more Radiant awesomness and another trip to Shadesmar. There's more spren and awesome world building.

And if that all wasn't enough, the Cosmere connections are becoming more and more blatant as the series progress and I CANNOT wait for book 5 in December!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Slavery, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, War, Grief, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death

bcrowes11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Gore

booksandteatime's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, Death, and Gore

boba_n_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

The beginning and end of this book were incredible. After reading the last 4 in a row, it’s going to be tough waiting for the next in the series. The middle did drag, but overall, I think it was a good continuation of the series. As a booktoker said recently, this is Sanderson’s magnum opus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction and Dementia

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The Stormlight Archives are my favorite of Brandon Sanderson's works. Re-reading the first three books and the novellas in the latter half of 2020 and then picking up RoW now, although I have some regrets (CLIFFHANGER!!!) really allowed me to see BSands' progression as an author. The CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. The MENTAL ILLNESS REP. The (improving) DISABILITY REP (we still have some work to do here). The COSMERE TIE-INS. I weep. And while this book was so very, very long, I did not begrudge him one single line. Especially those last 100 pages. Phew. I need a nap. 1 million points for Gryffinpuff. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

idksamiguess's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Forced institutionalization