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Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

61 reviews

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

_theanxiousreader_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny fast-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

5.0

Rhythm of War was perfectly done in what it was trying to accomplish. It was a lot slower action wise when compared to WoR and even OathBringer but at this point in the story, I was sooo incredibly invested in the characters and what was happening to them that the lack of action did not bother me at all. Not to say, it did not have any action at all with the final sanderlanche being mind-blowing as usual. Also, I think this book had the first death in the entire series so far and I still haven't gotten over it as yet. FUCK MOASH. But, all in all, I think this has to be one of my favorite books in the series simply because of Sanderson's character work so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

macliffe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood and Violence

a_bow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Mental illness, and Death

wharj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

I enjoyed this a lot more on my 2nd read than I remembered on my 1st. It's definitely a slower burn than Words of Radiance and Oathbringer, but it has a lot of emotional moments that I think really work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Suicide attempt

itmakessenseincontext's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

dforck42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

get_lit_book_club's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

 Scores by objectively correct bookclub raters:
(All scores are out of 10)
Connor - 7.5 newfound forms
Jess - DNR
Imogen - 9 orders of Knights Radiant
James - 8 Brando-Fandos
Josh - 8.5 new sounds

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Mental illness

staticmonkey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

snake148's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts