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boba_n_books's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War
Moderate: Addiction and Dementia
diana_barv's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Volveré mañana cuando pueda resumir mis sentimientos pero de algo estoy segura. Este libro me dio una catarsis tremenda, no puedo esperar al final y Brandon más te vale dejar que Kaladin sobreviva.
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, War, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Racism, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Dementia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide
baponthecob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I think I found it slow because there was a lot of "behind the scenes" activity. Like sneaking around, collusion, strategy, uncovering secrets, etc. Very much thinky thoughts. There were fight scenes ofc, but I think there was more character growth happening, which I really liked !! (Ngl there were some Kaladin lines that were like very obviously ✨inspiring✨ on purpose and they were very cheesy. But I ate that shit up bc I love Kaladin.)
I did cry in part one when
Moash fucking tried to convince Kaladin to kill himself
But of course by the end it wasnt TOO devastating; there were hopeful tones despite the impending suffering that I am bracing myself for.....
To end on a good note, some random things that made me happy:
-Kaladin and Adolin. Yeah.
-That scene at the tavern or something where Veil says she likes stupid women. Canon bi character hello???
-Aspec Jasnah !!!!!!!! I called it since WoK !!!!
-Kaladin finally getting some goddamn therapy
-Last but not least, can we all agree that GAGADIN was the cutest thing to ever happen??????
Graphic: Blood, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Slavery, and Torture
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
emilyplun's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Ableism
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Slavery
sirannen's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Medical content and Slavery
aseaoftomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This is the fourth installment in the Stormlight Archive, so it's hard to give a summary, but this picks up about a year after the events of Oathbringer and the war is picking up.
The writing in this was really great. I've often talked about the inconsistency in the quality and tightness of Sanderson's writing, but this was one of his strongest works in my opinion. It flowed nicely, the pacing was good and it was very engaging throughout. At times I did find certain portions of the book to be a bit heavy on technical details, which I normally really like, but it just felt like a lot all at once. But overall, really solid writing.
The plot of this was interesting too - lots of political intrigue and different people coming together in unexpected and expected ways and of course there's the thread of a looming and brewing war throughout. Also there were a lot of really great themes throughout as well - things like mental illness and learning and accepting yourself, which I also really enjoyed.
The setting/world building was particularly strong in this one. I always like Sanderson's world, but I really loved it in this book. We got a lot of information about the Cosmere and it's starting to come together, so I really loved getting to see all of that and I'm excited to see where it goes from here.
Finally, the characters. As always, there were certain character's arcs I preferred to others. I particularly enjoyed Shallan, Adolin and surprisingly Kaladin in this book. I also really liked Navani's arc as well. We learned so many interesting things about all of them in this book and I'm really excited to see what happens next! (I also love Wit and Jasnah a lot and they might be my favorite characters - but I'm also highly concerned about them both).
All in all, a really great addition to the Stormlight Archive and the overall Cosmere.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
kylieqrada's review against another edition
- 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
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
readandfindout's review against another edition
- 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
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Dementia
Moderate: Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Xenophobia, Murder, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Slavery and Forced institutionalization
ohmygourd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Dementia, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Blood and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Slavery, and Torture
hotpinkmess's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts