Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

O Poço da Ascensão by Brandon Sanderson

42 reviews

finnifinn's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

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The story and the characters are both great and thoroughly enjoyable, but in nearly every chapter there is at least one typo, or the names of characters or things mixed up which is frustrating and gives the feeling that the book was written in a rushed manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Classism

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wow, I’m blown away by the second installment in the Mistborn series. I truly see why everyone raves about it. Everything I loved about book one (the unique magic system, the compelling cast of supporting characters, the twists and turns…) was just amplified in Well of Ascension. 
I love that these books feel like no other fantasy I’ve ever read - Brandon Sanderson masterfully crafts complex storylines that are equally adept at the diplomacy and politics as they are in battle scenes (the latter of which is written so beautifully and vividly it feels like you’re there watching).
I love that we get so much more depth from all the characters who made up part of Kelsier’s original crew. The return of folks like

Sazed, Breeze, Spook, Clubs, and Ham, with the addition of new people like Tindywyl

really up the ante for added depth and intrigue. 
While the beginning of this book is a bit slow (especially compared to the rapid pace of the first book), it really picks up in the latter half and I was on the edge of my seat for the last 100 pages to see what would happen next.
Sanderson’s writing continues to be vivid and compelling and I truly never know what twist is coming up. I like to try to predict what will happen and who will live or who will die, and each time I couldn’t be more wrong! I can’t wait to read the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Colonisation

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol

coballe's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Some things happen too suddenly and we barely see how characters process it. We just move on to the next thing. I think, for how much other things are repeated or overexplained... it doesn't make much sense. There are quite some pacing issues.
But what bothers me the most is how few female characters there are and how all have been raped or it has been at least attempted at some point. Even when it brings NOTHING to the plot or the world. We can understand how disgusting Straff is without hearing every time we have his perspective how disgusted he is with women's bodies when they are over 20 sth. And how hot he finds GIRLS(=CHILDREN). Really unnecessary, really.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual violence

casedesmond12's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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While still a 4 star read, this wasn't as good as the first in the series, and it felt a little slow at times.  That being said, the payoff was worth the investment. The world of Scadrial expands much more outside Luthadel this book, with the introduction of other denizens that were unexpected, weird, and added to the other-worldly feel of the setting.


CON:  Not a major plot point of the book, but there is a romantic relationship between an 18 year old and 40 year old man, which just gives me the ick.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, War

jamby4546's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia

Graphic depiction of the delusional internal monologue of a deeply disturbed and mentally deranged character and his intent to emotionally manipulate FMC as well as graphic descriptions of his self injurious behaviors i.e. cutting and suicidal ideation

shamaramill's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Suicide

fluffywhiskers's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape

emsavors's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bauke's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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Nice read, a fun fantasy novel. I was going to give a slightly lower rating, as the story was slow in places, and some of the characters were annoying or typical or had annoying aspects, but there were some nice twists at the end that you felt coming but just could not see the shape of except in hindsight. That was very well done, and the world building was also improved from the last book; the world feels less (but still a bit) like its just the main city and a surrounding wasteland that could contain anything.

RIP main characters getting no-divorce-possible forever-married

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Gaslighting

Minor: Transphobia

tilo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I am unsure if I have ever experienced a book like this one, where with every new chapter a new information is dropped that almost always completely twists one of the many exciting narratives. From the first page on, I was surprised and as it kept going I could not fathom all the plottwists coming. And none of them seemed over the top nor misplaced, as the world, its history and its characters, whom I am attached to deeply now, are so well construed that it read so fluently.
Not to mention, the amazing and captivating writing style!
Due to the ending, I am both extremely curious and mortified to find out what is waiting in Book Three.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism, Sexism

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