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badbadwolf'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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Violence
lakinglaze's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
Such a whirlwind! Wow! This was so unexpected! I loved finally getting more call-backs for the first Mistborn trilogy! It’s going to be interesting to see how all this plays out!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Body horror, Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
l_noona's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Suicide, and Gun violence
aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
Man oh man, I'm a huge fan of this world/plot! So excited to continue. Good writing, good plot, big fan of the characters and their dynamics
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Classism, Alcohol, and Death
kassidyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Classism, and Grief
Minor: Body horror and Suicide
kensingtonska's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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? No
5.0
The plot thickens. Wayne is and remains the best character.
Sanderson makes good use of the early chapters to establish important themes and concepts. His characters have definitely become a lot more two dimensional than the first series.
I enjoy how Steries's character is slowly being developed. Coming out of her shell as it were. Although I'd be interested to know if it was in the original plan or if the hiatus between the first and second book influenced the direction her character development has started to take.
Sanderson makes good use of the early chapters to establish important themes and concepts. His characters have definitely become a lot more two dimensional than the first series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, and Gun violence
Minor: Murder and Addiction
befnie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Grief, and Gun violence
Moderate: Suicide and Sexism
lilifane's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? No
4.0
This was so good. Everything has improved from Alloy of Law, the plot, the pacing, the Era 1 references. But although I really like the characters, I'm still not as emotionally invested in them as in Era 1. But that's the only thing that's keeping this from being a 5 star.
I love the industrialization era of a fantasy world with all its problems but also inventions. I love how the magic is adapting to that. I love the atmosphere. And I really enjoyed the mystery in this one. Trying to catch an assassin is much more interesting than trying to catch a thief.
I managed to guess the culprit, but there were so many surprises along the way and some wtf moments at the end. I'm really curious how the story will continue.
I love the industrialization era of a fantasy world with all its problems but also inventions. I love how the magic is adapting to that. I love the atmosphere. And I really enjoyed the mystery in this one. Trying to catch an assassin is much more interesting than trying to catch a thief.
I managed to guess the culprit, but there were so many surprises along the way and some wtf moments at the end. I'm really curious how the story will continue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Classism, Death, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
jenna_smuszkiewicz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I did not enjoy this book as much as Alloy of Law for me personally. I still had fun with it.
The whole city's working class going into revolt over their conditions and the stress of that made a lot of sense. And while the characters sympathized, they were still part of the police whose main goal was to stop them at any cost. I get having to stabilize the city but there was no thought from them as to how to make the city better or how to change the system.
Also, I found the villain's motivations really hard to follow. She wants to free them from Harmony. She says strong emotion frees them, but I don't understand how that works. Finding out that she was Lessie the whole time was surprising. That does make me feel for Wax as he had to kill her twice .
Wayne honestly brought up this book a lot. He was my favorite POV by far. I also did like MeLaan too.
So, I found the mystery fun to follow but it was hard for me to follow the villain's plans. And the overall politics in this book and how the characters talked about them didn't really agree with me. I think they are still really important conversations to have and you can see many parallels to our world in this. I also got the strongest Christian vibes from this book than from any other Sanderson book. Which is fine, but I don't super vibe with personally and it came on a little too strong for my taste. But, there was that touch of having to struggle with living with these big gods around you and I am interested in how the characters will evolve from this book.
The whole city's working class going into revolt over their conditions and the stress of that made a lot of sense.
Also, I found the villain's motivations really hard to follow.
Wayne honestly brought up this book a lot. He was my favorite POV by far. I also did like MeLaan too.
So, I found the mystery fun to follow but it was hard for me to follow the villain's plans. And the overall politics in this book and how the characters talked about them didn't really agree with me. I think they are still really important conversations to have and you can see many parallels to our world in this. I also got the strongest Christian vibes from this book than from any other Sanderson book. Which is fine, but I don't super vibe with personally and it came on a little too strong for my taste. But, there was that touch of having to struggle with living with these big gods around you and I am interested in how the characters will evolve from this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gun violence
dkgreads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.0
Even the second time around I’m struggling to stay engaged with Era 2, which is kind of ridiculous because it *IS* in fact engaging. The world building, evolving magic system, and character development is PHENOMENAL, as always with Sanderson. I admittedly forgot 90% of what happened in this book since the first time I read it, so the last half of the book really had me excited, putting things together and connecting them to the past. All roads lead back to Era 1. And there in lies the problem: I’m still not over it. Lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Mental illness and Murder