Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

5 reviews

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! 

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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

walkie_check's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

xphilphil's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Grief and Suicidal thoughts

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Well, this is better than the first book, and that's only because the misogynistic elements are toned down. They're still there, mind you, but there are fewer lingering descriptions of Merisi's curves.
The plot and characters for this were tropey. A lot of predictable twists at the end. Th main characters are all still rather typical archetypes. But it's a fun read. My real issue is that I'm just unsure what Sanderson might have meant as a theme in this book. I think he was trying for nuance, but instead he sends mixed messages.

Characters: 8
Plot: 7
Setting: 8
General appeal: 7
Writing style: 5
Originality: 4
Ending: 6

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

sphynxreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

This was much better than Alloy of Law especially as we get to see more references and connections with the previous Era. For the most part, I cared more about those than the action scenes which I still loved. I grew to love our 3 main characters more: Wax, Wayne, and Marasi! The ending had me screaming because of how many questions it raises. Excited for Bands of Mourning!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts