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El Héroe de Las Eras / The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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esaunders98's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.5

I thought this was the perfect end to the first Mistborn trilogy. I very rarely read 'fun' books, and this trilogy was such an escape for me. I don't know if I'll continue in the series, just because I adored these characters so much. From book one, the world-building and the character development were just so well done. I wanted to live in this world forever.

I wasn't a huge fan of the wordy explanation on the nature of Ruin and Preservation. They took me out of the 'action' and I felt like the reader could already understand the roles of Ruin and Preservation from the text and I didn't need to be spelt out the way it was.

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mkaiww's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book starts going at 90 miles an hour and doesn't stop accelerating

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stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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rhogosch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious 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

Ist der Kerl eigentlich in der Lage eine schlechte Geschichte zu schreiben?
Ich mein was zum „Ruin“ hab ich hier gelesen. Wenn ich könnte ich würde mehr als 5 Sterne geben.
Das Buch führt die Tradition weiter. Es ist eine völlig neue Geschichte die erzählt wird. Dazu wird aber nicht absurd irgendwas Neues aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt, sondern er nimmt die Fäden die schon da sind und entwickelt sie konsequent zu Ende. Langsam werd ich müde das zu sagen, aber auch hier war nichts vorhersehbar oder auch nur im entferntesten langweilig. Um mich nicht ständig zu wiederholen geh ich mal direkt auf das Ende ein. Ein Plottwist jagt den nächsten und Sanderson führt mir mal wieder vor Augen wie berechenbar ich selber bin, das ich all die Anspielungen und Vorrausdeutungen der letzten zwei Bücher nicht gesehen habe und nun hier völlig sprachlos vor dieser Auflösung stehe.
Also sag mir bitte Sanderson wie soll ich jetzt mit dieser Leere in mir umgehen, da ich weiß das dieser Epos zu Ende ist.

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applesodaperson's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was honestly a perfect ending to the trilogy 😭. I did not see where it was going, but I love how all the little details, including ones from even the first book, all weaved together to form the ending. Loved all the characters and I’m so sad it’s over.
Listened to on Audible for the family book club.

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pipsy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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nienora's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

I love this, the series, the universe, the magic system. I laughed and I cried. Ending was, of course, beautifully done chaos. The Hero of Ages isn't who I expected, or not in the way I expected.
Above all, I love how Sanderson writes his characters. They are flawed, but they grow and change. Series spans several years and there are few bigger time jumps. Even tho he doesn't always show gradual progress of the characters, their mental state, thinking, you can always understand how they got there.

Elend has one of the best character arcs I've read. He started as an idealistic fool (and I mean that in the best way possible). He ended up as someone with authority, in a position of power. Of course, his democratic utopia failed, so he changed. But he never became cruel. He did some things Elend in the first book would rather die than do. But he always cared for the people, and stood by them, even when all hope was lost just to give them a few moments more.

I didn't expect to enjoy Marsh's POV as much as I did. It's so eerie and creepy. The way he describes horrible things with such joy and awe is amazing.
I just want to mention TenSoon. I wish we got to see more of him.

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