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Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

32 reviews

adragoninspace's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Death, and Torture

badbadwolf's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Torture, Gore, Grief, War, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child death, Body horror, Classism, Infertility, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

russell183's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• 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? No

5.0

(4.9)

An excellent stand alone Cosmere novel with amazing characters, compelling twists and turns, great world building, and another wild magic system. 

It’s quite long and drags a tad here and there but in the last half of it is a true can’t put it down page turner and the climax is so excited. Also the character development *chef kiss*. It also has an interesting inversion of some beauty and the beast and damsel and distress trope. 

There are also several characters who will return in Stormlight who Cosmere readers might be interested in getting some background on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual violence and Animal cruelty

nflamel's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Genocide, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, and War

kassidyreads's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and War

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

cosmere_considered's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

An incredible stand-alone fantasy book about sisterhood, faith, and self-discovery that takes place in the middle of two countries on the brink of war.  The magic of Divine Breaths permeates the cultures of the land of Nalthis as the Court of Gods discuses the perceived betrayal of their decades-old contract. 
If you’re a Christian and you have an interest in considering your own cultural or religious biases, this book will certainly help you start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Minor: Murder and Rape

Trigger warning spoilers here: no major plot spoilers

Animal Abuse, torture, child neglect/abuse (non-sexual). Several times the book follows POV of a young woman who is married-off to another kingdom’s ruler. She is forcibly stripped and forced to bathe, then examined by a physician to make sure she is “pure” and then several times she enters the bedchambers of her husband and disrobes. There are no sex scenes and no nudity is described explicitly, only hinted at. There is also talk of selling women as prostitues.

lakinglaze's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

I loved this book so much! I know I said Elantris is now my favourite Brandon Sanderson novel, but this comes in as a very close second! The more I think about it, the more I love it! I really hope we get additional books! The characters are great! I had such a blast speeding through this book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Abandonment, Gore, Torture, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

giulianalb99's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

Creo que ha llegado un punto en mi vida en el que Brandon Sanderson se ha vuelto uno de mis escritores favoritos y es incapaz que me decepcione. 
En este libro se nos presenta una magia súper peculiar, y es que la magia viene de los alientos de los dioses por los colores. Menuda imaginación hay que tener para hacer algo así, tan original e inusual. 

Sinopsis:
En el reino norteño de Idris su monarca se ha visto obligado a llegar a un acuerdo para garantizar la paz por el que se compromete casar a su hija con el rey-dios de su enemigo ancestral, el reino de Hallandren. Sin embargo en el último momento el rey Dedelin se ve incapaz de enviar a su amada primogénita, Vivenna, y manda en su lugar a su revoltosa e independiente hija menor, Siri. Esto trastocará para siempre la inestable situación entre los dos reinos y convertirá a Siri en la pieza clave para evitar la guerra.

Los personajes me han parecido muy buenos, y me encanta que cada capítulo tenga perspectivas distintas. Creo que el único punto en contra ha sido Vivenna, porque no es hasta el final que me empieza (tampoco mucho) a caer bien. Me ha parecido un personaje un poco insoportable y sus capítulos se me han hecho eternos. La evolución de todos me ha encantado.

Mi opinión sincera es que el libro está muy bien, pero hay partes que se me han hecho un poco pesadas. Elantris, otro libro del Cosmere, me pareció mucho mejor y siento que conecté más con esos personajes que con estos. Como siempre, los libros de Sanderson son bastante densos y con mucham
 religión de por medio, pero las 100 últimas páginas siempre son una maravilla (básicamente porque los desenlaces de sus libros son apoteósicos).
Obviamente seguiré leyendo a este señor (porque a este paso me voy a leer hasta su lista de la compra y me va a encantar), y no puedo esperar más a leer todos los libros del Cosmere💫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Torture

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

butlere's review

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, War, and Torture

Minor: Rape

mahra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

4.75 ⭐️

That was incredible! The magic system, the characters, the humor, the themes, the worldbuilding in general… I loved it.

However, a few words and expressions used felt out of place, which took me out of the story. And I wish the ending was not so rushed.

This book was my introduction to the Cosmere. I will definitely read more. :)

PS: Lightsong was hilarious! He's my favorite. I'm still thinking about him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Colonisation, Misogyny, and Murder