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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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lakinglaze's review

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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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giulianalb99's review against another edition

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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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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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insomniacsun's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Iniziato per l'esplorazione del rapporto fra sorelle, rimasta per Lightsong.

Solo lui poteva farmi impazzire con millemila teorie sulla sua identità, per poi deludermi completamente e nemmeno 2 minuti dopo farmi singhiozzare. Tivibi lightsong mi mancherai fortissimo.

Vivenna e Siri mi hanno fatto ammattire singolarmente, con le loro crisi esistenziali, ma Sanderson mi ha fatto ammattire ancora di più quando mi ha dato una scena con un abbraccio striminzito per quello che a parer mio doveva essere uno dei momenti clue della storia: Siri e Vivenna riunite. Sono tutt'ora molto perplessa sulla mancanza di dialogo rilevante tra le due.

Applausi per il sistema magico, molto semplice ma intrigante allo stesso tempo. Devo dire che è stato molto frustrante non ricevere informazioni concrete a riguardo fino a metà storia inoltrata, ma è stato decisamente appagante alla fine.

Vasher, Vasher, Vasher... unico motivo per cui mi dispiace che warbreaker sia uno stand-alone. Confido in una qualche novella per rivederti.

Ancora una volta mi ritrovo confusa dalla dicotomia dell'autore con i personaggi femminili.
Sanderson con Vivenna: uno dei migliori archi narrativi per quanto riguarda l'evoluzione del personaggio
Sanderson con Blushweaver: she breasted boobily
NON CAPISCOOO LE SKILLS LE HAI PERCHÈ MI CROLLI COSÌ.
Capisco che è un personaggio il cui fronte si basa sull'usare il suo corpo per manipolare la gente attorno a sè, ma la cosa era stata già ben stabilita all'inizio. Era davvero necessario descrivere il suo seno a ogni sua comparsa? Non penso proprio.

Detto questo, continuerò imperterrita la mia esplorazione del cosmere. Prossima tappa: Elantris.

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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bujo_bellel's review against another edition

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adventurous 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 really enjoyed this book, with all the character development arcs and the twists and turns. I really enjoyed reading the annotations by the author as the story progresses, it really made my reading experience much better. I liked learning about why the author decided to put a certain scene in the book, or why a character decided to do a certain thing. Although, sometimes I accidentally spoil myself by glancing at the 'spoilers' section, but most of the time, it helped me to understand the characters more. There were parts where I was uncertain about what was happening, but in the annotations, the author would explain why something was happening and if the characters were also confused. In the start, I was not very interested because I was not hooked into the story, which was what the author mentioned he was worried about, however, I was really hooked in after. Reading this book took me so long because I was in a reading slump and could not find time to read, as I had exams and a lot of homework, but I am glad that I am finally finished! Really looking forward to the sequel as the author mentioned it a couple of times in the annotations :)

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