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Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

167 reviews

ekcd_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It was good but there were some logical inconsistencies that I found rather annoying. Sanderson didn’t really think through the characterization of his own characters. That said the magic system is cool and the story is interesting. It left a lot of unanswered questions that set it up perfectly for a sequel but not sure I’ll finish the series 

Spoiler:
The vin Eleni relationship was really underformed but of course they said they loved each other. Typical fantasy romance timeline but still a bit cringe 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

caitlinkm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

3.75

Lots of effort put into magic system and physics behind it. Story set up for some detailed world building likely in later books. Subplots fed into main plot nicely. Would be interested in more female characters (barely passed the Bechdel test) and a more well rounded protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

carissa230's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

 Vin is living a life of pure survival. She gets by helping people steal and trying not to get beaten too bad. When she uses her talents on the wrong person and is discovered her life is forever changed. Vin learns that there are people out there that want more than mere survival, they want to live.

Vin joins up with Kelsier and his team to try and overthrow the lord ruler. Vin does not believe this will ever happen, but she wants to do something. As Kelsier teaches her to use her powers it becomes clear that she is special.

This is a great book. Found family, striving not just surviving, everything you want from a fantasy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Murder

mgagermeier's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Cannibalism

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

I loved this book. I have been scared to start Brandon Sanderson’s cosmere books but this was so good! I can’t wait to read the other two books in the trilogy. This book was written in a way that if you ignore the epilogue it could be a stand alone so there isn’t much pressure in starting it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Torture

bcrowes11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

readandplaydk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

What a ride. So many nights I made the grave mistake of reading this book “to fall asleep” and ended up still awake, heart pounding, on the edge of my seat (bed) until 2 AM. 

The magic system? *chefs kiss* so unique and refreshing. The pacing was excellent and the story was wonderful. I have a lot of questions, but I suspect that’s because this is only the first of the series. I will definitely be continuing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Mental illness

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Genocide, Rape, and Torture

boydgirl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse and Sexual assault