Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Sombras de identidad by Brandon Sanderson

17 reviews

iono's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexism, Torture, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Death of parent

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

oldladysadie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

This book was Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” in novel form. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

josiah17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

4.0

I did not expect this book to play with my emotions like it did. Definitely not as profound as Hero of Ages or Stormlight, but it's still really well done. Lots of really great moments and references in this book. 

I also continue to absolutely love allomancy in an industrialized Mistborn world. This was a really good book. However, there were a few moments and aspects of the book that felt confusing or maybe I just missed something. But other than that I really enjoyed it. I've been loving Mistborn Era 2 so far.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

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

jamieleepilk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Murder