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The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

71 reviews

kschupner's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging 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

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let me start off by saying i absolutely loved this—the last 150 pages were so gripping i couldn’t put it down!!!!!

dockson, clubs, and tindwyl

broke my heart as well as

marsh

and

oreseur’s

betrayals respectively but im so glad my goat sazed is still kickin. vin releasing Whatever The Hell That Was from the well into the world after trying to save it ever since she found her powers and ever since kelsier died is so poetic, and i can’t wait to see how this trilogy ends!!!!!! HOWEVER….this only got 4.75 stars because i really despise the miscommunication trope and there was a whole lot of that between vin and elend with the “he deserves better he doesn’t love all of me he only loves valette” and “if only vin would tell me what was going on, she’s so confusing” storylines. also elend!!!! omg!!!!! what a twist. i lowkey want to get a tattoo of the inquisitor symbol that’s on the ars arcanum page but i shall resist its power even if it pulses, calling to me like the well 👀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm

mnminsd's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional fast-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

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Wow! How does Brandon Sanderson do it? The world-building, the magic system, the lore, and the characters are so richly complex and unique! 

And there are layers and layers of problems that are all woven together masterfully. Just when you think one issue is resolved, there’s three more lurking around the corner. It is non-stop action and all of it  distracts the reader perfectly from the real threat that can destroy them all. I am mentally and emotionally exhausted (in a good way)! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Grief

emmerylynn's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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The start and the middle dragged a little bit. But that was really the only flaw. I loved learning more about the characters and seeing new pov’s.

Absolutely adored how Elend and Vin’s marriage worked out! And the koloss battle at the end was *chefs kiss*

. Can’t wait for the next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Gore, Self harm, Blood

Minor: Sexual violence, Torture

_nem_'s review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated

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I loved how the magic system was so nicely integrated into the story especially with the Ferrochemical abilities being touched on a lot more in this book. So much happened that I sort of feel emotionally drained after finishing it but it was also so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Alcohol

ashwoodbooks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Another great Mistborn book! This one takes place after the fall of the Final Empire following the group of rebels trying to rebuild a kingdom.

There is a lot of war and deaths for both minor and major characters in this book. Character development mainly focuses on Elend with Sazed and Vin getting some smaller arcs of their own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Slavery

abirdturneslioness's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, War

finnifinn's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

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The story and the characters are both great and thoroughly enjoyable, but in nearly every chapter there is at least one typo, or the names of characters or things mixed up which is frustrating and gives the feeling that the book was written in a rushed manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Classism

porridgegobbler's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Better than book 1 by a stretch in my opinion, the epic scope, loveable characters and heartbreak was incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, War

Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Torture

thecolouryes's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark 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

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There were parts in the middle of this that dragged in a way that had me thinking I would rate it lower, but the ending picked up nicely. Probably could've been shorter, which I don't think is a new thing in my opinion of Sanderson.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, War

joyous_tragedy's review against another edition

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm