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Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

55 reviews

ibadlyneedaread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Murder, and Violence

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Child abuse, and Violence

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Takes me forever to finish these books, but they are SO fun to get lost in. This second installment in the series I think was even better than the first in some ways, particularly in how Sanderson writes Shallan. There are still aspects of how he writes female characters that I don’t totally love, but it doesn’t feel misogynistic or anything. There are some interesting colonization metaphors happening in this book, and I’m so curious to see where that leads. Some of my favorite moments were some badass battle scenes, and Sanderson gives us such satisfying denouements. If you’re a fan of huge high fantasy books with significant world building, you should really take the time to read this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

nekoshka'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, War, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal cruelty

lesbianism_is_awesome's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Death, Murder, War, Mental illness, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Sexism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

olivia_goode's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.0

Wow. As always, Brandon Sanderson has an incredible way with words and is one of the most skilled world builders I know. 

Good - this story was engaging, and I felt like the last 500 pages all kept up a fast, intense scenes with some truly incredible reveals. The character development was nicely done and I love seeing everyone grow and falter. 

The little extra bits from across Roshar remain very interesting, I love peeking into the other countries and possible radiants. 

Also, other than Hoid I think I found another connection to the cosmere but I’m waiting to research lore until I’m caught up to avoid spoilers. Still super fun! 

The bad- the first 40% of the book was a bit of a slog for me. I felt like this was all needed, but it was hard to go from way of kings to this. 

Overall, an excellent continuation! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, War, Slavery, Death, Colonisation, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Violence, and Blood

iono's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, Animal death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Confinement, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

yogomagpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Classism

Minor: Gore and Excrement

blessedbycats's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse