Reviews tagging 'War'

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

154 reviews

courtofsmutandstuff's review against another edition

5.0

Even though my friends refused to confirm any of my predictions/answer my questions in advance, I really loved this book and begrudgingly guess they were right that it is better to just let Sanderson confirm all. My only complaint literally is there are not more women in it - it's essentially just Vin, and then one villainous woman and one dead woman. I absolutely love the world building, and while my friends are telling me to savor these books, I just want to devour them and know everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bookboxbabe's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

i’m stressed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Rape

eveningreverie's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

White boys writing fantasy that absolutely slaps. What can you do?

Jokes aside, I get it. I get the hype for Sanderson. I get why his writing resonates with so many. It’s the perfect blend of showing and telling, the perfect amount of scenic detail without getting bogged down, the perfect way to describe action scenes. It’s the blueprint for basically every great fantasy book or fanfiction I’ve ever read. I can feel the Sanderson of it all after reading Mistborn. It’s great YA, even though I’d love a little bit more in terms of word choice and literary dressings. I don’t know how quickly I’ll continue the series, but this was absolutely the fastest I’ve breezed through a 600+ page book in a very long time. This snapped. It crackled. It popped. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, and War

pitavideos's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Great book, both as a standalone and as the beginning of a trilogy, great use of the metals as a fantstic element yet not too intrusive for the seak of the book’s realism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and War

Minor: Gore

shamaramill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

solypoly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

This book had me staying up until 3am to finish it despite having work in the morning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

astralfaery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

lydsgrace99's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

jahnadv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, War, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment