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angstifies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i loved the world building, the magic system, and how the plot developed; but i did not connect much with the characters, and i wished the side characters had been more “flashed out”, and i also can’t say that i was very invested in the story for the first half of the novel.
the latter 50% of the book however was amazing! it was much more interesting and i was truly pulled into the story.
i know this was one of Sanderson’s first published works so i wasn’t too surprised at the slightly weak writing, but the dialogue made me cringe several times, and the lack of female characters & a terrible forced straight romance (that was unbearable for me and had absolutely ZERO chemistry + why is a 21yo dude not leaving this 16yo girl alone???) bothered me.
don’t know if i’ll be reading the sequels of this specific series but i’ll definitely be checking out Brandon Sanderson’s other books.
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Death, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, War, and Physical abuse
Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Suicide
raesansom's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, War, Abandonment, Slavery, and Death
Moderate: Gore, Classism, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, and Racism
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
maulikki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Slavery, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Racism, Genocide, and Grief
Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, War, Bullying, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Cursing, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Torture
iono's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Blood, Rape, and War
Minor: Genocide, Sexual harassment, Torture, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Grief
eve_reads's review against another edition
- 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
⁕ The historical and socio-political portions of the world-building were all very intriguing. The finer mechanics of Allomancy (especially the travelling via pushing off of coins with magic), however, were overexplained. The many action scenes became boring and also made me feel like I was reading video game tutorials instead a fantasy novel.
⁕ I've heard a lot of people complain that Sanderson doesn't write his women characters well. Apart from the occasional "I'm not like other girls" moment that Vin has, there's not anything in here that turned me off from her portrayal. Maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention, but she just comes across as another (understandably) Katniss Everdeen, jaded-type of heroine with a tough past.
⁕ I think chapters from this book could have been cut without it affecting the story. It dragggged at points.
⁕ The found family in this book is reminiscent of that in The Gilded Wolves and Six of Crows (minus some of the romantic connections). I think fans of those stories would really enjoy this one.
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Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
pogue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Grief
caityreviews's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Sexual violence
clovertures's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
handful_of_frogs's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Violence, War, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition
3.5
Also what was going on with the format? a chapter would end on one page and another would start on the same page? idk
I liked the plotline but I would almost say the Stormlight magic system makes more sense than this one does, but maybe that’s because the Stormlight books had a little more buildup/explanation of the system than this did. I understood how it worked about halfway through but I don’t understand what “burning” is yet, like… are they literally burning the metals or is it metaphorical?
Anyway I did like this book a lot.
The story was very convoluted and I think I might need to do a reread at some point because I’m a little confused but it’s all good :)
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Slavery, and Death
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault