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The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

48 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• 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

4.0

I really liked this a lot but God, was it slow and long. If it wasn't for that, the plot was super interesting and intricate and the world was well built 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, War, and Death

Minor: Classism, Rape, Child abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, and Slavery

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

i will admit i wasn’t the biggest fan of book one so i’m being 100% serious when i say i wasn’t expecting to enjoy this one as much as i did. 

fantastic sequel, the themes in here were much more interesting to me than those of book one (probably why i liked it better) and i could definitely tell Sanderson’s writing got much better here, especially when it comes to writing his characters, even if i do wish we got to see more of some characters who were basically neglected (Clubs, DOX???). 

i love love love the politics and the whole mystery revolving around the mists and the well of ascension was really engaging, this world is so so interesting. and that ENDING. cannot wait to read the sequel!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Classism, Murder, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Death of parent, Slavery, and Sexism

vahala's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexism, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Self harm

its_kievan'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As an ex-political science student nothing has brought me as much anguish and suffering as Elend Venture’s system of government.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

zeppelinnyx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

3.93

This book is a really good example of how good reveals and plot twists hit when they’re delivered effectively. It doesn’t feel like anything comes out of nowhere, and the result leaves the reader feeling surprised but satisfied. Also, really fantastic characters. They all feel very deep and real. It’s a pretty gloomy book, though. Leaves off on hella sad vibes; I don’t expect that to change given the series track record. This makes me feel apprehensive about the final installment. 

Quality of Writing: 9/10
Pacing: 7/10
Plot Development: 8/10
Characters: 10/10
Enjoyability: 7/10
Ease of Reading: 5/10
Ending: 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Death, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Blood, Colonisation, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, War, Cannibalism, Classism, Drug use, Gore, Body horror, and Sexual violence

fayemh's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

iono's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, War, Blood, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Gore, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Suicide

mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

The second book in the Mistborn series. This book is much more political than the first, but I love that. It slows down in the middle, but damn does it pick up in the last 100 pages or so! The groundwork for the third book is obvious, so I guess I have to finish the trilogy now. 

The good things: great world building, superbly written action, engaging plot. The magic system continues to intrigue and fascinate me. 

The not so good things; sometimes clunky writing, awkward dialogue, runs slow in places. Wish there were more female characters with deeper development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Drug use and Addiction

Minor: Rape

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Violence, War, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Stalking

Minor: Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Body shaming

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

To summarize the later part of this book which also happens to be the most memorable in two words would be: emotional damage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Self harm, Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Gore, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Rape