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phoenxwing's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
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
5.0
This is now my favorite book of all time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Colonisation and War
Minor: Death, Blood, Classism, Racism, and Violence
katrinarose's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed the action we got in this book, as well as the character development from Shallan and Kaladin. I do feel like there were parts that dragged, and while I’m happy some information/answers were revealed, I still feel like there’s a lot of lore that still hasn’t been explained which can be frustrating. As always, the action-packed ending was great.
One thing I keep thinking about is the Parshendi people - I get racist vibes from the portrayal of a mostly dark-skinned subservient species who are secretly savage villains, and I’m wondering if this will be directly or indirectly addressed at some point. The whole lighteyes vs darkeyes dichotomy in humans seems like a pretty clear metaphor to me for skin color stratifications in our society and this is mostly shown as bad - until it’s shown darkeyes actually turn into lighteyes when they bond with a shard blade. So I don’t know, I guess the next books will ultimately reveal how it’s all meant to be taken.
Overall I enjoyed this book, and have high expectations for the next ones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Classism, Death, and War
Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Racism, and Grief
blythemind's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Dementia, Drug abuse, Grief, War, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, and Death
sab7800's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death, Racism, Blood, War, Sexism, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Slavery
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt
saltycoffee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Sexism
aseaoftomes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This is my favorite Sanderson book by far. I loved it, which after reading and being disappointed by Way of Kings, was a pleasant surprise (it literally felt like this book was written by a completely different author in a lot of ways).
Everything about this book was just more solid and tighter in plot and characterization. I definitely connected to the characters a lot more in this book than the previous book.
This book picks up right where Way of Kings left off and just continues to expand on the world and characters we met in the previous book. I can't really tell you too much about the plot without spoiling parts of the first book, but it's once again full of political intrigue, unique magic and relationships of all kinds. This book does focus a bit more on Shallan as a character though and it was great getting to know more about her and her past.
The writing of this was so solid and the pacing was good. It flowed better and just was all in all a tighter and well written book.
The plot was also really good this time. We got to learn a lot more about the Knights Radiant which I loved and I loved getting to see certain interactions between characters and how their stories continued.
The world building was also really strong in this. That's been a pretty consistent element throughout all of Sanderson's books for me, but I definitely found it particularly well done in this book. The world was just richer and has so many fascinating things about it. I also loved learning more about the magic system as well.
Finally, the characters. I was definitely able to connect to them better in this. I still love Shallan the most I think, but everyone really grew on me in this book I loved them a lot by the end. Kaladin is the one who ended up surprising me the most. I really didn't connect to him in WoK, but in this book it's like he did a 360. I love him now. I also loved Adolin a lot more as well. The three of them and their interactions were just delightful. I liked Dalinar as well. He's a very interesting character. I'll be interested to see where their storylines go in the next book.
Overall, I loved this book a lot - everything was expertly written. I'll be interested to continue on to the third book.
Everything about this book was just more solid and tighter in plot and characterization. I definitely connected to the characters a lot more in this book than the previous book.
This book picks up right where Way of Kings left off and just continues to expand on the world and characters we met in the previous book. I can't really tell you too much about the plot without spoiling parts of the first book, but it's once again full of political intrigue, unique magic and relationships of all kinds. This book does focus a bit more on Shallan as a character though and it was great getting to know more about her and her past.
The writing of this was so solid and the pacing was good. It flowed better and just was all in all a tighter and well written book.
The plot was also really good this time. We got to learn a lot more about the Knights Radiant which I loved and I loved getting to see certain interactions between characters and how their stories continued.
The world building was also really strong in this. That's been a pretty consistent element throughout all of Sanderson's books for me, but I definitely found it particularly well done in this book. The world was just richer and has so many fascinating things about it. I also loved learning more about the magic system as well.
Finally, the characters. I was definitely able to connect to them better in this. I still love Shallan the most I think, but everyone really grew on me in this book I loved them a lot by the end. Kaladin is the one who ended up surprising me the most. I really didn't connect to him in WoK, but in this book it's like he did a 360. I love him now. I also loved Adolin a lot more as well. The three of them and their interactions were just delightful. I liked Dalinar as well. He's a very interesting character. I'll be interested to see where their storylines go in the next book.
Overall, I loved this book a lot - everything was expertly written. I'll be interested to continue on to the third book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Sexism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism
Minor: Ableism
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