Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Krieger des Feuers by Brandon Sanderson

54 reviews

amelisan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

No podía dejar de leerlo. Estoy enganchada.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Classism

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, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and War

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

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

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

2nd read: 26.08.2024 - 5 stars

Reread with book club. It is one of those books I wish I could read again for the first time.
During the reread, I saw a lot of hints and foreshadowing that I missed the first time around. But there were also part that were not as interesting as before. Although, I apparently had forgotten half of the plot.
What makes this book so exceptional is the ending. It is one of the most brilliant twists I have ever read in a book. It is perfection. Even though I knew what was coming and saw the hints along the way, I still had goosebumps for the reveal. The timing, the placement, the execution—it's just perfect. And after reading all the other Cosmere books in the meantime, there was even an extra layer to that final chapter. And I am still amazed at how an author can manage to plan and pull off such a feat.


1st read: 11.11.2022 - 5 stars 

I LOVED IT SO SO MUCH IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST BOOK! 

I want to scream because I have so many thoughts and feelings and I can't explain them because of spoilers.

I'm just impressed. This is probably the most perfect second book I've ever read? It is the logical continuation of book one. And yes, it prepares the characters for and leads the plot to the third book. But it has a very interesting and well crafted plot on its own, with a satisfying finale. 

After finishing The Final Empire, you just don't know what to expect. But the themes explored in this book make you realize how much there still is to consider. Yeah, defeating a villain is hard, but maybe taking over and making life better is even harder? Love the detailed look at the aftermath of a revolution, the changes the characters went through but still have to go through more, the obstacles no one had considered. The character development is phenomenal. Is it fun/easy to read about the struggles and mistakes of the characters? No. But it's so believable and realistic. Wow. 

It is also maybe one of my favorite takes on the chosen one trope. And I love love loooove how much books, reading and research are part of the plot. It's my third book by Sanderson and all three have this in common. Characters that love reading and are passionate about doing research. And you as a reader can do it alongside them and even get rewarded for it. It's one of my favorite things in the world. 

I'm SO excited for book 3 now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction

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

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

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

cookiecat73's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Self harm, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

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, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, and Slavery

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

oldladysadie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism and Torture

kokotea's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Infertility

elrize's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

 A great sequel to the first book. The mysteries slowly unfold and makes for a book that's difficult to put down. I like how character-driven the books are and that the politics are actually interesting. 
My only criticism would be the excessive repetition of information - I guess it's good conduct to write a book that doesn't expect of its readers to have read the first one in the series, but it also meant a lot of re-hashing. 
On to the third book - can't wait to see what happens! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Torture