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naomi_k'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gore, Grief, and Death
Minor: Medical content, Trafficking, Classism, and Misogyny
dionysius_miller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Infidelity, and Death of parent
badbadwolf'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, and Violence
lakinglaze's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Medical trauma, Classism, Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, and Violence
rikuson1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
-★★★★☆- (4.00/5.00)
My Grading Score = 80% (B+)
The Alloy of Law, from the first chapter, I could feel the refreshing return of being back into Mistborn, overflowing me again, and it was great. Taking place in this new era was very interesting to me, and this is coming from someone who does not care for wild west, gunslinging type of stories.
The Allowmancy and Feruchemy being embedded into the gunslinging action definitely gave it a unique flavor to the genre I wouldn't go out of my way to read and probably why it worked for me. I thought all the characters were pretty good, and I loved the duo that is Wax and Wayne, I felt they complimented each other very well. Marasi, I thought, was very likable, and I liked her struggles of feeling like she's useless but showcasing that can contribute when the time comes, I enjoyed her character development throughout this book. Steris was more straightforward and on the lesser interesting side of things in comparison to Marasi, but I think she has the potential to change this, as seen in her final scene moving forward. I am actually a fan of love triangles as I can see one being set up here between Wax, Marasi, and Steris, and I'm looking forward to how that flourishes.
Worldbuilding wise, I liked how previous characters of the Era 1 have their names embedded into the locations of Era 2 it made the worldbuilding feel all the more personal and alive to me, I'll leave it at that though.
Verdict
The Alloy of Law was fast-paced, action-packed, short, and sweet. Brandon Sanderson had fun writing this one, and it shows.
I Really Liked It
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Racism, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Xenophobia
blythemind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Gore, Murder, Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Body horror, Grief, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Classism, and Infidelity
sh543's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Deadnaming, and Death
erynelle'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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Deadnaming, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual assault
kaimetcalfe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity, Trafficking, and Rape
aseel_reads'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
4.25
Moderate: Blood, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence