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lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was my first book I have read from Brandon Sanderson, but I have been wanting to read a book from him for a few years. I heard him speak a few years ago at a book conference, and was immediately intrigued by his popular writing. It may have been an ambitious undertaking for someone that does not typically read high fantasy, but I had a really great time reading this! I initially heard about this book from someone I follow online, and I thought I would give it a shot. I was very pleased to find that this book has a "graphic audiobook" to accompany it, and I had such a wonderful time listening to "Warbreaker"! I did not know this was a type of audiobook offered, but I hope to find more like it in the future!
This story follows a few different points of view, but the main points of interest are two sisters who are princesses. One of them is to marry the God King, and the other sister sets off on an adventure to save her sister from a predestined fate. The God King is a silent and misunderstood man who is harboring his country's secrets. Will the sisters be reunited and will they be able to stop a seemingly inevitable war?
I did not know what to expect when I started this book, but from the first chapter I was sucked into this story. I 100% recommend the graphic audiobook, if you want to pick this up. The graphic audiobook is full cast, offers dramatic character readings, and has sound effects to accompany the story. I was a little worried that this fantasy book would be a little too political for my taste because it highlights two countries that are on the brink of a war, but I think the conflict was written in an entertaining way, and there was not too much discussion about politics that I would have been bored by. As this story is centralized around a forced marriage, there is a little romance weaved into the violence and betrayal. I think the romance offered a nice balance of "niceness" in a story that could have been much more bloody.
I think this book has a little bit for everyone: love, betrayal, war, politics, violence, friendship, and a huge adventure. I definitely look forward to reading more from Brandon Sanderson in the future!
This story follows a few different points of view, but the main points of interest are two sisters who are princesses. One of them is to marry the God King, and the other sister sets off on an adventure to save her sister from a predestined fate. The God King is a silent and misunderstood man who is harboring his country's secrets. Will the sisters be reunited and will they be able to stop a seemingly inevitable war?
I did not know what to expect when I started this book, but from the first chapter I was sucked into this story. I 100% recommend the graphic audiobook, if you want to pick this up. The graphic audiobook is full cast, offers dramatic character readings, and has sound effects to accompany the story. I was a little worried that this fantasy book would be a little too political for my taste because it highlights two countries that are on the brink of a war, but I think the conflict was written in an entertaining way, and there was not too much discussion about politics that I would have been bored by. As this story is centralized around a forced marriage, there is a little romance weaved into the violence and betrayal. I think the romance offered a nice balance of "niceness" in a story that could have been much more bloody.
I think this book has a little bit for everyone: love, betrayal, war, politics, violence, friendship, and a huge adventure. I definitely look forward to reading more from Brandon Sanderson in the future!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content
marareading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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? It's complicated
3.5
This is a very interesting YA fantasy. My first Brandy Sandy book too! This man loves his world building. I loved that then world building was built into the story and not aside in a massive info dump. The story was very unique, but the first half was still VERY SLOW. there was 8 chapters of just talking about getting married to a God before learning much but the colors. HOWEVER, the color power system based on breaths was pretty cool. It did also feel like the whole book ended very quickly, and the entire book wrapped in the last 50 pages. Everything happened all at once, and then ended pretty abruptly. I'm still going back and forth with myself in how much I may have loved it or not, but I definitely did LIKE it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, War, Violence, Bullying, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder
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