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ctara2123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Torture, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, and Genocide
Moderate: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicide
kmedusa's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Body horror
Moderate: Grief, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide
I loved this book! It made my heart ache and I was sobbing once it was over. Very well written with a beautiful set of complex characters. I do recommend this book for fans of fantasy with high stakes and world ending topics.shlymiller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Death, Gore, War, Violence, Blood, and Racism
sophia_aumueller's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Genocide, Slavery, War, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Physical abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
futureofmydays's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Torture, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Violence
stephaniemcuervo'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, War, Confinement, Blood, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Grief, Genocide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Torture
rhogosch'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
Ich mein was zum „Ruin“ hab ich hier gelesen. Wenn ich könnte ich würde mehr als 5 Sterne geben.
Das Buch führt die Tradition weiter. Es ist eine völlig neue Geschichte die erzählt wird. Dazu wird aber nicht absurd irgendwas Neues aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt, sondern er nimmt die Fäden die schon da sind und entwickelt sie konsequent zu Ende. Langsam werd ich müde das zu sagen, aber auch hier war nichts vorhersehbar oder auch nur im entferntesten langweilig. Um mich nicht ständig zu wiederholen geh ich mal direkt auf das Ende ein. Ein Plottwist jagt den nächsten und Sanderson führt mir mal wieder vor Augen wie berechenbar ich selber bin, das ich all die Anspielungen und Vorrausdeutungen der letzten zwei Bücher nicht gesehen habe und nun hier völlig sprachlos vor dieser Auflösung stehe.
Also sag mir bitte Sanderson wie soll ich jetzt mit dieser Leere in mir umgehen, da ich weiß das dieser Epos zu Ende ist.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Abandonment, Murder, Torture, Racism, and War
seanml's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Grief, War, Child death, Confinement, and Genocide
Minor: Suicide
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
4.75
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, War, Death of parent, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail
vereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Rating ★★★★★
“The nature of the world is that when we create something, we often destroy something else in the process.”
Sometimes I don’t know what else to say apart from:
“Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.”
Reading the Mistborn trilogy was the best decision I ever made. When I started this trilogy, I had no idea how involved I would be in the story. I also didn't know how attached I would feel to these characters.
“If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”
I had one of those existential crises you have after finishing a long series or TV show. I feel like I have lost something. I already miss these characters and this world.
Sanderson is fantastic. He crafts a spectacular ending for this trilogy. Every word and every twist was thought out since book one. The book felt a little slow, but I have to admit that it was because I was passing a reading slump. This might have affected my perception of the pace.
“Lately, I feel like my life is a book written in a language I don't know how to read.”
The book is narrated from various perspectives (Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, Marsh, and TeaSoon) that enrich this marvelous world. The book touches on topics such as colonialism, politics, war, and religion. Hero of the ages is heavily centered in theology and myths.
“Faith means that it doesn't matter what happens. You can trust that somebody is watching. Trust that somebody will make it all right.”
It was interesting to follow Sazed on his journey. He was the one that always had hope and faith. In the book, we see him having a theological crisis and losing his essence. I loved his character arc.
“She remembered timidly standing atop the Luthadel city wall, afraid to use her Allomancy to jump off, despite Kelsier's coaxing. Now she could step off a cliff and muse thoughtfully to herself on the way down.”
Vin is extraordinary. She grew a lot during these three books. Over time she learned to trust the people around her, and knowing how difficult it was for her to get to this point is laudable. Seeing her open up and trust Elend so blindly is so beautiful.
“I'm an amalgamation of what I've needed to be. Part scholar, part rebel, part nobleman, part Mistborn, and part soldier. Sometimes I don't even know myself. I had a devil of a time getting all those pieces to work together. And, just when I'm starting to get it figured out, the world up and ends on me.”
Elend is the other character that has astounding development. Elend is still an idealist scholar. But also, he learned to balance his new identity as a Mistborn, a conqueror, a husband, and a warrior. He becomes an incredible leader without losing his essence.
“Sometimes, you have to destroy something in order to build something better.”
I also enjoy following TeaSoon and Marsh and learning about their people.
I was heartbroken not only because this was the end of this journey but because I had to save goodbye to these characters. I am sad because of what happened as well. I hate and love Brandon Sanderson for making me love this group of outcasts so much.
The Final Empire★★★★★
The Well of Ascension★★★★★
The Hero of Ages ★★★★★
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Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Confinement, War, Grief, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Violence, Death, Gore, Animal death, Genocide, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and War
Minor: Slavery and Religious bigotry