wildcatrevival 's review for:

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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This book should have been half as long, or broken into two books. But there was a lot to like. The world felt almost sci-fi in its detailed ecosystem and cultures. The range of characters was compelling (though time spent with warriors in battle was tiresome). The end was a terrific and memorable payoff- four or five major shifts and reveals happened in the final couple of chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, War, Injury/Injury detail