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O Império Final by Brandon Sanderson

203 reviews

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

kitfkat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

estefanovich's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.75

Did I predict what happened in the end? 
Yes. 
Was I certain in that prediction until the end? 
No. 
I thoroughly enjoyed the read and look forward to the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and War

moonbunny34's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

I love this book so much and it is definitely one of my comfort reads. I’m a sucker for found family and this story just hits the spot for me. I love Vins journey and self growth in this book and the rest of the of the series. She is so badass and I love her! I think this book is full of just the right amount of warmth and love but also pain and grief. I definitely recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement and War

mathsha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, and War

Minor: Rape and Xenophobia

notbryan's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Torture

xx_oracle_xx's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Only mentions of fear of being SA’ed. Some “I’m a woman amongst a bunch of men, it’s a legitimate fear,” some mentions of it happening to others, but nothing to main characters.

midopon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

Amazing, breathtaking, soul crushing, crying, screaming into the void kind of book. It took me maybe 30 pages to get situated and then things just fell into place, the scene was set and we could get into the action! I love Kelsier and Vin, they are my favorite characters and I fucking enjoyed following them on this journey and seeing them grow <3 .
The ending felt a tiny bit rushed (

It's a bit sus how Vin put the puzzle pieces together so quickly about the Feruchemy and the Allomancy... Sure, she read the logbook, but really, she knew right away it was the guy only by the clothes she saw him wearing when she used the Eleventh metal? Ehhhhhhhh, ok.

) That part was a bit meh, but I still ADORED this book and would recommend it to anyone, especially those who like world building and great character development

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse and War

Minor: Rape

cerina's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this book. It scratched a similar itch as Red Rising did for me. I love books about social justice, rebellion, and the struggle against oppression. When I first started this book, I got a quarter of the way through it and I felt like nothing had happened, yet I was intrigued to see what would happen. Somehow it had a hold over me, though I couldn’t quite explain why. 

These characters are complex with many subtleties, and there is definitely great character development. I love Vin. She embodies women as I know them so well. Wanting to love, but scared to trust; intelligent, but careful; highly empathetic, able to see through how people present down to who they are. I both love and hate that this girl needs to be the more level-headed one that gets things done while the men are brash and fool-hardy. It feels representative of real-life, and I don’t like that that’s how things are. Though, as I write this, I’m realizing it might just be those parts of the book that resonate with me, which is why they stood out. The book might actually be more balanced, more nuanced, than that. 

When Kelsior’s big plan came to fruition, it felt so hollow. Like, that’s it? I understand the purpose of it, giving everyone something to believe in. I just didn’t feel anything when it happened. I didn’t cry. I can’t remember if I cried during the first Red Rising book. I know I cried during the third, and that the scene that made me do so is part of why it’s my favorite series. I’m holding out hope that a similar thing will happen as I continue reading this trilogy. 

The world building in this book is fantastic. It’s a combination of the depth of the world building, the relationships between the characters, and the twists that I didn’t see coming but that fit seamlessly into the story that makes me love this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nixoneshoe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Slavery, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, and Torture