Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

O Império Final by Brandon Sanderson

322 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

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

joyous_tragedy's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery and Sexual harassment

benefactory's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

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

reasek's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and War

trinitytalksaboutbooks's review against another edition

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

4.5

Overall Rating: 4.5⭐️

Spice Rating: None

Language Rating: None

Reader Age: 16+

Genre: Fantasy

Content Considerations: Slavery, murder (graphic), violence, death in battle, domestic violence 

Sanderson wrote such an incredibly unique and intricate magic system in this book. It was so complex but so worth the mental energy to understand. The character work was also incredible. Sanderson did not shy away from his characters flaws, instead making each character so layered and multifaceted. I am so blown away by his writing: I loved the world, the characters, the plot, and the magic system (so basically everything in this book). 

The only reason this book was 4.5 stars instead of 5 is because it took me a little bit to get into the story. Due to the complexity of the magic system, the pacing at the beginning of the book felt quite slow but spending that time learning about the world was so worth it in the end. 

Looking forward to a book that includes…

• Political Drama
• Found Family
• Rebellions
• A Tiny Bit of Romance

I 1000% recommend that you give this book a try. 

I am so excited to dive into the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Domestic abuse

seastheday's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny

4.75

It took me a second to find my footing with  the magic system. It’s incredibly unique, which I love. There’s a small piece in the back that you can flip to if you don’t understand what power a certain metal provides. 
Personally, I re-read the passages where the magic system was introduced to the audience. First through a main character & then again when other characters teach someone learning the magic system & its limitations. I only did this to be completely sure I grasped the magic system. 
However, it is constantly added on to and expanded. The world building is top notch. 

I loved all the characters. I hope we get more of Breeze in the next book. I think he’s hilarious. 

At its core this is a found family book, with the ultimate heist- toppling a dictatorship.

The only drawback in my entire experience of this is that I figured out the MAIN issue/problem/finale unveiling as soon as the first foreshadowing about it was dropped. That was too easy to pick up. If you read this or read it, please lmk if it was easy for y’all too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail