Reviews tagging 'Grief'

O Império Final by Brandon Sanderson

96 reviews

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

izumimori's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Rape and Grief

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

soph_ieee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

This is a re-read and now that I have read more of the cosmere the little bits that nod and hint to other things are actually really fun to notice.  I still love the world building and the magic system but the characters are pretty meh.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alannad396's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

ursimae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

ggcd1981's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Claustrophobic Situations

solypoly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

This book had me staying up until 3am to finish it despite having work in the morning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

lydsgrace99's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation