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Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

11 reviews

angelth3weirdo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-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

4.75

shallan and kaladin got me like….
I love Adolin even more now dufhfhjfs

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse

j315's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

4.25

The Stormlight Archives rises to a more exciting and terrifying crescendo with each entry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

jahnadv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse and War

merisavale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

I wasn’t gripped by this book until the every end, but man what a good book looking back. Just long af and as with the other books, it’s hard to see where the book is heading, so not as gripping 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug abuse

staticmonkey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

ayoung720's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Another incredible book, Sanderson is in the pantheon of fantasy writers, I can't wait until book 5 comes out. This is the first time since a Way of Kings that I actually felt like our main characters were in true danger and it really enhances the story. While some of the flashback chapters are a bit excessive, they do help to paint a fuller picture of the non-human main characters which I'm sure will continue to pay off. While I think it's overall the "weakest" book in the Stormlight Archives this far, it's still a masterclass in fantasy storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Death of parent

iono's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Dementia, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

athenaminerva13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

I absolutely loved this book! I think it's the best in the series yet. I can't wait for book five to come out!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, and War

emilyplun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The Stormlight Archives are my favorite of Brandon Sanderson's works. Re-reading the first three books and the novellas in the latter half of 2020 and then picking up RoW now, although I have some regrets (CLIFFHANGER!!!) really allowed me to see BSands' progression as an author. The CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. The MENTAL ILLNESS REP. The (improving) DISABILITY REP (we still have some work to do here). The COSMERE TIE-INS. I weep. And while this book was so very, very long, I did not begrudge him one single line. Especially those last 100 pages. Phew. I need a nap. 1 million points for Gryffinpuff. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder