Reviews tagging 'Death'

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

58 reviews

a_bow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lunacorn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

arcticaur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and War

hailey_miller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

 Once again, Sanderson has created a stunning addition to the Stormlight series.

Like the books (full sized novels, not the novellas) before it, we dove into the backstory of a character: Venli. We also were transported into Shadesmar, visiting the Honorspren capital, which was really cool.

One thing I love about this series is that it goes into hard topics, such as abuse, addiction, and suicide, and shows people overcoming those trials.

 And the climax… oh… it was amazing. I’m not entirely sure whether I liked this book’s climax better, or Oathbringer’s better. I think I’m not sure because they’re great in different ways. I’ll be honest, I actually cried. Not because I was sad, though that almost happened too, but because there is such a touching scene. And then Kaladin gets some major character development! Yay! *dances around throwing confetti* Yes, he’s my favorite character.

But oh ho ho. You thought I was done. NOPE! The climax was crazy, but just WAIT until the epilogue…
And then the book ends. Super great though! I LOVED it! Excitedly waiting for book 5. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Death, and Blood

debhawkins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and War

moosta2112's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and War

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder

rkeith94's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This one seems to be controversial among those who like the series, but it was my favorite. I found it fast paced and loved the exploration of Kaladin’s depression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Trafficking and Kidnapping

troacctid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

I can't believe I was lucky enough to forget half the twists in the ending before rereading this one. What a great book. It's a slow burn, and there's a lot of different threads, but I'll be damned if I wasn't invested in the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, and Classism

oldladysadie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This book had so many raw, beautiful moments grappling with mental illness, trauma, and resilience. The actual plot didn’t grab me as much as previous installments did, though, and the Sanderlanche wasn’t quite as explosive as I was expecting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction

livid_olive's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Forced institutionalization