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carmen_sw's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
naomi_k's review
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Misogyny, Medical content, Trafficking, and Classism
dionysius_miller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
badbadwolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
lakinglaze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
rikuson1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
-★★★★☆- (4.00/5.00)
My Grading Score = 80% (B+)
The Alloy of Law, from the first chapter, I could feel the refreshing return of being back into Mistborn, overflowing me again, and it was great. Taking place in this new era was very interesting to me, and this is coming from someone who does not care for wild west, gunslinging type of stories.
The Allowmancy and Feruchemy being embedded into the gunslinging action definitely gave it a unique flavor to the genre I wouldn't go out of my way to read and probably why it worked for me. I thought all the characters were pretty good, and I loved the duo that is Wax and Wayne, I felt they complimented each other very well. Marasi, I thought, was very likable, and I liked her struggles of feeling like she's useless but showcasing that can contribute when the time comes, I enjoyed her character development throughout this book. Steris was more straightforward and on the lesser interesting side of things in comparison to Marasi, but I think she has the potential to change this, as seen in her final scene moving forward. I am actually a fan of love triangles as I can see one being set up here between Wax, Marasi, and Steris, and I'm looking forward to how that flourishes.
Worldbuilding wise, I liked how previous characters of the Era 1 have their names embedded into the locations of Era 2 it made the worldbuilding feel all the more personal and alive to me, I'll leave it at that though.
Verdict
The Alloy of Law was fast-paced, action-packed, short, and sweet. Brandon Sanderson had fun writing this one, and it shows.
I Really Liked It
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Xenophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail
rhogosch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Und um dann jetzt einfach mal den Elefanten im Raum anzusprechen. Ja Wild West Fantasy ist einfach geil. Die Figuren sind generisch und doch auch wieder nicht. Ja natürlich sind Wax und Wayne generische Cowboys und doch sind sie überhaupt nicht klischeehaft weitergedacht. Nicht nur das Sanderson mal wieder das Magiesystem an sich unberührt lässt aber durch kluge Ideen ihm einen völlig neuen Charm verleiht den ich gerne erkundet habe. Auch war es schön das die Geschichte nicht in der Wüste sondern in der Großstadt gespielt hat und die Figuren immer wieder aufs Neue gezwungen waren sich den städtischen Gegebenheiten einzufügen. Die Dynamik zwischen Wax und Wayne ist an sich schon super und schafft etwas was mir oft in der High Fantasy fehlt, Komik. Die Welt kann um beide auseinanderbrechen und Wayne beschwert sich darüber das sein Mantel kaputt geht und es ist tatsächlich witzig. Abgerundet wird das ganze durch die quirlige Fraulein Marasi, die die Rolle der stereotypischen Rechtsgelehrten einnimmt. Es ist eben jene generik mit der Sanderson spielt warum die Geschichte so gut funktioniert ohne generisch zu werden. Einziger Kritikpunkt mir fehlt die typische Charakterentwicklung. Ja die Abgründe der Figuren werden beleuchtet und angesprochen, aber es geschieht nebenbei und sie stellen sich diesen nicht wirklich sondern lösen einfach den Fall. Einzig Marasi hat den Hauch einer Entwicklung, aber auch hier finde ich die Auflösung mit ihrer Fähigkeit im Vergleich zum Vorgänger schwach. Aber um fair zu sein ist dieses Buch auch wahrscheinlich nie so angelegt gewesen und wesentlich kürzer. Das Ende ist auch hier in sich geschlossen, aber das Ende deutet auf eine viel größere Entwicklung / Storystrang hin. Und auch wenn ich schon glaube eine Ahnung zu haben wo rauf es hinausläuft, mache ich dieses Mal nicht den Fehler und ziehe voreilig Schlüsse.
Ein würdiger Nachfolger für die erste Ära
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
sh543's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
hayleystagg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
kaimetcalfe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity, Rape, and Trafficking