Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

El ritmo de la guerra by Brandon Sanderson

8 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

another excellent story, i liked how things developed i.e.,

the tower and bringing the lights together, those scientific advancements

, its going to be super interesting

especially with odium being replaced, did not see that coming

one thing though does irk me

is shallan's character arc, it is taking a long time to fully flesh out her growth. obviously i didn't see her having another pattern, that was interesting but please hurry up omg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent

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

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

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Incest

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

illuminatedspace's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked this one a lot more than the third book but less than the second which is probably still my favorite of the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

sirannen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Slavery and Medical content

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