Reviews tagging 'War'

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

124 reviews

fluttertutter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

i think i am definitely a fan what even is this wizardry his writing is so good?!? you know a book is good when it doesn’t even read like fiction anymore and this is even crazier because it’s fantasy?!? and politics which i have no interest in irl?????? the character developments AND delving into the character’s past to explain certain actions in the current time is done so well. like i feel proud of vin and elend?????? especially elend the character development is so good here - i mean tindywl is here to help him grow into a king but you can really see the growth?????? AND ORESEUR i cry

the moment i realised its not even oreseur she bonded with my goodness i love tensoon

i love how i still get to learn more about the crew even if the story’s focus is no longer on the crew. and they are all so precious?!?  breeze is officially my fave he is so precious i’m gonna cry 🥲 and even minor characters like allriane (although i have a feeling she might not be so minor) were so well written and had layers upon them sanderson is really v good at bringing his characters and stories to life omg. 

for the story itself its like 90% not about the well of ascension lol it was more about political struggles and warfare (-ish i guess) and character development for vin and elend. i would have minus 0.5/1 star for that but this book is really too good i can’t bring myself to give it lower than 5 stars lol and also i don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing???

the well of ascension/ deepness etc was mentioned here and there in the story but mostly got overshadowed by the luthadel siege but it feels abit intentional actually - i think it actually helps to show that the deepness is such a big problem that is beyond the crew at the moment or at least until their leaders are ready. with that said WoA sounds abit like a filler book but then again without it i don’t think the problem of the deepness could have such a big impact at the end, or that the actions of vin or elend would feel natural.

without all the political stuff i don’t think the story would have its impact and also the growth of the characters would have been lost and probably not made the story so cohesive anymore. i think overall it can be said that everything in this book happens for a reason and even if it seems questionable when it happened the significance of it is just down the road AHAHHAHAHA 

and also the plot twist?!?? had me gasping please 

like miss vin trying to do good and then releasing whatever that was?!? makes me angry and surprised and gasping. and marsh my man who became bad probably the same thing that made zane ‘insane’ im sad must they make kelsier’s brother the bad guy?!?! and the whole arc with zane omg a little bit sick but also makes vin’s struggle so real?!?! and poor zane although he just a madman who doesn’t love vin but still poor thing. this is so rambly but THERES SO MANY THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and War

kirbylover16's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• 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

This is better than the first book. I still love the world. I thought the romance was better handled and there's more than just the Vin/El. Kelsior is gone and logbook entries are better integrated into the story. Sazed is firmly my favorite character. I hope we get to visit his home. The new characters are great too. Dogs are always a plus. 

There are a few twists I figured out but was still were satisfying and others that completely surprised me.

The brother twist and Zane betraying everyone I figured out. I like the triangle romance but wish it was bigger. I like the idea of Mistborn trying to fit in but falling. I wish El learned about Zane and his other half-siblings before they all died. Because El barely reacted to their existence.
 

This book still suffers from being too PG there are no kisses or even fade to black.

Image if Zane tried to kiss Vin! Or Vin/El's wedding night.

El is pretty boring. He does grow and it's better than the first book but he's still lacking depth.
I'm a little concerned with the direction of the government. The message comes off as democracy will fail. I hope they try to set up another democracy instead of staying as an empire.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Classism

emsavors's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Sexism, Torture, and War

jojubeee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

The plot drags laong for a majority of the book, yet the last 100-200 pages were so good that I almost gave it 5 stars. If you're about to dnf this book in the middle I BEG YOU to hang in there for you will not regret. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and War

rosieholmes99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

megan_elizy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

zaharya's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my least favourite book in the era 1 trilogy—which isn’t to say that it’s a bad book! I still very much love this, but compared to The Final Empire, it does feel quite slow in some parts. Specifically, the Straff subplots kinda take up more time than feels warranted in relation to the actual relevance and payoff of that little arc there. 
That being said, all the other character and plot arcs are great. I have so many feelings about these characters, I wanna scream. The Sanderlanche is as wild as ever, and god I love them all so much 😭❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

wharj's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely takes a while to get going, but great stuff in here!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Self harm, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War