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Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

5 reviews

sustainably_lucia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

This book was a little slow to start and then picked up pace rapidly toward the end. There is definitely a lot of action but I still found it easy enough to follow and visualize what was going on. It was definitely a departure from the more light and cozy books I have been reading recently but I enjoyed the ride.
I appreciated the character development and world that Brandon has created and I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series to see where he takes it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

readwithria'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Skyward was everything I didn’t know I wanted! So good, so fun!

These characters are all so well developed! They all feel individual, they all have compelling arcs and relationships, and they all grow so much! I adore them, and can’t wait to read about them in Skyward Flight.

Spensa is such a strong character, and she has such great development throughout the book. The themes of fear and bravery were so well explored through her character, especially with how she responds to the people around her. Also, the little bit of romantic hinting was super cute and I’m curious to see if/how it progresses.

The plot was great, the characters might be my favorite Sanderson ensemble, and I’m so excited to see where it goes. 5 well deserved stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Gaslighting

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

mollysbooklist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense

5.0

Friends said this was Top Gun in space… I’d say it’s Star Trek meets Top Gun. 

Fantastic! Chef’s kiss 💋

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

mandaraffe's review

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, and Fire/Fire injury