Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

9 reviews

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Violence, and Blood

aylaravenstar's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

I love this series. It's a funny and easy read, but still contains emotional scenes and engaging drama. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Death

vodnik's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death

cookiemonsterrr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was so good aaaaa

There were lots of twists and turns, some I predicted and some I didn't. I found myself liking all the main characters, even if some took a while to settle in my good books. Brandon Sanderson does a really good job at pacing and writing stories full of action like this! 

I'm super excited to read the other books in this series! I want to see how the story unfolds from here and how life is after

the Reckoners managed to kill Steelheart and Nightwielder.

This is my first Sanderson novel, definitely checking out the other books in the series + the other ones he wrote! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, and Child death

thebowandthebook's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

Wasn’t grabbing my attention. Became a chore to read. Super bummed about it because I LOVED Mistborn but just wasn’t feeling this one in the same way 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Murder, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Gun violence

ireadtosurvive's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child death

joufancyhuh's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Car accident and Child death

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I’ll be the first to admit it—This book did not appeal to me when I first heard about it. The premise of evil superheroes is just not my cup of tea, and I was worried this would just be another standard grimdark fare. However, Sanderson’s writing just has something about it that sets him apart. I enjoyed this book a lot—though the teen romance subplot was very annoying at first, and Sanderson’s descriptions of one of the female characters is awkward to read—and I will definitely be checking out the next installment. Basically, keep in mind this book was written almost a decade ago, but still tells a good story with interesting and loveable characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism