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foxeswander's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Addiction and Grief
Minor: Slavery and Forced institutionalization
boba_nbooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Addiction and Dementia
mostly_harmless'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Death
lostinthelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Of course, the weakest in a masterpiece series is still very good and there was lots that I really liked here. Some highlights were:
- Raboniel - This series does heroes really well but the previous books haven't had particularly interesting villains. Raboniel broke this trend - menacing, intelligent and sympathetic I was on edge never knowing what she was going to do and what her motives really were.
- Navani - She's always been one of my favourite characters and I am so glad she got her time to shine in this book
- The scenes in Shadesmar especially
Maya's testimony - The exploration of Kaladin's mental health and his journey to supporting others with theirs
- The final chapter of the book was just beautiful!
The chapters containing the above were fantastic and gripped me as I know this series can but there was a lot to wade through to get to them. I think it was a mistake to not introduce
I still love this series and have no doubt that the end to its arc in the next book will be masterful. Maybe I will even look back on this book fondly as I am sure it will set events in motion for the finale. But for now I am still a little disappointed.
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction
gembaskerville's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Blood
meshedup'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
4.0
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
venatrix's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt
baponthecob'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
4.5
I think I found it slow because there was a lot of "behind the scenes" activity. Like sneaking around, collusion, strategy, uncovering secrets, etc. Very much thinky thoughts. There were fight scenes ofc, but I think there was more character growth happening, which I really liked !! (Ngl there were some Kaladin lines that were like very obviously ✨inspiring✨ on purpose and they were very cheesy. But I ate that shit up bc I love Kaladin.)
I did cry in part one when
Moash fucking tried to convince Kaladin to kill himself
But of course by the end it wasnt TOO devastating; there were hopeful tones despite the impending suffering that I am bracing myself for.....
To end on a good note, some random things that made me happy:
-Kaladin and Adolin. Yeah.
-That scene at the tavern or something where Veil says she likes stupid women. Canon bi character hello???
-Aspec Jasnah !!!!!!!! I called it since WoK !!!!
-Kaladin finally getting some goddamn therapy
-Last but not least, can we all agree that GAGADIN was the cutest thing to ever happen??????
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
emilyplun's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content
Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization
sirannen's review against another edition
- 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: 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