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The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

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cupofnova's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I was screaming at every twist, turn, screw up, and achievement.

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ryanstp's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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aurorhex's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Lo he disfrutado bastante, con ganas de no estar en mitad de una opo para deborarlo de golpe. Pero hay un par de cosillas que me dejan algo fría y que, en teoría, se resuelven en el tercer libro.

Me esperaba un cliffhanger peor, la liberación de una cosa chunga capaz de cambiar papeles y recuerdos y de, por lo que creo, controlar a los inquisidores, es sorprendente, pero tampoco me aviva la chispa de la curiosidad tanto como para comenzar el tercero ahora. Y en la última parte del libro he echado mucho de menos a OreSeur/TenSoon, lo sassy que es me alegraba la vida y no tenerle presente se nota.

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a_libraryghost's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

I honestly enjoyed the story more without Kelsier. I found him frustrating in the first book and I much preferred getting to spend more time with Elend and Sazed in this book, as well as the rest of the crew. All of the crew members are given more characterisation as individual people rather than just parts of the group. I especially love how Spook has developed, and TenSoon is probably one of if not my favourite character.

I have mixed feelings about the pacing of the book. The siege definitely felt very slow paced and the book felt like it was taking a time to read which is something I usually don’t enjoy, but at the same time the tension was really good. I was always afraid for the characters and despite the slow pacing I never wanted to stop reading.

The one thing I absolutely did not like was Zane. I wanted someone to kill him every time he appeared he just annoyed me so much. I did like his and Straf’s storyline and the plot twist with the poison, but Zane as a character was unbearable.

The best thing though was the ending. I’d actually managed to be spoiled on a couple of things so I expected not to enjoy it as much but there were still surprises and even the things I knew were coming happened in a different way than I expected. It was exhilarating and anxiety inducing!

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strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

Screaming, crying, throwing up, howling! I CAN’T! The ending is just so AUGH!! Im so angry and excited for the next book!

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jodean's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

Brandon Sanderson is excellent at writing about hope and good people. And also making those good people suffer.

<Spoiler>I love Sazed so much and how dare you hurt him so.
I hated Zane, as a person and a character. His toll on Vin was difficult to read and went nowhere. The constant insistence on things he couldn't have known about was frustrating.
The ending left me slack jawed. I'm still in shock. It's the perfect antagonist to these characters.

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