Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - The Well of Ascension

Nice read, a fun fantasy novel. I was going to give a slightly lower rating, as the story was slow in places, and some of the characters were annoying or typical or had annoying aspects, but there were some nice twists at the end that you felt coming but just could not see the shape of except in hindsight. That was very well done, and the world building was also improved from the last book; the world feels less (but still a bit) like its just the main city and a surrounding wasteland that could contain anything.

RIP main characters getting no-divorce-possible forever-married

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

I am unsure if I have ever experienced a book like this one, where with every new chapter a new information is dropped that almost always completely twists one of the many exciting narratives. From the first page on, I was surprised and as it kept going I could not fathom all the plottwists coming. And none of them seemed over the top nor misplaced, as the world, its history and its characters, whom I am attached to deeply now, are so well construed that it read so fluently.
Not to mention, the amazing and captivating writing style!
Due to the ending, I am both extremely curious and mortified to find out what is waiting in Book Three.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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blythemind's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-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

4.5

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rhogosch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Ich glaub was mich an Sanderson noch mehr fasziniert als die Tatsache das jedes Buch das er schreibt so gut wird das der Begriff Meisterwerk abgedroschen klingt, ist die Kreativität und Unberechenbarkeit die er dabei an den Tag legt. Sanderson verändert nichts in diesem Buch, die Figuren bleiben sich treu, die Geschichte wird konsequent weiter geführt und auch das Magiesystem wird an keiner Sekunde absurd. Und doch schafft er es die Tonalität komplett zu wechseln und eine völlig neue Geschichte zu erzählen die sich genau so natürlich anfühlt wie im ersten Buch. Es wurde nie wirklich langweilig weil nicht ein einziger Teilkonflikt erwartbar aufgelöst wurde. An dieser Stelle bitte einfach meine Bewertung von Kinder des Nebels einfügen. Und gerade als ich dachte die Geschichte beginnt vorhersehbar zu werden beendet Sanderson das Buch mit einem Plottwist der sich gewaschen hat.
Um es zusammen zu fassen. Die Geschichte bleibt sich treu und jeder Fan des ersten Teils kommt auf seine Kosten und doch erleben wir hier eine völlig andere Fortführung der Geschichte als gedacht, die nicht einmal generisch wird, oder von Wiederholung geprägt ist.

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slow_sloth's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.5

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