The Well of Ascension has a peculiar quality to it: you cannot stop reading it. Literally. It was the most frustrating phenomenon. I did nothing but read this book for four days, and I have no regrets. The plot is exciting and clever, and lives up to the first Mistborn novel without any problems. The reader will enjoy watching the characters grow and change in reaction to the stress they are under, as well as the circumstances left behind after the conclusion of Mistborn. In addition, the impending sense of doom combined with one of the best plot twists in the fantasy genre keep the reader enslaved for approximately 796 pages out of 796 pages. For anybody who loves true fantasy, The Well of Ascension is a must read!
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: 27 mild obscenities; 3 deragatory names.
Violence/Gore: Many battle scenes involving fists, weapons, coins, and anything else at hand resulting in violent death and injury with fairly graphic description of blood; one instance of a character being cut in half (vertically) but without extensive detail; a few scenes could be considered scary; characters report violence or death; characters threaten each other.
Sex/Nudity: Characters kiss, hold hands; 3 instances of nudity, non sexual. Two characters wake up in bed nude after being married, sex is implied. There are references to noble men raping slaves, but no detail. One character has several mistresses. A character threatens lewd behavior upon another.
Mature Subject Matter:
Madness, responsibility, politics.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
Characters drink wine.
