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emmerylynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
mothmania's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Murder
cowboylikestoread43'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
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, and Murder
ienbdri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape
loriley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The development of the political intrigue story, the world building, and the magic in this world are all phenomenal.
Plot movement is a little light
I feel like this is the set up for a really good story, but on its own, it is not a satisfying, full story. However, since the set up is so good, I do plan on reading the series and I hope to get some satisfying conclusions later.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Grief
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and War
capgambit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Abandonment
mars_persey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Death, and Death of parent
reinynights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent
mysterymom40's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
vampires's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
it definitely starts slow, which is not a bad thing, but i did not expect it to be 5 stars until everything begins snowballing and it feels like everything is wildly out of control but from an author perspective you can tell that robin hobb had everything so tightly under control and plotted to the minute. her handling of the plot and all the infrastructure supporting it was so good. also, she never pulls a single punch. there were like 2 things that i think she softened that could have been worse, but even then, she only transformed something bad into a different bad thing rather than hesitating on the trigger. like she just aimed the gun slightly to the left instead but still shot it anyway. WILD. i love the complexity of the web connecting the different characters that is gradually spun into place. also i love that the women are real characters and feel like real people, even when their position in the narrative would make it very easy to write them as more archetype (i don't want to include spoilers in this review so i won't name names but there are a couple of characters that applies to). there is the story unfolding in front of us, and then the story unfolding simultaneously off page, and then the story that already unfolded in the past that is dogging the narrative and you can feel its presence and every so often you are thrown a few crumbs to piece together. INSANE
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Grief
Minor: Infertility