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Ship of Magic, by Robin Hobb

3 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide attempt, Torture, Abortion, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, War, Excrement, and Fatphobia

Needles (tattooing). Illness, unsanitary. Hunting and skinning. Slut shaming, discrimination against sex workers (frequent use of "whore"). Sexual/romantic relationships between pre-teen/teenage girls and adult men, with some victim blaming attitudes toward this. Forced abortion, stillbirth.

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

I definitely struggled to get into this one. Although the pirate-y/sea-faring vibes are immaculate, the pacing was incredibly slow as there wasn't much plot direction for most of the book. I did, however, enjoy the pacing of Hobb's world-building, which was layered and intricate. I also loved the variety of POVs we got, although I absolutely despise Kyle and Malta. I'm really intrigued to see where the trilogy is going to go in the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Child abuse, Slavery, Medical content, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Physical abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Drug use, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Ableism

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Suicide, Excrement, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Body horror, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Bullying, Police brutality, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Pedophilia

Moderate content warnings for loss of a loved one, illness, toxic masculinity, eye trauma. Minor content warnings for epidemic, suicidal ideation, a depressive episode, child brides, a stillborn birth, menstruation, hunting, hazing, earthquake, insects.

genny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

This was so good. I knew going in that the Liveship Traders trilogy is very well-loved, so I had high expectations. Hobb did not disappoint (this was my first book by her!). The worldbuilding is there and you can see the overarching plot forming nicely, but the character work is where this book really shines. Every conversation is gripping and there wasn't a POV that I didn't enjoy (except maybe for the serpents, but those chapters were short and I'm sure they're important, haha). Yes, some of the characters were incredibly frustrating (Malta!! Kyle, the bane of my existence!) but I was still invested in where the story would take them. All I want is to protect Wintrow! 😩

It was daunting to pick up an 800+ page book but the length truly is justified. I'm eager to continue with the next book as there was no resolution at all here - the threads of the protagonists' fates just begin to connect towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Gore, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape