Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

26 reviews

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Brilliant! Everyone I’ve heard say that this trilogy is the worst of the Elderling group is wrong! 😅

The character work is amazing- you hate every character at one point or another but you know why they are the way they are. 

The way Hobb takes on slavery, greed, coming of age, passion, religion, and probably other themes I’m not remembering, is expertly crafted. 

When I first started I thought “why is she writing about men again?!” But she isn’t 😀

The ending was wrapped up so smoothly with a lot left to ponder on for the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

gooseberry420's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

lauramcc7's review

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.75

okay the age gap relationships are starting to get weird. Robin, what’s going on there?? I feel like this book is just an exercise in “hindsight is 20/20.” You can see the characters making the wrong decisions and you just want to stop them. And let me tell you, boy do these characters make the wrong decisions. Choice after choice after choice. The characters are realistic, but at what cost?? This book was at times very hard to read because it was just so bleak. I’m interested to see where it goes, but also scared. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

errie's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

s_blevins_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is not for the faint at heart! It takes a while for the story and world to develop and get rolling, but once it does, you better buckle up, baby! Character and plot development are exceptional in true, Robin fashion. She immerses you in the world and lives of the characters in a way no other author can.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Classism

briely's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Blood, and Death of parent

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

smokingchagga's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

I stopped reading this book after looking up what event the hard trigger warning for book 3 of the trilogy was for. I don't mind having spoiled it for myself but I had to think long and hard if I was willing to read that. Needless to say, I couldn't stop thinking about this series and had to continue. 

Note: sexual violence is a major thing in this particular series. The threat of it is quite heavy and it can absolutely be a deal breaker for someone who is sensitive to it. There were also a few instances where an assault or the direct aftermath of one was explicitly shown. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol