Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

45 reviews

caitibeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Liveships. Built from a magical wood at immense cost, they quicken to life after three generations of their owning family die on their decks. The third-generation captain of the Vivacia is in his final illness, and she is about to awake. But what will she find when she wakes? A family in crisis, her intended next-captain disinherited, a community besieged, and a strange current in the waters that isn't solely pirates...

This second trilogy in the Farseer universe is set in a different land with entirely different characters (the Duchies are mentioned a few times, but that's it). Unlike the Farseer trilogy, this is third-person and multi-POV. That's sometimes frustrating -- you're super immersed in one storyline and then yanked away to cycle through five others before you can find out what happens next -- but does allow for a more nuanced and multi-threaded story. 

There is also an entirely new magic system, which is intriguing so far, and hints at new and deeper mysteries to be discovered in the next two books. Hobb's character work continues to be strong, and I can't wait to continue this series! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage

raila_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Violence

thejackalman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual content

Minor: Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

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

littki's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Abortion

paigemushaw's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

littleskylights's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

lauramcc7's review against another edition

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

luise96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Rape