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Wächter der Drachen by Robin Hobb

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kirstym25's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-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

5.0

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sassmistress's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

It's a very slow-paced book, but the writing is really enticing. Definitely gets a little more exciting towards the end and ends on a cliffhanger. Most of the slowness seems to come from weaving the backstories needed for the various characters. I like the subtle pro-life themes, Austen-style society, and expert emotional manipulation by the author. Would rate higher but for the graphic sexual content.

Reminds me of A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, if you're looking for more of the Bingtown/Alise story line.

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poisonenvy's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

Here we are, starting the fourth series of Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series. Interestingly, these books have been sitting on my shelf for the longest out of all of them; my friend got them either for my birthday or for Christmas years and years ago.

Like all of Hobbs' books, it's beautifully written, if slow. A lot of themes surrounding ableism in this one. I don't have a lot to say about it overall though; it felt as though there was something missing that I love in the Fitz books, which was even present in Liveship Traders. I couldn't begin to say what though.

Even still, this was an excellent way to start March.

I listened to most of it, and once again, Anna Flosnik does an excellent job.

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gracecrandall's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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capucapulet's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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magis1105's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

3.5

So if anyone decides to pick up this book without actually researching this will spoil the liveship traders trilogy heavily. If you plan on reading those after this one, well you know the big reveal, not sure if others series. So be aware, this is the first book in a series but it takes place in the timeline of other series.
I already completed it and the following discoveries were spoiled:
-The dragons, where they come from.
-What's the purpose of the sea serpents
-The secret of the live ships
-The mysterious people who live up the river and that have the only wood that makes liveships. They are no longer a secret and even have a place in the council, a big reveal no idea how that came to be.
-A big war, which war no idea, but now I know how they were saved and what the heroes won after saving everyone.

I will still read the Liveship traders but I already know the big reveals and probably it will lose the impact but oh well.

The story is gripping. The dragons are back in the world. But it's not as magical as they were expected. Mainly due to the fact that the right environmental and physical requirement and the wait time was completely disregarded. So the hatched dragons were deemed a complete disappointment.
The people know nothing about dragons and the beings suck at communication as well.

The love interests are awful so far. Bad communication, abusive marriages, women are treated as a property you belong to your father, then to your husband- that irks me greatly. I hate that and is very popular. Also, the only same-sex relationship is a bad bad representation, both participants are awful human beings.

I hate several characters and some are just ok.

Moving on from the romance and social norm for women and men- is a huge joke.
I am intrigued to find out what will happen to the dragons, will they find the city?
Will they get over their pompus ego and actually make a meaningful relationship with the humans that are trying to help them?
This is the first book in the series and it just gives you questions and it builds up the interest- that was well done. I need to continue the series.

The setback, this is personal. I need to go back and find out the correct order of the series and read the previous ones so I don't spoil them any worse than I already did.

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