stephanieelyse's review against another edition
5.0
The character development and how the different paths are intersecting and progressing is fantastic, a new favourite series.
igivemyselfthecreeps's review against another edition
5.0
I can’t believe it took me this long to finish the book but I guess that’s just how things are now. I have too many hobbies and not enough time to engage in them being an adult or whatever. But anyway. WOW. That’s all I can say is wow.
I honestly don’t remember what I thought at the start of the book, but through the middle I enjoyed it, but struggled through it. There’s a LOT happening, so many different stories lines to keep track of and to see where they’ll converge and depart from one another. It’s seriously incredible the way Robin Hobb has written this. I don’t think I’ve read all that much like it, except perhaps ASOIAF but even then that’s so different again.
Anyway. By the time I got to the end and so MUCH started happening, all of the live ship stuff really fully starts to unfurl and the significance of the Vestrit family is shown, I couldn’t put it down and was so mad that I had other things to do this weekend and I had to stop reading 2 chapters from the end.
I was going to read something else next to have a break from the big thick fantasy but I so badly need to know what happens next so..l can’t wait to see how this trilogy ends. And then how it links back with the Farseer stuff and yeah!!!
I honestly don’t remember what I thought at the start of the book, but through the middle I enjoyed it, but struggled through it. There’s a LOT happening, so many different stories lines to keep track of and to see where they’ll converge and depart from one another. It’s seriously incredible the way Robin Hobb has written this. I don’t think I’ve read all that much like it, except perhaps ASOIAF but even then that’s so different again.
Anyway. By the time I got to the end and so MUCH started happening, all of the live ship stuff really fully starts to unfurl and the significance of the Vestrit family is shown, I couldn’t put it down and was so mad that I had other things to do this weekend and I had to stop reading 2 chapters from the end.
I was going to read something else next to have a break from the big thick fantasy but I so badly need to know what happens next so..l can’t wait to see how this trilogy ends. And then how it links back with the Farseer stuff and yeah!!!
rosiec's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
kend_rat's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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? Yes
5.0
choward's review against another edition
4.0
I DNF'ed the first book because I couldn't stand any of the characters. I decided to still read the second book since I enjoyed the Assassin's Apprentice series and was going on to the next one and there was some cross over information. This book turned out better than the first - less whining, more resolving of conflicts. There was rape and some more in depth description of sex in this book which I wasn't expecting and didn't really appreciate since Assassin's Apprentice kept it pretty clean.
queerdalloway's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
4.0
tallguyreads's review against another edition
5.0
I hate to sound like a broken record, but THIS is probably my favorite Hobb book I’ve read yet. Just an incredible installment of this trilogy that takes everything and everyone introduced in Ship of Magic to an entirely new level. Simply outstanding.
Full review to come.
Full review to come.