Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - Las naves de la magia

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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atalea's review against another edition

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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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philineselavy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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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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magis1105's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the second time I read the story. And it was such a fun ride, I enjoyed it a lot more this time around not sure why.
We follow a few different people:
Trader families, the Velstrit mostly, their family feuds and their economic struggles. One of the struggles is to pay off their liveship. Altea has grown up in the ship, her father taking her along his trips. Once the ship wakes, things fall apart around Altea.
WE see a lot of Malta, she is capricious, self-centered, and childish. But she so wishes to be seen as an adult. she keeps making the wrong choices, but to be honest, she doesn't know the reasoning behind her mother and grandmother's choices. The truth is not told to her she is expected to simply listen to her family and obey, they should know that's not going to work. Malta is not easy to work with, when her elders try to talk sense into her, she refuses to believe and ignores what's told to her if it doesn't fit with her opinion. The first time I read this book, oh I disliked her so much I could barely force myself to read the parts where she was the main focus. Now I still think her childish but my dislike is less.

I still hate Kyle, he is such a bad example of a father, husband, son-in-law. I just hate him.

We have pirates, a very ambitious one who wishes to become the King Pirates. And he has a big shining star on his side. Thanks to luck, things start to fall into place for him.
We follow the POV of the sea serpents, who are drawn to the liveships and are seeking one specific creature, but so far we get only a few snippets and not enough for us to guess the significance unless you already know the big reveal.
So yeah rereading allows me to value these clues a lot more than the first time around.

I can't wait to get to the next installment of the series.

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