Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

14 reviews

eileenp59's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Stalking

iviarelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

This was... an experience. The writing is great, the setups and payoffs are pretty satisfying, but some of the events are very upsetting and potentially traumatizing. Also, some scenes and sequences feel a little rushed, particularly the most plot-important ones. It's a bit of an odd balance for me. Don't get me wrong: I'm curious, even eager, to read more in this series and universe, but as interested as I was while reading it, I'm not as impressed with this book as a whole as I thought I would be. Also, so many content notes. See again about upsetting and traumatizing. This is not a lighthearted book you want to read as a break between heavy stuff, this is the stuff you may need a bit of a break from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Medical content

booksnbeesofbea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Bullying

Moderate: Self harm and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism and Infertility

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

Re-Read:
Keeping the same rating. Very slow moving with all the action and ah ha moments happening at the very end. Unfortunately even with the reread, it did not tempt me to move on with the series. 

First Read:
While I did love the atmosphere and the mythology and the magic system, the pacing made it hard to carry on with this book. I feel like nothing was happening until the last 80 pages or so. 

392 pages toward the Bibliogames 
Challenge Lunch: Book with a satisfying ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

stabbings, poisonings