Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

43 reviews

caitibeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Fitz is back in Buckkeep. Despite all that happened in the first book, he and Verity can't move against Regal yet. And the Raiders continue to come. When Verity chooses a radical course to try to save the Six Duchies, Fitz will have a hard road to walk to protect those he cares about.

Another beautifully-written book, rich with detail and poignant despite its unrelenting grimness. Fitz never has an easy time of it, and neither do any of his allies. But Hobb tells the story very well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

westernsunshine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Grief

mothmania's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

grey_poppy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

A bit slow, but an interesting follow up to the first book. It feels like the end of this one must be the climax of the trilogy, setting up for an interesting continuation of court intrigue in the third. Most of the book is really just set up, and his love story with Molly was perhaps a bit overwrought, but I'm enjoying a "realistic" unideal progression to the challenges of a royal bastard at court, even it's moments of monotony .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexual violence

inkysplodge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Cried at the end...  Will be continuing the series.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

loriley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

searchandrescueteam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

The second of a trilogy is always a treat: you’ve read the first and want more, and you know if you like this one, there’s at least one more!
Now the central character is an adult - and the complexities of his relationships are ever more tangled.  
The matter of loyalty and allegiance at odds with other strongly held values is a recurrent theme here - and, as in life, unresolvable without compromise.
The twists and turns of the plot were enough to keep me reading to the last page … and wanting more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Sometimes a distressing read, if the reader feels empathy for the central character. Worth it - to see our daily complexities in a different way.

karlin0336's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

It's books like this that make me question whether any of the books I've rated five stars in the past really were five star books.
 This was an emotional rollercoaster, to say the very least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy

vampires's review against another edition

4.75

i can't think of what to rate this other than five stars but i'm sure that if i incorporate the beginning and middle parts into my rating more then it wouldn't be five stars but i read this so fast that it's all a blur and the last part was so batshit (/positive) i just .......

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Dementia, Murder, and War