Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

31 reviews

jdkieft's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Torture and Alcohol

and_so_it_goes's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this! The pacing was better, but in exchange I felt more divorced from Fitz as a character, mostly because I didn’t really care too much about his romance. The plot is constant throughout the novel yet again, and the ending lines made me tear up. However, it does have middle book syndrome where not much really happens besides

Regal gaining power and Shrewd dying. Molly and Fitz’s relationship was especially annoying given that Molly should’ve broken up with Fitz ages ago, though I can appreciate the idea that he is too attached to his duty to have a good romantic bond. They have too many false breakups that go nowhere.

The female characters have a lot more focus in this book, and Kettricken is my favorite. I love her and I hope she makes it through the entire series. I loved

Fitz drunkenly saying he saw Patience as a mother figure. Also, Burrich in general. His and Fitz’s relationship is so full of conflict, anger, and love.

Some of the plot drags on. I enjoyed the first book more because kid Fitz was different and the tone shifted to be more plot-oriented, but by the ending I was enraptured.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

abigail_ohlandt09's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Robbin Hobb's character writing is so good it almost seems as if the characters are real people! Vary good, vary sad. It is an Intense and griping read that draws you in and keeps you there! And amazing second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Pregnancy

s3ag0at's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

emmerylynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

I’m in love with this series! The political drama. The battles. The romantic moments. Gahhh!!! I’m obsessed with Nighteyes and soooo intrigued by the Fool! And Kettricken is a slay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Pregnancy

zsabella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

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

scramuel058's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

xila17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny medium-paced

4.75

I love the Fool so much you don't get it
(I'm totally reading the next 12 1000-page-long books just so I can get to the bottom of his character)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

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