Reviews

Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb

coltenb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

celiapowell's review against another edition

3.0

This trilogy ends in a rather boring way - Nevarre, as others have pointed out, is a rather boring character. He wants to be a good soldier, he wants to serve his country, and when he moves into introspection it is a painfully drawn out process. Nevarre is not even in control of his body for the majority of this book - his other self, Soldier's Boy, takes control of his body, joins the Specks, and begins the fight against Nevarre's people, while Nevarre hangs around in his head wringing his hands. It all ends happily ever after for him - a little too happily ever after, really. I was engaged enough - Robin Hobb is an excellent writer, after all - but for me, this trilogy doesn't compare to some of her other works.

gabbyyyyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

jill756's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book but the book was dragged out.

rina_de_z's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.0

dankolar's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.5

noragillam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

bergsteiger's review against another edition

2.0

Those of you who know me, are aware of my hang up about endings. Now while I don't have a good friend of mine's obssession with endings needing to be unhappy, I felt that the fairytale ending to this one was a little unbearable. I mean the guy is a split entity of warring halves, with the God of Death hounding him to pay up, and a whole slew of people wishing him dead or at least gone and yet he makes the idyllic life in the end.

The Farseer and Mad Ship series with their bittersweet endings were realistic and if not heartening at least provided some small measure of satisfaction for the protagonists that lived. This ending in contrast is simply too difficult to swallow.

Don't get me wrong. Hobb is still a fun writer, worth the entertainment of a good read. I just wouldn't recommend this series to a first time reader of her work.

truncarlos's review against another edition

4.0

Una trilogía muy especial para mí. La segunda mitad del libro es imparable.

jannickeroseng's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

This was a though series to get in to. Worth it in the end but quite slow.