Reviews tagging 'Death'

Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

40 reviews

caitibeth's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

King Shrewd is dead. Fitz was dead - and now he isn't, but everyone thinks he is (and that Verity is too). What will Fitz do with this new lease on life? Can he save the Six Duchies, with no friends and no help (except for Nighteyes)? Is there another richly-detailed, epic quest in store?

This is definitely a long book, and unfurls very slowly at times. It does feel a bit weaker than the other two books in the trilogy. It doesn't help that Nighteyes is absent for a while, or that one new character (Starling) was a bit of a dud for me, or that it gets very very repetitive at times. The ending also feels very rushed, especially in contrast with the pace of the rest of the book.

Still, you have to respect the epic scale, and Hobb's prose as always is gorgeous. I'm looking forward to reading more books in this world.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Rape

divorcemaster's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

wickedgrumpy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

While there were many things I enjoyed about this book, I think the thing I felt most was frustrated.  There was so much that felt like willful ignorance because things were explained well enough that I as the reader picked up on the meaning but that Fitz as the character did not and perhaps could not because they way they tried to explain things to him was not in one he could easily grasp and understand.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

laios's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy

gooseberry420's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Vomit

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

moppyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

INCREDIBLE. I AM SLAIN. God, my heart is wrenched in two.... How my heart longs for that cosmic genderless clown, light of my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

searchandrescueteam's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Not a fairy tale ending - but rather a satisfying and complex finish to the trilogy. Crafted to keep this reader enthralled to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and War

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, and War

kenzielireads's review

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

brjohnson's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.25

I always begin Hobb's books thinking "why did I do this to myself (again)?" Because they just start out so slow. But about halfway through (yes, I realize this can be a lot to slog through) they get so good! These books are deep and rich- I love the characters. The plot is well thought out and these books just work. I love them, even if the pacing is difficult at times.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Miscarriage