A review by vikologia
Ship of Magic, by Robin Hobb
4.0
I definitely cannot compare the Liveship Traders trilogy to the Farseers, as they are completely different. There are moments I liked better here and there are some that were better in the first trilogy.
I loved the idea of ships coming alive and being magical, having a soul of some sort. One of the main characters, Althea, is also one of the most strong female characters I've seen in literature and I could relate to her a lot. I loved the pirate too: I enjoyed that he was not plain evil, but had a soft side as well (which he was so ashamed of). Robin Hobb is very good at creating characters that come to life easily, that are 100% believable and each one of them reminds you of someone from real life.
I can't say I'm satisfied with the ending, it seemed a bit smudged to me. But I am still looking forward to reading the other two books in the series.
I loved the idea of ships coming alive and being magical, having a soul of some sort. One of the main characters, Althea, is also one of the most strong female characters I've seen in literature and I could relate to her a lot. I loved the pirate too: I enjoyed that he was not plain evil, but had a soft side as well (which he was so ashamed of). Robin Hobb is very good at creating characters that come to life easily, that are 100% believable and each one of them reminds you of someone from real life.
I can't say I'm satisfied with the ending, it seemed a bit smudged to me. But I am still looking forward to reading the other two books in the series.