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onetrooluff's review against another edition
5.0
If I could give these books more stars I would. I've read few books in my lifetime that were as emotional, and brought about so strong an attachment to the characters and the world created by the author.
I just can't ever seem to say enough about these books. Read them! READ THEM!!!
I just can't ever seem to say enough about these books. Read them! READ THEM!!!
typingcow's review against another edition
5.0
Hobb’s intertwining of characters and motivations is so seamless yet comes to such poignant climaxes that I can’t fathom how she has planned and written this.
I gasped out loud so many times while reading.
Very excited to see how she resolves her meticulous world building against the growing scale set up by this book - and how it might contrast with her approach to the ending of the Farseer trilogy.
I gasped out loud so many times while reading.
Very excited to see how she resolves her meticulous world building against the growing scale set up by this book - and how it might contrast with her approach to the ending of the Farseer trilogy.
ahembored's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
brittney_tyler's review against another edition
5.0
Star Rating: 5 stars
Note: This is the 2nd book in the Liveship Traders trilogy and the 5th book in the overall Realm of the Elderlings series.
At the end of last year, I got in a massive traditional, classic, epic fantasy mood so I decided to try a lot of the different famous series, and the one I am currently making my way thorough is Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings series. I have decided that I will try to read 1 book a month, and this month I picked up Mad Ship. The Liveship trilogy tells a very complex, complicated, and multi-layered story of Vestrit family and all the machinations, conspiracies, and plots that they inadvertently get swept up in.
The best thing about this book is the development that the characters over the course of this story. A lot of the characters that I hated in the 1st book became characters that I actually admired in this book, such as Malta and Keffria. Also, I loved the discussions that the characters in this book such as the ones about slavery and independence.
Basically, if you enjoyed Robin Hobb or classic, epic, traditional fantasy, then I really think you should give this book and the entire series a try. 5 stars!!!!!
Note: This is the 2nd book in the Liveship Traders trilogy and the 5th book in the overall Realm of the Elderlings series.
At the end of last year, I got in a massive traditional, classic, epic fantasy mood so I decided to try a lot of the different famous series, and the one I am currently making my way thorough is Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings series. I have decided that I will try to read 1 book a month, and this month I picked up Mad Ship. The Liveship trilogy tells a very complex, complicated, and multi-layered story of Vestrit family and all the machinations, conspiracies, and plots that they inadvertently get swept up in.
The best thing about this book is the development that the characters over the course of this story. A lot of the characters that I hated in the 1st book became characters that I actually admired in this book, such as Malta and Keffria. Also, I loved the discussions that the characters in this book such as the ones about slavery and independence.
Basically, if you enjoyed Robin Hobb or classic, epic, traditional fantasy, then I really think you should give this book and the entire series a try. 5 stars!!!!!
loveat1stsite's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
thomascyke's review against another edition
5.0
This is the 2nd book of the trilogy, and it;s just as good (and in some aspects even better) than the first. I can't wait to see what happens in the 3rd! :)
katielynn69's review against another edition
4.5
if you would told me malta would be by far my favorite character at the end of ship of destiny i wouldve shot u dead.
johnboyueltel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5