Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

24 reviews

gabi_reii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, Infidelity, and Confinement

josiah17's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.75

Edit 4/26/24: Down to a 3.75

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Good conclusion to the trilogy. The traveling becomes a bit tiring and monotonous in the back half of the novel, but many great character moments and interactions compensate for that. Nighteyes and the Fool being the particular standouts. Especially the Fool who I really came to love with this book, and I understand why he's so beloved. I'm excited to see how his relationship with Fitz develops in the rest of the series. 

My main gripe is really the pacing and the extension of the traveling. Hobb seems to really struggle with dragging at certain points in her books. But the plot was far more focused out of the three books which I appreciated.

Altogether this is probably my favorite of the Farseer trilogy, and I'm now fairly excited to continue reading Realm of The Elderlings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Rape

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Death, Murder, Blood, Animal death, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism, War, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Miscarriage, Vomit, Infertility, Death of parent, Abortion, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Slavery, Ableism, Child death, and Pedophilia

ulyssies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Bullying

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

lia_kim's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I hated how sad and the ending was for Fitz and I absolutely detested Robin Hobb for it right after I finished but as it sat in my mind for weeks I slowly came to love the ending and now I absolutely adore the book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood

It's extremely sad

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.5

very slow book, especially at the beginning, but i enjoyed it anyway. Robin Hobb’s characters are so wonderfully written and the dynamics we got to see in this third book were even better crafted than in the previous installments. i absolutely loved the “quest” element that was very dominant in the story, and i found the ending flawless. i will absolutely be reading the other RotE books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Addiction and Pregnancy

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Death, Drug use, and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture, Rape, Miscarriage, and Infertility

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Rape, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Transphobia

grets_reads's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

Love this book. Can get lost in it for hours.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: War, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Addiction

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, and Infertility

bluejay21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Blood, Death, Drug use, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy