Reviews tagging 'Death'

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

84 reviews

mars_persey's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Death, and Death of parent

immovabletype's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Animal death, Infertility, and War

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

tmw1122's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Lower magic system than I’m used to. Reads like a historical fiction with lots of court politics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug use, Child death, Alcohol, Classism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Grief

mysterymom40's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Torture, Death of parent, War, Death, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

ltsang08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and War

taobooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Was on the slower side for sure and I hope animals will end up a bigger part of the story. I want Fitz to get a dog he can keep so badly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, and Death

s_nova's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Infertility, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War

scurvotron's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

gabrieldorian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death of parent

moppyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death