Reviews tagging 'Death'

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

62 reviews

carrionkid's review against another edition

4.5

God robin Hobb really can make me feel the entire spectrum of human emotions, huh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

josiah17's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-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

3.0

The ending to this book is fantastic. But the rest of the book felt progressively slower and more bloated as I kept turning the page. It felt like we were following Fitz around while he completes his more than often mundane tasks for Buckkeep. And I became more annoyed with the romance between him and Molly. 

However, there were several stretches that I did enjoy, particularly with Verity and Fitz early on in the book. Learning more about the Fool was also nice, and he had some great moments. 

I did enjoy this book at the end of the day. I simply hope book 3 speeds up the pace and feels more engaging with the plot and direction we're headed with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual content

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, and Death of parent

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Excrement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Attack by animal. Strangulation. Poisoning/drugging.

skyeoak's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, and Torture

smokingchagga's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Rape

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

This series has quickly become an all-time favorite for me. More than anything I love Hobb’s character work. Both our main character Fitz and the cast of side characters hold a special place in my heart, and I find myself feeling genuine emotion for them (fear when they're in danger, heartbreak when bad things happen, joy when they're successful). The thing that holds this back from being a full five stars is that it’s a little long, and occasionally some of the romantic side plot elements felt tedious. I don't dislike the romance, but they spend much of the book going over and over the same conversation, and it gets quite redundant after a while. Still, to say I felt anything other than love for this book would be a lie, and I am both excited and nervous to read book three as I'm sure it will absolutely break me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Slavery

beyourbestshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Death, Infertility, Torture, Blood, and Pregnancy

tmickey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

ulyssies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Cannibalism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent