Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

78 reviews

plantbaybe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Kidnapping, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Death of parent

sethryals's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

ratnix's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

Solid book, however, at times it seemed like it was struggling to find its identity

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity

chrisvoble's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

lanna_aud's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Infertility

lauramcc7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

softhesquirrel's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death

eleanorjmca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt

shinysue's review against another edition

This book is so boring. It is the slowest walk through this boys life. It's written in such an old style, I honestly thought it was written in the 90s. There are better fantasy books out there, don't waste your time on an old man's ramblings about a young boys life.

Upon checking again, it was written in 1995 (audiobook is 2010). Totally on brand for the time, but we've moved on to better things now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse