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luise96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I could barely put this down at times. It is slow and sometimes not a lot happens, but I just know that every little detail builds up to something.
Oh and Molly! I never truly cared for her, but seeing her together with fits and caring for child so lovingly, that was considered „simple“ aka disabled. My heart broke, when she died so suddenly, but well it‘s Robin Hobb, it was to be expected.
I am so curious to get the full mythology behind Bee. She is Fitz‘s and the Fool‘s child? And she has the Skill and the Wit?
Oh damn I am excited for the next book, but as the same time I am dreading the what will happen and dreading the end of this wonderful series.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement and Torture
shellbellbell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
So our hero spends this book failing to live up to the promises he makes to his loved ones, for reasons inside and/or outside of his control, Bee is constantly mistreated by most of the people of Withywoods and becomes a parentified child, the Fool shows up in an extremely disturbing state, the true hero of this book (Revel) dies a sudden death, and Bee is kidnapped. Where is the glimmer of hope? Guess I'll have to keep reading.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Child abuse
Moderate: Rape and Torture
sudenkirjat's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Torture
briely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
mqabbadbest's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Torture, and Death of parent
jeninmotion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
...still finished this book in one day, like I did the first three trilogies. I used to stay up til 2 in the morning reading these books, even when I was like "why is 15% of your personality yelling 'no homo' while loving The Fool as much as ever, FitzChivalry?"
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Torture
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Alcohol
kabrahams's review against another edition
- 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
5+
Well I did it. I read all the books I missed before and then reread and...I'm speechless. Screaming, crying, ahhhhh. I loved and understood all the parts that confused me last time of course.
I can't wait and I'm also terrified to keep reading. I don't want it to be over. One of the best books of one of the best series I've ever read.
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Jan 20 (first read)
4.5
I had one of those good book hangovers after finishing this, and also the burning desire to read everything else by Robin Hobb. Which led to realizing that she's written a ton of interconnected books and this trilogy is the one you're supposed to read last...whoops. Might explain why my one complaint was that it took me a bit to get into the book and figure out what was going on. But I also kind of liked being dropped into the middle? Things did get way more interesting once Bee showed up. I have so much love for her and I'm so worried about the cliffhanger. Torn between wanting to read the next book immediately and knowing I should read Assassin's Apprentice and all those other books first.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Rape
achingallover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder