Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb

4 reviews

aseel_reads's review

adventurous 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

4.0

I liked how the whole plot came together and was resolved at the end, although, it did feel a bit rushed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Slavery

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, and Slavery

Moderate: War, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Ableism, Child death, and Pedophilia

mariebrunelm's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

This novel concludes The Rain Wild Chronicles, the only series in Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings universe to count 4 books and not the usual 3. I do understand why 4, because each tome has its own narrative arc, but I also think most of the books could have been a bit smaller. Reading one book by Robin Hobb every month reminds me both how much I enjoy her works, but it also highlights repetitions and moments in which the story drags a little bit. Well, Blood of Dragons certainly had a few repetitions but I didn't find that it dragged, contrary to the previous 2 volumes. In this one, all the characters' journeys are headed toward some form of resolution. A large part of the book sets the stakes for the end which is a little rushed to my liking, especially in contrast to the long parts I mentined earlier. But it's still very enjoyable, and nuanced. We are reacquainted with a couple of characters from Liveship Traders, although not for long, so it won't bother readers who start with this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Death

Minor: Trafficking, War, and Child death

kfox's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Medical content, Rape, Sexual violence, and War