Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

46 reviews

grimdark_dad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Physical abuse

niknakreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

If you've not read any Robin Hobb, please start soon because you are missing out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal cruelty

Minor: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Adorable and cruel magic system. Heart wrenching. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Grief, Alcohol, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Drug use, Misogyny, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Infertility

Minor: Rape

zombie_loves_books's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I finally started reading this series with a group and what a great start to a series! I ate this book up. The beginning was a little slow but necessary. I loved learning about the world through the eyes and growth of a child. It made finding out about the culture and ways of the world feel natural and not forced. Once I got to the last quarter I couldn't not put it down. There where moments where I couldn't breath it was a such roller-coaster.

Sorry to the group but I can't wait to start the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infertility

plantbaybe's review

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

mollymawk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

micallab'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

briely's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

poison_frogs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent

moonlitreading_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark informative relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

“So, was there anything to me, other than being a spy or assassin?”

The one thing I regret about reading Assassin’s Apprentice is that I didn’t start it earlier!!!! This book is slow paced, but Robin Hobb writes so well that I didn’t mind it. This book gives off an autobiographical feel and it’s more character-driven than plot-driven.

Speaking of characters, there were a lot that I liked. Even though everything is told from Fitz’s POV, the other characters still managed to stand out. Apart from Fitz, my favorite character is The Fool. I don’t know, I just feel like I want to be friends with him.

It was interesting to see Fitz’s character developing from when he was six until his mid(?) teens. But it’s crazy to think that everything that happened in this book was before Fitz became an adult. FitzChivalry Farseer you poor traumatized child.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent