Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

36 reviews

grets_reads's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Confinement, War, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Cancer, Addiction, and Blood

Minor: Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, and Xenophobia

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I didn't enjoy this as much as the first book. The treachery, plotting, and kniving nature of the antagonist grates at the reader and the main characters which is for good writing. Again not very diverse cast and there is a bit of a slow start but quickly speeds up. 

There is a new wolf character introduced and I'm not too much of a fan. It doesn't fit as well as Fitz. However the purpose and reasoning of this character unfolds later in the book. There is much more violence and gore in this one than the first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Vomit, War, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Drug use, Drug abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Cannibalism, Bullying, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Abortion, and Abandonment

bluejay21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Fitz is really going through it, huh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

anaguana's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

emsavors's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

hornsounder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, and Violence