Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

53 reviews

beeeaux's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Robin Hobb’s style is mystifying and beautiful. I love reading these books. However, I think she is too in love with Fitz as an author. The end of this book was a little.. weird.. but fun and certainly impressive. Fitz and Molly’s relationship is incredibly pointless to me. I haven’t read the third one, and I suppose Fitz being clueless about women is supposed to be his fatal flaw but this book particularly could be so much better if there was a) less happening to him so his immaturity becomes better developed or focused on b) no romance subplot and he just slept around c) NASTY GAY SEX and 10x more Fool time. Whatever, no one wants to hear the truth. bye. (aka the love and attention Hobb pays to the development of the Fitz and the Fool is delicate and incredible and then theres just Molly Red Skirts r u freaking kidding me?! its just lame and ruins the magic)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture

downtowndaly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Animal death, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

lanna_aud's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Minor: Addiction

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Animal cruelty, Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, Violence, and Blood

gabi_reii's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Torture, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Child death, and Death

Elder abuse

the_magicians_librarian's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: War, Death, Violence, and Blood

dead_colonel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

carrionkid's review against another edition

4.5

God robin Hobb really can make me feel the entire spectrum of human emotions, huh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Torture, Grief, Physical abuse, and War

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Child death, Drug use, Alcohol, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Animal death, Infertility, and Death of parent

eh1736's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Gore