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mckenziemreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
This book contains the best character writing I have ever read in my life. I LOVE it so much.
Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape
firedew's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Rape
esperare's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Rape
michaelmarshall's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Violence
_calreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual harassment
sepptb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.5
Moderate: Rape and Slavery
bookshelves_by_kezia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Violence
meliemelo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
As much as I enjoyed the trilogy, I felt a bit let down by the ending. After all those pages, important events are glossed over. I also wasn't a fan of the way Althea was treated, and the resolution didn't make it much better.
All in all, it is still a great series, absolutely deserving of all the praise. I am looking forward to reading the next cycle (hi Fitz!) and then coming back to this corner of the world (I think? I hope?).
All in all, it is still a great series, absolutely deserving of all the praise. I am looking forward to reading the next cycle (hi Fitz!) and then coming back to this corner of the world (I think? I hope?).
Graphic: Rape
gw7's review against another edition
medium-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
5.0
It's a 5 star because, even among books i rate five stars, this one is up there. There just isn't really much I can fault about it. Plot: truthful, intriguing, good pace. Writing, excellent as always. Characters: so intricate and honest and believable they delivered the story line impeccably.
That being said, I MUCH preferred Mad Ship in this trilogy. Apart from the fact that everything was wrapped up at the end, this felt much more like a second than a third book and while it didn't exactly 'suffer from second book syndrome' it felt very much like, 'ok, all of these threads have been set up previously and now we have to carry them through to the books end.'
I get that it's not Hobb's style to do these larger than life endings specifically when it comes to impact on individual characters, but it very much felt like Amber and Wintrow were going to be a through line for THIS trilogy, even right up to the end it was leading as if there was going to be this one big final reveal about those two and what Amber had been talking about the entire time. However it is difficult for that to be a criticism because I was particularly disappointed with how their story wrapped up either. Not least because we're obviously going to have more of that story in the books to come.
I found so many of the ends of the characters so satisfying, and I've grown to very much enjoy the way that Hobb deals with things, I find it makes the lessons so much more applicable and I always learn so much from her writing that I readily apply to my own life.
Paragon with Althea at the end and the allegory with forgiveness and original sin, giving it up to HP etc.??????????????? to name one
That being said, I MUCH preferred Mad Ship in this trilogy. Apart from the fact that everything was wrapped up at the end, this felt much more like a second than a third book and while it didn't exactly 'suffer from second book syndrome' it felt very much like, 'ok, all of these threads have been set up previously and now we have to carry them through to the books end.'
I found so many of the ends of the characters so satisfying, and I've grown to very much enjoy the way that Hobb deals with things, I find it makes the lessons so much more applicable and I always learn so much from her writing that I readily apply to my own life.
Graphic: Rape
sir_dagonet's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
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
5.0
Graphic: Rape