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bluejay21's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Slavery
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
indi72547's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
tythebooknerd's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Violence
rayreyes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
Minor: Bullying, Blood, Excrement, and Alcohol
wolfthorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Death of parent
Minor: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, and Alcohol
genny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It was daunting to pick up an 800+ page book but the length truly is justified. I'm eager to continue with the next book as there was no resolution at all here - the threads of the protagonists' fates just begin to connect towards the end.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
toniibelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Trafficking, Abandonment, and Colonisation
szuum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent
thebookfinch's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
aseaoftomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
For those of you who don't know me, the Realm of the Elderlings (RotE) is a series that means everything to me. It's impossible to review something I love and adore as much as I do. Anything I say about this book won't encapsulate the overall feeling and story, so I'm not going to do my normal routine (fully).
This is the first book in the Liveship Traders trilogy and the fourth book in the overall RotE series and we follow several characters, mostly from the same family (the Vestrits) with a few exceptions. This takes place in another part of the world - primarily Bingtown in this first book and Bingtown is home to merchant families - traders who own these magical ships called liveships (ships that come to life after the third generation of a family member dies aboard the ship). It's full of feminism, pirates, dysfunctional families, political intrigue of a different kind than we had with Fitz and complex relationships of all kinds.
Every element I normally do in my breakdowns (writing, plot, characters and world building) is just phenomenal. Hobb's characters and world building in particular are some of the best I've read. It's not a simple act of reading these books, you live them.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual content, Excrement, and Religious bigotry