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errie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Trafficking, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Police brutality
Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Classism, Drug use, Excrement, Alcohol, Abortion, Abandonment, Torture, and Sexual violence
smokingchagga's review against another edition
- 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
Note: sexual violence is a major thing in this particular series. The threat of it is quite heavy and it can absolutely be a deal breaker for someone who is sensitive to it. There were also a few instances where an assault or the direct aftermath of one was explicitly shown.
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
atalea's review
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Slavery
Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Confinement, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Excrement, Pregnancy, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Vomit
kaziaroo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Gore, Slavery, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Murder, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Excrement, Confinement, Vomit, Sexual content, and Rape
Multiple graphic limb amputationsapparitor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Addiction
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: Blood, Bullying, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Slavery
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Drug use
Minor: Alcohol, Death, Excrement, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence
thebookfinch's review
- 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: Slavery, Blood, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death, 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: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
achingallover's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit