Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

L'assassino di corte by Robin Hobb

23 reviews

searchandrescueteam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The second of a trilogy is always a treat: you’ve read the first and want more, and you know if you like this one, there’s at least one more!
Now the central character is an adult - and the complexities of his relationships are ever more tangled.  
The matter of loyalty and allegiance at odds with other strongly held values is a recurrent theme here - and, as in life, unresolvable without compromise.
The twists and turns of the plot were enough to keep me reading to the last page … and wanting more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Torture, Terminal illness, Grief, Drug use, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Sometimes a distressing read, if the reader feels empathy for the central character. Worth it - to see our daily complexities in a different way.

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

I can't rate or review this now, this book has left me an emotional wreck.  When I'm feeling a bit more rational, I'll come back and do this properly. (02/05/2024)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Blood, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Confinement, Torture, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content and War

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

Slow to start but worth it in the end. I’m unsatisfied by the ending but that just makes me all the more eager to pick up the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Minor: Slavery and Sexual content

alipenguinface's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

Fuckin hell 😂😂😂😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, and Alcohol

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

fionam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Torture

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