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A review by lucybbookstuff
Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh my GOD!!!!!!!
I'm gonna need 3-5 business days to process that ending! Absolutely incredible! There's no way I can put more than a few weeks between this and Ship of Destiny!
Much of this book was very slow setup - not complaining, it's all necessary and done so well, and I've know from the very start of Assassin's Apprentice that I can trust Hobb's process. And MY GOD did she come through with an epic Hobbicane!!! (My word for her wild endings, a la "Sanderlanche.")
The expansion of the lore in this trilogy is AMAZING. The way she feeds it to us in this book especially is so perfect. And just the lore itself..... it's hard to fathom how smart Robin Hobb is and how well-planned this entire series is. The tie-ins to events in the Farseer trilogy as well were so sparse but always SO exciting! And that one huge character realization I had... 🤌🏻🤩
The character development as well, for practically everyone in this book, was so good and often so satisfying. Hobb's character work and knowledge of humanity is seriously unmatched.
As always, I feel devastated that this series will ever have to end. But this time I feel less like I have to draw it out. Things are heating up substantially and I'm not going to be able to make it last as long as I originally planned. Let's do this. 👊🏻
I'm gonna need 3-5 business days to process that ending! Absolutely incredible! There's no way I can put more than a few weeks between this and Ship of Destiny!
Much of this book was very slow setup - not complaining, it's all necessary and done so well, and I've know from the very start of Assassin's Apprentice that I can trust Hobb's process. And MY GOD did she come through with an epic Hobbicane!!! (My word for her wild endings, a la "Sanderlanche.")
The expansion of the lore in this trilogy is AMAZING. The way she feeds it to us in this book especially is so perfect. And just the lore itself..... it's hard to fathom how smart Robin Hobb is and how well-planned this entire series is. The tie-ins to events in the Farseer trilogy as well were so sparse but always SO exciting! And that one huge character realization I had... 🤌🏻🤩
The character development as well, for practically everyone in this book, was so good and often so satisfying. Hobb's character work and knowledge of humanity is seriously unmatched.
As always, I feel devastated that this series will ever have to end. But this time I feel less like I have to draw it out. Things are heating up substantially and I'm not going to be able to make it last as long as I originally planned. Let's do this. 👊🏻