foxmulders 's review for:

Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

4.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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don’t go mooning after the stars, when the wide sea is all around you.

this was a hard read, but the end was worth it. i love althea and brashen and amber and malta, but im excited to return to fitz and the fool in the next books.

i usually have a really hard time with justifying on-page rape. but hobb walks a delicate line here where it does not feel gratuitous to include,  it weaves naturally with the core themes of the book re: liveships and agency and slaverys, and it feels that it is taken with appropriate seriousness and horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Violence, War

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Slavery, Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use