Review by and_so_it_goes - Mad Ship

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Mad Ship by Robin Hobb

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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

This was a lot better than the first book. Robin Hobb still likes to add all the plot at the very end of the book, and have every second book contain all the important plot threads. I enjoyed every POV a lot more this time around. I do have some reservations about the

sexism, not because it is there but because I am not entirely convinced it’s all from the world. The sheer amount of age gap relationships that aren’t arranged is honestly insane. I also think Althea is held back by her constant indecisiveness about Brashen. Same with Malta. Their arc is much better without choosing the bare minimum of men.

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