A review by gladiolus17
Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

It’s hard for me to write an objective review because this book destroyed me!!! Hobb is the queen of character development. Every character came out of this series changed, for better or for worse.

I despised Malta in the beginning and truly thought there was nothing that could make me like this nasty little girl, but you know what? Her changed behavior made me like her and root for her.

I also loved the Liveships, both Paragon and Vivacia.
My heart broke when Paragon asked Amber to make him a face someone could love.


I also found Althea’s arc truly heartbreaking.
Abusers are loved by people. Their loved ones don’t want to believe they could do something that horrible. I felt the reactions around Althea were realistic, even though I wished everyone would believe her and turn on Kennit.


My main complaint was that I found Amber lacking as a character within this series. I have not read any other of Hobb’s books, so it made me feel her character within this series wasn’t fleshed out and her role not prominent. If she had a bigger part, I would’ve liked her character more.
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