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chasinggrace 's review for:
Ship of Destiny
by Robin Hobb
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The best trilogy, skill-wise, that I’ve ever read. Dragons and pirates, romance and politics, philosophy and religion, power dynamics and triumphs. What a conclusion. I don’t want to go back to the world of Fitz, I want to stay here with Althea and Brashen and Paragon. But I really hope we get to learn more about Amber in the upcoming series.
Malta grew on me, thankfully, as did Wintrow. A note that the non-communication/miscommunication trope is becoming a pattern in Hobb’s romantic relationships (Fitz/Molly, and now Brashen and Althea really didn’t talk about their issues, and neither did Reyn and Malta). Somehow, in the three books, this makes the relationships slightly unbelievable to me. I hope we see other patterns in future series.
TW: this book has extreme, violent, detailed rape and SA scenes. Only read if you’re sure you can handle that.
Malta grew on me, thankfully, as did Wintrow. A note that the non-communication/miscommunication trope is becoming a pattern in Hobb’s romantic relationships (Fitz/Molly, and now Brashen and Althea really didn’t talk about their issues, and neither did Reyn and Malta). Somehow, in the three books, this makes the relationships slightly unbelievable to me. I hope we see other patterns in future series.
TW: this book has extreme, violent, detailed rape and SA scenes. Only read if you’re sure you can handle that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail