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nullp's review against another edition
4.0
A very depressing one, Hobb, why must we suffer each time ....
Can't wait for the next one !
Can't wait for the next one !
lucy3107's review against another edition
I got about 250 pages in and couldn't force myself to go further as the pace slowed to a crawl. I'll probably give this author another chance, because I liked the first book, but I can't bring myself to finish this series.
ethanuelle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
goonerette's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jaepingsu's review against another edition
5.0
This I remembered much more vividly from the first time around than I had Shaman's Crossing, and even then it was still hard to stop reading...as if obsessively staying up reading this would make things any less bleak for Nevare. This is a far more depressing book than the first, with it feeling like just one thing after another is being piled on and Nevare gets more and more weighed down by it all.
Nevare definitely grows as a character in here as he learns to accept his lot and make the best of it. Granted, it takes him the entire 700-ish pages to really get to where he needs to for book three, but even with the slow moments in here it's still a fascinating read. This brings in the frontier feeling that Shaman's Crossing had a little of but not a ton since it spent so much time based out of the academy. The dark and brooding feeling of the magical forest pushing up against the frontiers "progress" just sets such a good stage for this all and just has an atmosphere I've never found in any other fantasy novels.
Nevare definitely grows as a character in here as he learns to accept his lot and make the best of it. Granted, it takes him the entire 700-ish pages to really get to where he needs to for book three, but even with the slow moments in here it's still a fascinating read. This brings in the frontier feeling that Shaman's Crossing had a little of but not a ton since it spent so much time based out of the academy. The dark and brooding feeling of the magical forest pushing up against the frontiers "progress" just sets such a good stage for this all and just has an atmosphere I've never found in any other fantasy novels.
downsdea's review against another edition
2.0
“Ffffff how many more terrible things can happen to our main character??? This can’t all be for nothing right?? RIGHT??” And so I kept reading and reading for two more books of suffering…
I just overall wholeheartedly do not recommend this series.
Spoiler
It wasn’t worth it. This book needs a trigger warning for a thing I never even knew I had anxiety about which is involuntary weight gain. It was so distressing to me to read about the changes to Nevare’s body and how everyone treated him, ugh it honestly made me anxious and I felt I had to keep reading to see it sorted out. It was not a fun reading experience.I just overall wholeheartedly do not recommend this series.
whatisjacobreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-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? Yes
4.5
It’s not a secret that Robin Hobb is hard on her characters and this book is peak misery in my opinion. Granted it all makes sense to the plot & there are still moments of levity through the 800 pages which are greatly needed. The way she writes her characters to feel so real is unmatched by any other author and I’m so excited to finish the trilogy, but sad that it has to come to an end with the next book.
theworldabouttodawn's review against another edition
4.0
Spoiler
robin hobb, seeing the last few chapters of the second book in a trilogy: this bad boy can fit so many imprisonment leading to a sham trial and death sentence before faking a death in itfirst and foremost from a pure. engrossment standpoint this book was SO much better than the last. there were times that shaman's crossing dragged a lot but somehow i didn't really feel any of that with this one. maybe nevare's a more interesting character now that he's not the default anymore (and i do see everyone calling out his lack of agency, which - well, i get it! but it still makes for a compelling story. this has been dragon age ii act iii on a personal level.) this book did deadass change my whole mood and the way i instinctively reacted to other people immediately after putting it down for a few minutes, which. god that NEVER happens
the elephant in the room, of course, is nevare putting on them POUNDS. i am not sensitive to this subject so i can't really say anything about how hobb writes this, but it does seem like it could be problematic in some way. it was certainly harped on a whole bunch and was kind of the driving plot device!
modestyblaise's review against another edition
5.0
I just read some other reviews and people seem to really hate this. and say it's only for Robin Hobbs truest fans. well, weirdly I have not read anything else by Ms Hobb and I could not put this down. it is even more bleak than the first one and there is a lot of talk about getting fat and eating and being judged for being fat and Navarre is painfully stupid sometimes and yet, it was intriguing to me. I will start the next one tomorrow.