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“Definitely the weakest of the series, takes a long time to get going. Once it does though...!”
Paul R wrote this review Thursday, March 14, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love this series.”
Yvonne Hertzberger wrote this review Monday, December 17, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Full of characters that I really like and characters that I really despise. In the subsequent books, I hope they get their comeuppance and the good guys win. Compelling enough to keep me reading until it was well past bedtime.”
ksspif wrote this review Wednesday, September 5, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“fascinating follow up to the Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer) series taking place in a different part of the kingdom.I loved the links to Fitz' story and the introduction of the Rain Wilds”
Cathie S wrote this review Sunday, August 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Aaah, so good! I've been wanting to read more of Hobb (she's coming to Dragon*Con this year!), but hadn't gotten to them yet. I've been super bored and annoyed by everything I've read lately, but it's mostly been fluff. So I decided to pick up something a bit more substantial. I'm SO GLAD I did! This is such a great story. I can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy. The only thing I didn't love was the part with the serpents. I'm sure they've got a big role in the overall story, but their part bored me. Luckily, they didn't comprise a big part of the story. I'd totally be reading Mad Ship next but my Little wants me to finish the Charlie Bone series since she's started reading it now. :)”
Jennifer J wrote this review Friday, July 6, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed reading Ship of Magic! The concept of a living ship is fantastic and I loved that the book had so many different perspectives, although it was annoying at times. Althea and Bashen were great characters and I want to see their relationship grow more. I sympathized completely with Althea and cannot wait to see what becomes of her. The serpents, the Rain Wild people, and Captain Kennet's charm made this book an amazing book. I will definitively read the next book in the series. ”
Lyddz wrote this review Saturday, June 2, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another Robin Hobb masterpiece! This book is full of excitement and characters but it's not hard to keep them all straight. Can't wait to get to the second book in the trilogy.”
Jerseygirl / Dame Constance (Oodles) Oxford-Whapdoodle, D.C., B.C., D.C.A. wrote this review Friday, April 20, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fantastic. One of my best ever reads.”
David A. Lindsay wrote this review Saturday, April 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“There's some good worldbuilding in here, and the characters are overall likeable. The plot is both the book's strong point and its weakness; while things move at a decent pace and there's plenty of suspense and drama, it occasionally slips into maudlin navel-gazing and antagonist characters are unfair for drama's sake.
Fiona Canteberry wrote this review Wednesday, March 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The ending is little more than a sequel hook, but since I'm interested in reading the entire series, I don't mind much. Overall, I recommend the series if you like pirates, magic, and family drama.”
“This is a huge book with dozens of characters and a POV for almost every one of them. The book could easily have been trimmed to its advantage. But it's still a delightful read about a delightful world with a delightful seafaring twist.”
K.M. Weiland wrote this review Thursday, March 8, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
