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kirstym25's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Miscarriage
prairieraven's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This one reads a lot slower until the end of the book again where so much happens in the last 140 pages that it feels rushed and some things glazed over after 2 books of build up (not sure if this trilogy is done yet). Overall the trilogy as a set is great, a bit plodding in parts but the characters make up for it. I grew to enjoy the wolf a bit more in this book. It left me wanting to know more about the wit and skilling so perhaps that will be in another book. Solid 3 stars for the series. Recommended for adventure and fantasy readers who like to dive into other realms when they read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Child death, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Abortion, and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage
ailsaod's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed the first half of this book. Fitz recovers from the events in book 2 and then sets himself off on a revenge quest and it was pretty great! Fitz and Nighteyes travel a long way and the reader actually gets to see the Six Duchies much more than we have previously and there were various shenanigans of varying seriousness that would keep things exciting.
Then, at just over halfway the plot switches gear and crawls along for the rest of the book. There are two to three hundred pages of Fitz and friends just walking and having drama with each other when the rest of the book up until then was a rollercoaster. Also the lore behind the Skill and the Elderlings and all that gets dumped on you very quickly and there isn't really time to deal with it properly even though this was an EIGHT HUNDRED page book. One positive of the second half of the book however is that the Fool finally gets a bunch of development which was good.
Then the climax came and it was very odd and the ending was VERY unsatisfying. How am I supposed to be happy with this?! At least this book didn't have me crying my eyes out like the previous instalments I guess?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Addiction and Miscarriage
bluejay21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy
aseaoftomes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
For those of you who don't know me, the Realm of the Elderlings (RotE) is a series that means everything to me. It's impossible to review something I love and adore as much as I do. Anything I say about this book won't encapsulate the overall feeling and story, so I'm not going to do my normal routine (fully).
This is the third and final book in the Farseer trilogy and the third book in the overall RotE series and it picks up right where the second book left off. Fitz is recovering from the events of the last book with the help of Chade and Burrich and once he's well enough again, he goes off on a quest to seek revenge against the one who took everything from him, but ends up being commanded by his king to go to him and things go from there.
Every element I normally do in my breakdowns (writing, plot, characters and world building) is just phenomenal. Hobb's characters and world building in particular are some of the best I've read. It's not a simple act of reading these books, you live them.
This is the third and final book in the Farseer trilogy and the third book in the overall RotE series and it picks up right where the second book left off. Fitz is recovering from the events of the last book with the help of Chade and Burrich and once he's well enough again, he goes off on a quest to seek revenge against the one who took everything from him, but ends up being commanded by his king to go to him and things go from there.
Every element I normally do in my breakdowns (writing, plot, characters and world building) is just phenomenal. Hobb's characters and world building in particular are some of the best I've read. It's not a simple act of reading these books, you live them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Rape and Child death
achingallover's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Truly incredible.
After the second book, I was worried about this one but it’s easily the best. Could it have been two books? Yes, but honestly just a fantastic book and so great to see all the threads come together.
After the second book, I was worried about this one but it’s easily the best. Could it have been two books? Yes, but honestly just a fantastic book and so great to see all the threads come together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Drug use, and Blood
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