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Beautifully written, but I wish Molly and Fitz actually had more chemistry. I see what people mean now when they say Fitz can be a frustrating character, I was face-palming when he didn’t come to the conclusions that I had already drawn.

The rest of this book was great though. Regal is such an amazingly hateable villain though, and I love Verity and Kettricken.

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5.0

The last 150 pages or so were A WILD RIDE. And what even was that ending?? This book left me crushed, I simply do not know where the next one will go.

Hobb has such a way of writing believable characters, you really feel like you know all of them and their ambitions are truthful to their personalities. Fitz is one of the best protagonist I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading about. His way of viewing life is not only informative for the reader, but his streaks of being naive and understanding that he doesn’t know everything is also refreshing.

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

caffeinatedmoodreader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.75

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3.75

The inner monologue-ing started to get tedious in book #2 of this series.

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5.0

I love these characters so much. The only thing I didn’t quite like with this book was how much it centered on Molly. The ending was hard to read but I can’t wait to continue.

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adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

I just finished this one for the second time. I remember enjoying them nearly twenty years ago, around the time my concept of God was evolving. The Wit and the Skill tied in with that nicely.

Here is my favourite part...

The exercise for centering oneself is a simple one. Stop thinking of what you intend to do. Stop thinking of what you have just done. Then, stop thinking that you have stopped thinking of those things. Then you will find the Now, the time that stretches eternal, and is really the only time there is. Then, in that place, you will finally have time to be yourself.

2024 Reread
The same text stood out to me this time around. Reading puts me in the Now. I've always called it 'the good place,' and that's where I am now, having just finished the reread. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It's a rare book that I can read in bed and not find myself struggling to get through two pages because of the lure of sleep. This series is just such rare books.

acereviews's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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