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challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I really struggle to define how I relate to Hobb's works.
Having read 16 of them (totaling well over 4 million words I believe) I obviously found them well worth the read. However I do find her style often directionless and meandering, I get the sense she writes through discovery without going through and doing the editing needed to make these tighter stories.
How many times must we read about Bee trying to escape, failing and being beaten. How many times do we need to watch Fitz try and convince the rest of the gang to turn back
I feel the repetition of certain plot elements just lead to my frustration without moving the story or the character development forward at all.
But also there was so much in this book to love, so many characters and settings I've been wanting to see either again or for the first time. All in all it was a very fitting conclusion to the RoTE series but I just couldn't love it.
Having read 16 of them (totaling well over 4 million words I believe) I obviously found them well worth the read. However I do find her style often directionless and meandering, I get the sense she writes through discovery without going through and doing the editing needed to make these tighter stories.
I feel the repetition of certain plot elements just lead to my frustration without moving the story or the character development forward at all.
But also there was so much in this book to love, so many characters and settings I've been wanting to see either again or for the first time. All in all it was a very fitting conclusion to the RoTE series but I just couldn't love it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
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