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Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

13 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.5

One of the things i really valued about the second book was the way that not everything went to plan for Fitz. It made the plot hard to predict and enjoyable to follow along with. This book took that a step too far i think. Fitz’s plans failed so often that it circled back into predictability. It was hard to root for any of his plans when i knew that he would be thwarted. It was realistic, but the romantic in me wants the underdog to catch a break. I love the way that Robin Hobb writes women and i wish we could’ve seen more of that in this book. We get glimpses of women being cool and incredible and brave but Fitz is so focused on his own woes (of which he has plenty) that the women and other side characters fall to the background. This is (somewhat surprisingly) remedied a bit by Nighteyes and his building of a pack. (I particularly loved the audiobook narrator’s tone whenever the wolf talked about pack).

This momentum is, of course, dashed upon the rocks when the found family separates at the end of the book. I’m excited to see how it plays out in the later series, but disappointed in the meantime. One last thing on the ending—I hate list epilogues. The monotonous listing of events that occur after the final action leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I have high hopes that future books may expound on these events, but just in the context of this book, i was annoyed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Abortion, Hate crime, Torture, Miscarriage, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

Minor: Drug use and Infertility

catawampuscat's review

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage

acoupleofapples's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual harassment, Abortion, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

downtowndaly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Alcohol, Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and War

ulyssies's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Bullying

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

dreadfulsorryclementine's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Sexual violence

maira_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars! 

This was a good ending to the trilogy. I still really love FitzChivalry. But I got to admit this was one difficult book to read. The slow pacing, I had already expected. But I didn't think a fantasy book could be this emotionally draining. No, no one of importance died in this book. But I ache for the characters all the same, especially for our main character, Fitz. He is the epitome of loneliness. I read this book and the whole time I witness his ordeals, all I wanted was for him to just find his happiness. It was hard to the point I took a break after reading halfway through the book because I felt sorry for FitzChivalry, I felt sorry for the characters. After reading this trilogy, I know Robin Hobb's endings are usually very satisfying. But I would also admit that they also end in a very melancholic note. 

If you want a character driven high fantasy trilogy with characters who have very human emotions, this is the trilogy for you because damn this characters are incredible. You don't necessarily stay for the action-packed plot but you stay for the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Love this book. Can get lost in it for hours.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: War, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Addiction

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, and Infertility

prairieraven's review

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.

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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