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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
Amazing, heart wrenching ending to an amazing heart wrenching trilogy.
Against popular opinion, i feel like this was one of the most satisfying ending ive read. Also a rare time where i actually find every single book of the series good-not a disappointing third book.
I miss fitz already:( i feel like this book was the most plot driven in the entire series which fixed a bit of the pacing problem! However, it was still emotionally challenging where fitz didn’t catch a break(literally).
What hobb does best is write complex character relationships. Every single fitz interaction was heartbreaking in its own way, especially since youve been following him since he was 6.
The amount of times i had to put the book down to cry cannot be counted. Which might be my favorite part of the book.
What i also enjoyed is how she gave fitz a very realistic arc.
What’s more heartbreaking but realistic than him turning into the one thing he didn’t want-his father? (You can try guess which one. All would be right probably)
My only problem was how she doesnt write good villains. Their motives werent clear, and honestly i feel like fitz fought his inner demons more than he fought them.
Regal was a whiny unidimensional boyking. The redships made sense- but they were a bit shallow and disappointing.
I am so excited to see what comes next though!
Against popular opinion, i feel like this was one of the most satisfying ending ive read. Also a rare time where i actually find every single book of the series good-not a disappointing third book.
I miss fitz already:( i feel like this book was the most plot driven in the entire series which fixed a bit of the pacing problem! However, it was still emotionally challenging where fitz didn’t catch a break(literally).
What hobb does best is write complex character relationships. Every single fitz interaction was heartbreaking in its own way, especially since youve been following him since he was 6.
The amount of times i had to put the book down to cry cannot be counted. Which might be my favorite part of the book.
What i also enjoyed is how she gave fitz a very realistic arc.
What’s more heartbreaking but realistic than him turning into the one thing he didn’t want-his father? (You can try guess which one. All would be right probably)
My only problem was how she doesnt write good villains. Their motives werent clear, and honestly i feel like fitz fought his inner demons more than he fought them.
Regal was a whiny unidimensional boyking. The redships made sense- but they were a bit shallow and disappointing.
I am so excited to see what comes next though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War
Minor: Slavery
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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
I’m very conflicted about this one. It could’ve been many many pages shorter, and the ending is understandable but I don’t understand the point of the moment with Starling about recovering from trauma, the acknowledgment that he loved the idea of Molly, his mother, etc.if nothing is done with that and Fitz lives alone. Surely after so many life experiences he would at least tell Patience? I was also horrified by the body swapping to make the heir. It’s barely acknowledged afterwards. The characters are compelling as always, and I do like the deeper dive into Fitz as an unreliable narrator. The questing part was the weakest for me, especially the middle part. The excess tree descriptions got to me.
However, like purposefully diving off a cliff, I still felt for the characters and wanted to know what happened with them. This one is definitely a flawed work, more than the previous entries.
However, like purposefully diving off a cliff, I still felt for the characters and wanted to know what happened with them. This one is definitely a flawed work, more than the previous entries.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, War
Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Slavery, Pregnancy
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a winding tale that takes a long time to get to where its going with half a dozen false starts along the way. It does kind of bother me how nebulous magical power is in the series. A character is strong because the author says so and how the Skill functions is never fully explained so we don't really know how to compare it to anything else with its bevy of seemingly unrelated abilities. I will also say, I don't like the overarching theme that one should sacrifice everything from their own life to the lives and happiness of those they love for those they serve while actively discouraging them to question those they serve, putting blind faith that they know what is right. Yes, Verity seems decent enough, he expresses remorse for what he has done to Fitz and all the while Regal exists as a counter example that power those not always find its way to those who are just or benevolent.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy
Minor: Child death
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Oh, that's so sad:.(" I say a dolphin flies past me as I'm walking on the yellow brick rode to candy mountain, so I can meet the magic leoploridons.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Sometimes all the choices are poor ones, Fool, and still a man must choose."
Assassin's Quest is a fantastic wrap-up to the Farseer Trilogy. Robin Hobb is absolutely a master of complicated character work and by the end of this trilogy I was so invested in the outcome of each and every character mentioned in this story. In this last installment Hobb steps away from many of Fitz's mentors, and we join old and new characters. The old characters grew with Fitz and the new brought out different aspects of life, love, and loss.
I think what blew me away in this book was Hobb's ability to write women characters specifically. In many fantasy books women are placed in a typical overly patriarchal world where they have to scrape and rave to prove they are valuable members of society, and the authors have to say the characters are strong. In this trilogy, specifically Assassin's Quest, the women show their strength and are not overly questioned due to their gender by the male characters. They are complicated and real and have their own separate ideals. I've seen many reviews hating on Starling, who appears toward the middle, and bringing their ratings down because of her, but I believe she is an incredibly important addition to story. She adds the perspective of a character who isn't connected to the prophecies and while I didn't like the person her character represents through most of it she still felt like an incredibly real character.
Outside of character work, Hobb's prose got even better in this book and was just so beautiful and gritty. This book has so many quotable moments it is hard to pick just a few to highlight! I really enjoyed following Fitz trek throughout the Six Duchies, Mountain Kingdom and beyond as it just added a lot of depth to the world as a whole. I also thoroughly enjoyed how much of Nighteyes and the Fool we got in this one! The Fool is definitely my favorite character and I can't wait to get to the Tawny Man Trilogy to see how his story continues.
I will warn readers that the ending does seem pretty final as Robin Hobb originally wrote Farseer with the thought that this was the last she would write about Fitz. So naturally I'm incredibly curious how Fitz's story continues throughout the Realm of the Elderlings. Either way, I'm so impressed with this trilogy and can't wait to continue with the other 13 in this realm. All three of these books were five stars in my humble opinion and no one can convince me otherwise.
Assassin's Quest is a fantastic wrap-up to the Farseer Trilogy. Robin Hobb is absolutely a master of complicated character work and by the end of this trilogy I was so invested in the outcome of each and every character mentioned in this story. In this last installment Hobb steps away from many of Fitz's mentors, and we join old and new characters. The old characters grew with Fitz and the new brought out different aspects of life, love, and loss.
I think what blew me away in this book was Hobb's ability to write women characters specifically. In many fantasy books women are placed in a typical overly patriarchal world where they have to scrape and rave to prove they are valuable members of society, and the authors have to say the characters are strong. In this trilogy, specifically Assassin's Quest, the women show their strength and are not overly questioned due to their gender by the male characters. They are complicated and real and have their own separate ideals. I've seen many reviews hating on Starling, who appears toward the middle, and bringing their ratings down because of her, but I believe she is an incredibly important addition to story. She adds the perspective of a character who isn't connected to the prophecies and while I didn't like the person her character represents through most of it she still felt like an incredibly real character.
Outside of character work, Hobb's prose got even better in this book and was just so beautiful and gritty. This book has so many quotable moments it is hard to pick just a few to highlight! I really enjoyed following Fitz trek throughout the Six Duchies, Mountain Kingdom and beyond as it just added a lot of depth to the world as a whole. I also thoroughly enjoyed how much of Nighteyes and the Fool we got in this one! The Fool is definitely my favorite character and I can't wait to get to the Tawny Man Trilogy to see how his story continues.
I will warn readers that the ending does seem pretty final as Robin Hobb originally wrote Farseer with the thought that this was the last she would write about Fitz. So naturally I'm incredibly curious how Fitz's story continues throughout the Realm of the Elderlings. Either way, I'm so impressed with this trilogy and can't wait to continue with the other 13 in this realm. All three of these books were five stars in my humble opinion and no one can convince me otherwise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Pregnancy
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
Voi Burrich 😭❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok so I really like this series. This book has a really slow pacing, which didn’t feel rewarding at the end. I understand how the characters ended up, but it was more bitter than sweet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage
Moderate: Blood, Murder
Minor: Rape, War
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
King Shrewd is dead. Fitz was dead - and now he isn't, but everyone thinks he is (and that Verity is too). What will Fitz do with this new lease on life? Can he save the Six Duchies, with no friends and no help (except for Nighteyes)? Is there another richly-detailed, epic quest in store?
This is definitely a long book, and unfurls very slowly at times. It does feel a bit weaker than the other two books in the trilogy. It doesn't help that Nighteyes is absent for a while, or that one new character (Starling) was a bit of a dud for me, or that it gets very very repetitive at times. The ending also feels very rushed, especially in contrast with the pace of the rest of the book.
Still, you have to respect the epic scale, and Hobb's prose as always is gorgeous. I'm looking forward to reading more books in this world.
This is definitely a long book, and unfurls very slowly at times. It does feel a bit weaker than the other two books in the trilogy. It doesn't help that Nighteyes is absent for a while, or that one new character (Starling) was a bit of a dud for me, or that it gets very very repetitive at times. The ending also feels very rushed, especially in contrast with the pace of the rest of the book.
Still, you have to respect the epic scale, and Hobb's prose as always is gorgeous. I'm looking forward to reading more books in this world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape