Reviews

Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb

ecdereus's review against another edition

4.0

Wat is Robin Hobb toch een begenadigd vertelster! Hoewel dit tweede deel weer een fiks aantal pagina's telt terwijl het desondanks slechts een betrekkelijk korte periode uit de gebeurtenissen beslaat en dus een vrij traag verloop kent, verveelt het verhaal geen moment! De belevenissen van Fitz en de Nar blijven boeien van de eerste tot aan de laatste bladzijde en doen je reikhalzend uitzien naar het slotdeel. 4½ ster!

emmajaynejones's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

laurverdi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

mckenziemreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

williamsms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

5.0

kathleenabby's review against another edition

5.0

I know I keep repeating myself when speaking on this series but it truly is incredible. 

As always these are slow character driven books but it's set in such a rich detailed world with a complex relatable protagonist at its heart. Watching Fitz grow from a child into the man he is now has been incredible. I've never known a character this well it's such an intimate experience. 

But it's not just Fitz the characterisation for all her side characters no matter how small there role its mind-blowing. Everyone comes alive off the page. 

These books are devastating Hobbs explores duty, loyalty, loneliness and loss in such depth. This series has broken my heart a million times over. But it's also about the power of grief, the resilience of the human spirit, it's about love and unbreakable bonds. 

I love this series and Ive never felt this devastated to pick up a final book. I can't wait to see where this goes because everything is coming together beautifully with old and new characters. And while I can always reread it I'm so sad I don't have more time with Fitz. 

I'm one book away from the end 💔💔💔

astronad's review against another edition

5.0

I can't believe I only have 1 book left before theses characters' stories are done for me. I refuse to acknowledge that any further at the moment.

I'm so beyond elated that Fitz has finally been recognised and yet I'm so fucking worried about what will happen to them all because I have become undeniably and irreversibly attached to every single character in this wider series.

That is to say, I am not ready to leave Realm of the Elderlings. Simply, no other fantasy series will ever compare.

readinginspace3's review against another edition

5.0

I feel well and truly rewarded as a reader. Robin Hobb draws from such a deep well. This trilogy is everything it needs to be.

steviestyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

5.0

hananas's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0