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Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

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crispr_breadboard's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

greenstarfish's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

4.0

Pros:
Assassin's Quests story feels more directed and less slow-paced than its counterparts because it's a travel story. Fitz is always working towards one singular goal, whether it is

killing Regal

making his way to Verity

. The journey doesn't get stale either as there is a lot of progression with party members leaving and joining throughout. Near the end, you also start to get a much better sense of the scale of the world-building as some of the mysteries behind the

intricacies of the skill

are unveiled. The ending gives a nice glimpse into what happens after the main story. It makes me curious how the Tawny Man trilogy will pick up where this one left off.

Assassin's Quest nailed picking up after the previous book's cliffhanger ending. The unique writing style at the beginning makes it feel wholly separate from the rest of the book and immediately gets you invested in how that section will turn out.

Neutral:
Compared to the two other books, the third one's final act shocking twist, didn't feel as impactful, since it was over pretty quickly and since some other similarly big things had happened right before it. If the moment had been given more room to breathe, it could've felt more epic than it ended up being.

bubbles12444225's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

3.0

Hot take. This trilogy peaked at the 2nd book. This book went on and on and on. I think the book is great for detail work and for the world, but the ending was short and the epilogue left much to be desired. The trilogy is gut wrenching in a good way to a reader but this book made me so weary. I love Fitz and will be continuing the Robin Hobb universe but my honest opinion is that the 1st two books are best in this trilogy and this book the chapters could have all been condensed.

nathanderon's review against another edition

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slow-paced

0.25

samuelaaaa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

armstrongangela83's review against another edition

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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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ira_22_3's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

I thoroughly enjoyed this last installment of the series! While it introduces a bunch of new characters as well as some distinctly different goals and events from the previous books, I found this quite refreshing. Because it is quite a bit longer, there was a lot more that could be fit into one novel. I'd say I met my favourite character in this one, and I felt the tension built more than in the other parts of the series. The world-building is simply fantastic, the further investigation of magic and its limits and Fitz' personal growth made for an interesting read. Big fan!