and_so_it_goes 's review for:

Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
3.75
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. 
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