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A review by readwithbells
Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
5.0
This might be my new favorite fantasy trilogy. I feel like Fitz is a real person, and more than that a friend who I want to literally shake as he makes stupid decisions (but not in a way that makes reading this unenjoyable). At the beginning of this book I was getting so mad at him my partner suggested this book might be bad for my mental health ahahah. But I love it. I love the Wit and the Skill, I love Nighteyes, the ending with the Elderlings was so satisfying and so sad and so wondrous and fantastical. I don’t quite know how to review this because it doesn’t feel like it’s over yet. It feels like I’ll just continue to read this until forever (and to be fair there are 6 more books with Fitz but I don’t think that’s affecting this mood that much). I can’t believe that this isn’t even the best trilogy of the bunch (according to my fellow booktubers). Like how could it get better?
Robin Hobb’s writing is like drinking tea, it’s so accessible and descriptive and yet doesn’t feel like she’s holding your hand at all. There were some twists in this third book that were SO good I didn’t even know to expect the twist and yet it made everything fall into place in the story. The interwoven storyline is just so masterful. I love these books. I feel attached to them in a way I can’t recall feeling about a book series in the same way. I’ve never felt like a character is as real as Fitz. Like I’ll wake up and have a text message from him on my phone. I cried, I laughed, I gasped, this whole this is completely masterful.
Robin Hobb’s writing is like drinking tea, it’s so accessible and descriptive and yet doesn’t feel like she’s holding your hand at all. There were some twists in this third book that were SO good I didn’t even know to expect the twist and yet it made everything fall into place in the story. The interwoven storyline is just so masterful. I love these books. I feel attached to them in a way I can’t recall feeling about a book series in the same way. I’ve never felt like a character is as real as Fitz. Like I’ll wake up and have a text message from him on my phone. I cried, I laughed, I gasped, this whole this is completely masterful.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape