A review by mstrpurple
Rise of a Merchant Prince by Raymond E. Feist

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Loved reading about the economics of Midkemia. Feist created a page-turner about someone getting rich in medieval times- that's impressive.

Roo is a POS. I don't hate that, because not all characters need to be perfect, or only slightly flawed. But don't get it twisted- he is a POS.

The pacing got a bit weird near the very end. It's like Feist realized he spent over 350 pages only on Roo, and forgot he needed to make some progress on the Serpent War. The whiplash POV changes were just a bit odd.