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A review by yeimyaileen
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
5.0
“An assassin is a tool,” he informed me in a hiss. “Somehow, I never got that across to you. We are tools. We do not do anything of our own volition.”
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The pacing of this book is so excellent. Robin Hobb forces you to slow down and process everything that is happening to Fitz. My mouth was agape for every reveal in this book. The ending was so cool!
As opposed to the “coming of age” premise of book 1, book 2 deals with the consequences of living your life for your King (the lack of an organized religion in this book makes King feel like God). Chade and Burrich are such excellent characters that act as foils to Fitz’s future, while also being the only characters to act as parents to Fitz (is be damned to become like the men he loves?). Additionally, Fitz grapples with the idea of being A Man (vs. an animal) in all the forms it takes (a titleless bastard, a kingsman, a man in romantic relationships, a catalyst, a changer). banger banger banger
"No man is so dangerous as the man who cannot decide what he fears."
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The pacing of this book is so excellent. Robin Hobb forces you to slow down and process everything that is happening to Fitz. My mouth was agape for every reveal in this book. The ending was so cool!
As opposed to the “coming of age” premise of book 1, book 2 deals with the consequences of living your life for your King (the lack of an organized religion in this book makes King feel like God). Chade and Burrich are such excellent characters that act as foils to Fitz’s future, while also being the only characters to act as parents to Fitz (is be damned to become like the men he loves?). Additionally, Fitz grapples with the idea of being A Man (vs. an animal) in all the forms it takes (a titleless bastard, a kingsman, a man in romantic relationships, a catalyst, a changer). banger banger banger
"No man is so dangerous as the man who cannot decide what he fears."