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A review by lucybbookstuff
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My god. I am loath to put this book down, but it is indeed over. ðŸ˜
It's one of those where I'm searching for any reason not to give it a full 5 stars, and I'm coming up empty. I had some mild doubts in the beginning. I wasn't expecting and wasn't sure how I felt about the "life story" narrative style and the flowery writing. But it all drew me in pretty quickly and I eventually found myself not minding that at all, and in fact, becoming quite immersed in it and captivated by it.
She's just such an incredible writer. The way she wove this story together is beyond intelligent and intentional, without feeling pretentious and inaccessible. The focus on Fitz as a character study was done so well. There was hardly any "action" in this book, but I don't even care, and I still kept turning pages just to know more about Fitz and his growing mind. The characterizations of every major and minor character were done so well and realistically. There was also still plenty of intrigue. The plot of this book is "slow," but the reading experience was not. At least not unintentionally. I didn't rush through it because I wanted to savor it.
This was just so good. Everything everyone told me it would be, and more. I'm so excited to continue, but I'm not going to do so immediately. I need to make it last.
It's one of those where I'm searching for any reason not to give it a full 5 stars, and I'm coming up empty. I had some mild doubts in the beginning. I wasn't expecting and wasn't sure how I felt about the "life story" narrative style and the flowery writing. But it all drew me in pretty quickly and I eventually found myself not minding that at all, and in fact, becoming quite immersed in it and captivated by it.
She's just such an incredible writer. The way she wove this story together is beyond intelligent and intentional, without feeling pretentious and inaccessible. The focus on Fitz as a character study was done so well. There was hardly any "action" in this book, but I don't even care, and I still kept turning pages just to know more about Fitz and his growing mind. The characterizations of every major and minor character were done so well and realistically. There was also still plenty of intrigue. The plot of this book is "slow," but the reading experience was not. At least not unintentionally. I didn't rush through it because I wanted to savor it.
This was just so good. Everything everyone told me it would be, and more. I'm so excited to continue, but I'm not going to do so immediately. I need to make it last.