A review by kabrahams
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had been warned that this book would give me emotional damage, and for most of it I felt it, but had honestly expected it to be worse. And then the last chapter, no, last paragraph. AHHH. Pain, pain, pain. I'm still crying. And yet I loved it.

Lots of fun tropes (no, not animal death, not fun, PAIN) like learning to use magic (although that involves pain), a presumably unrequited childhood love, and court intrigue. Also
  I cannot overstate how much I appreciated the fact that Fitz didn't excel at everything, wasn't the best of the best, and openly failed multiple times, remaining alive because there were others to help him.

The last hundred pages or so were super fast passed and epic after a relatively slow paced (but not in a bad way) story. I love Robin Hobb's attention to detail. Such a rich, immersive world. Perhaps a too bit like our own at times, but I still can't wait to return.
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