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Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

6 reviews

roaming_enn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"It's strange, isn't it, how you don't know how big a part of you someone is until they're threatened? And then you think that you can't possibly go on if something happens to them, but the most frightening part is that, actually, you will go on, you'll have to go on, with them or without them." (Fitz speaking to himself with an unconscious Dutiful)

It was such a pleasure to return to Fitz and Nighteyes' story and have the Fool once again play a huge role in it. I loved the other returning characters too, including Chade and Kettricken (although she didn't appear as often as I'd have liked). And the new characters, including Hap, Jinna, Dutiful, and Laurel, were great as well. The callouts to the Liveship Traders were amazing. Ugh, and the meaning behind the quote I chose is devastating!!!

I didn't even realize Nighteyes' death scene until I started the next chapter!

I look forward to continuing this trilogy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book should be read after both "Farseer" and "Liveship" trilogies. 

Getting to spend time with Fitz and Nighteyes again is such a comfort, getting back in touch with tje world and picking up the threads of their life. 
Hobb's characters always shine abd steal the show, seeing old faces made me emotional and meeting new chatacters was exciting. 

Fitz is slowly pulled back into the world of Farseer politics and the tension and plot sucked you in to this dangerous world.

I love Hobb's writing, world building, storytelling and the way she makes you have such string feelings about her chatacters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-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

4.25

2024: got through this book and really enjoyed it. A big fan of Fitz and the six duchies. Excited to see more of this world unfold, especially with the Witted. 

2023 dnf: A super slow but long high fantasy? Absolutely not in the right headspace to read this, will definitely be returning to it later 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

 With this book, Robin Hobb opens the second trilogy following the adventures of Fitz and the Fool. Several years have passed since the previous instalment, Assassin's Quest, and Fitz has chosen an early retirement in a cabin with his wolf and an orphan he's taken in. But the world is not ready to let Fitzchivalry Farseer enjoy the peace he's surrounded himself with, and it knocks on his door in the shape of a familiar figure.

The first chapters of this book are some of my favourite in all literature. Over the years, I've come back to them when in need of that peace and gentleness touched with a deep wistfulness. I can feel some lines in this book settling in my heart when I read them. They make me feel everything more acutely while wrapping me in so much tenderness it breaks my heart. I really can't describe what those pages do to me. It's one of those experiences that I can't put my finger on, but I'd love to make others feel with my own words, one day.

The rest of the book is really good as well, don't get me wrong. It's also immensely sad in a quiet way. In terms of action it very much paves the way for the next two volumes, but as character study goes, Fitz keeps evolving a lot as a character, which is a priviledge to witness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Murder