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xparisn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
whatjoup2's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
curivm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
One of my favorite books this year!
pimplop's review against another edition
4.0
Ignoré las fechas de lectura de propuso la lectura conjunta, así que estuve varios días de la semana leyendo solo este libro en mis tiempos libres, odio leer rápido pero esta vez fue mi culpa
Estoy bien con como concluye la historia
Me molesta como quitaron de la narrativa a Burrich pero puedo dejarlo pasar(esto no quiere decir que no me quejaré)
Me encanta cuando hay cosas en la historia que son más enfermas que ser furry (tener la maña)
Voy a extrañar a ojos de noche, que para mi es el que se echa al ???? lomo??? toda la historia ;A;
Necesito saber más del bufón, no me pueden dejar así
Estoy bien con como concluye la historia
Me molesta como quitaron de la narrativa a Burrich pero puedo dejarlo pasar
Me encanta cuando hay cosas en la historia que son más enfermas que ser furry (tener la maña)
Voy a extrañar a ojos de noche, que para mi es el que se echa al ???? lomo??? toda la historia ;A;
Necesito saber más del bufón, no me pueden dejar así
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Traspié realmente viviendo mi sueño de ser ermitaña ;A;heddas_bookgems's review against another edition
5.0
“One moment the sky above me was empty. Then there was a great golden light on everything and the noise of great wings beating, like the whirring of a pheasant’s wings in flight.”
In Assassins Quest we follow Fitz, in his, with interspersed feelings of revenge, adventure. Trying to save the Six Duchies from his brutal uncle Regal.
My last review for the already finished Readathon: my buddyread with @booksandrollercoasters, Assassins Quest. I know that quite a few fantasy readers don’t like this last installment of the Farseer Trilogy. And I get the criticism. It’s a chunker (this book is even bigger than Royal Assassin), it’s maybe even too long, it’s overly descriptive and the pacing is slow, to very slow. And yet… I never had the feeling reading a book thinking “I don’t want it to end!” until now. Because I simply adore these characters. They are forever embedded in my heart. The always so loyal and even funny wolf Nighteyes, the grumpy ‘old’ Burrich with his heart of gold, the newly introduced mysterious, but so quirky, Lady Kettle and the charming minstrel Starling and off course the philosophical Fool and Fitz himself.
Besides, the book knew to surprise me with answers to questions I wanted to see answered and even discussing themes like gender, which I didn’t expected in high fantasy from the nineties.
Did we get all the answers or were the answers elaborate. Maybe not, but where others might see plotholes I see potential for more exploration of the Elderling Universe. And to be honest I can’t wait to dive into this universe again.
In Assassins Quest we follow Fitz, in his, with interspersed feelings of revenge, adventure. Trying to save the Six Duchies from his brutal uncle Regal.
My last review for the already finished Readathon: my buddyread with @booksandrollercoasters, Assassins Quest. I know that quite a few fantasy readers don’t like this last installment of the Farseer Trilogy. And I get the criticism. It’s a chunker (this book is even bigger than Royal Assassin), it’s maybe even too long, it’s overly descriptive and the pacing is slow, to very slow. And yet… I never had the feeling reading a book thinking “I don’t want it to end!” until now. Because I simply adore these characters. They are forever embedded in my heart. The always so loyal and even funny wolf Nighteyes, the grumpy ‘old’ Burrich with his heart of gold, the newly introduced mysterious, but so quirky, Lady Kettle and the charming minstrel Starling and off course the philosophical Fool and Fitz himself.
Besides, the book knew to surprise me with answers to questions I wanted to see answered and even discussing themes like gender, which I didn’t expected in high fantasy from the nineties.
Did we get all the answers or were the answers elaborate. Maybe not, but where others might see plotholes I see potential for more exploration of the Elderling Universe. And to be honest I can’t wait to dive into this universe again.
tinybluepixel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.0
lootgoblin's review against another edition
3.0
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Plot
Unlike the other two books in this series, which move pretty slow, this one moves even slower. For most of the book I was actually pretty bored, but continued to read because I loved the characters. I needed to know what was going to happen and I haven't decided whether or not I am satisfied with the ending.
The beginning was pretty interesting as Fitz overcomes his near death experience, but the middle of the book is where I was utterly bored. Fitz goes off to Tradeford to attempt to kill Regal without really having a plan. Though this fits with his character I thought this entire 100 or more pages was actually unnecessary. If it wasn't for Nighteyes being his companion through all of this I highly doubt I would have finished it.
Once he fails miserably at this, he moves on to try to find Verity, which he spends almost the rest of the book trying to do. It does make sense that it would take him awhile with Regal after him and trade with the mountain kingdom suspended, but Hobb didn't make this adventure that interesting. Ninety percent of the book consists of Fitz walking from place to place! I don't need a lot of action in a book, but I need something more than this. If it would have been a shorter book I think it would have been much better. It was dragged on for way too long. By far the weakest of the series.
After reading so many pages of Fitz endlessly walking around, I expected the ending to be pretty good. It was okay, but not great. It wasn't as awesome of an ending as I was hoping for. I thought maybe magic would have played even more of a role than it did and what happens to Verity destroyed me. It was so upsetting. After all Verity did and everything his wife went through! :( The very ending of the book also seemed a bit rushed, especially compared to the rest of the novel.
Characters
I love Fitz, but most of the time he is an idiot and doesn't think things through. It became very frustrating by the end of the book. At least his bond with Nighteyes makes him more interesting! Nighteyes is just incredible and I love the way he thinks about things. I at least liked how Fitz was able to develop more of his skill as the book went on and what he does to Regal is just awesome. It was all his longing for his past that he wanted to leave behind in the first place that became kind of annoying to me. He complained about it the entire book. Ugh.
Towards the end of the book we finally get to see more of the Fool and he has changed quite a bit. Everything he does along the journey to find Verity helped to keep me interested in the story. He is a very interesting character and I adore the relationship that he has with Fitz and, eventually, Nighteyes! Very entertaining.
Regal, as usual, is just as annoying as ever. I really hate him and am glad how he ended up.
There are some other characters that Fitz picks up along the way, but the most notable would have to be Kettle. She is very elderly, but insists on going with him to find Verity. I just love her and the secrets of her past! She is one of the strong female characters in this story besides Kettricken.
Writing
Robin Hobb is an amazing writer! Everything flowed really well and she really knows how to tell a story. She is just a little long winded at times and needs a bit of help shortening her story to make it more interesting.
Overall Thoughts
This final book in the trilogy was a bit of a let down. I wasn't too impressed with it and it was very long winded and difficult to get through. However, I stuck with it because I wanted to finish the series and I adored the characters.
As a series, it is pretty good. The characters are memorable, well developed, and entertaining, but the plot just moves a bit slow. I would recommend reading this because, despite its flaws, it is still a good story. I just don't think I would ever re-read it.
Plot
Unlike the other two books in this series, which move pretty slow, this one moves even slower. For most of the book I was actually pretty bored, but continued to read because I loved the characters. I needed to know what was going to happen and I haven't decided whether or not I am satisfied with the ending.
The beginning was pretty interesting as Fitz overcomes his near death experience, but the middle of the book is where I was utterly bored. Fitz goes off to Tradeford to attempt to kill Regal without really having a plan. Though this fits with his character I thought this entire 100 or more pages was actually unnecessary. If it wasn't for Nighteyes being his companion through all of this I highly doubt I would have finished it.
Once he fails miserably at this, he moves on to try to find Verity, which he spends almost the rest of the book trying to do. It does make sense that it would take him awhile with Regal after him and trade with the mountain kingdom suspended, but Hobb didn't make this adventure that interesting. Ninety percent of the book consists of Fitz walking from place to place! I don't need a lot of action in a book, but I need something more than this. If it would have been a shorter book I think it would have been much better. It was dragged on for way too long. By far the weakest of the series.
After reading so many pages of Fitz endlessly walking around, I expected the ending to be pretty good. It was okay, but not great. It wasn't as awesome of an ending as I was hoping for. I thought maybe magic would have played even more of a role than it did and what happens to Verity destroyed me. It was so upsetting. After all Verity did and everything his wife went through! :( The very ending of the book also seemed a bit rushed, especially compared to the rest of the novel.
Characters
I love Fitz, but most of the time he is an idiot and doesn't think things through. It became very frustrating by the end of the book. At least his bond with Nighteyes makes him more interesting! Nighteyes is just incredible and I love the way he thinks about things. I at least liked how Fitz was able to develop more of his skill as the book went on and what he does to Regal is just awesome. It was all his longing for his past that he wanted to leave behind in the first place that became kind of annoying to me. He complained about it the entire book. Ugh.
Towards the end of the book we finally get to see more of the Fool and he has changed quite a bit. Everything he does along the journey to find Verity helped to keep me interested in the story. He is a very interesting character and I adore the relationship that he has with Fitz and, eventually, Nighteyes! Very entertaining.
Regal, as usual, is just as annoying as ever. I really hate him and am glad how he ended up.
There are some other characters that Fitz picks up along the way, but the most notable would have to be Kettle. She is very elderly, but insists on going with him to find Verity. I just love her and the secrets of her past! She is one of the strong female characters in this story besides Kettricken.
Writing
Robin Hobb is an amazing writer! Everything flowed really well and she really knows how to tell a story. She is just a little long winded at times and needs a bit of help shortening her story to make it more interesting.
Overall Thoughts
This final book in the trilogy was a bit of a let down. I wasn't too impressed with it and it was very long winded and difficult to get through. However, I stuck with it because I wanted to finish the series and I adored the characters.
As a series, it is pretty good. The characters are memorable, well developed, and entertaining, but the plot just moves a bit slow. I would recommend reading this because, despite its flaws, it is still a good story. I just don't think I would ever re-read it.
elisedecuman's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
xangie1's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0