Reviews

Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb

virentiris's review against another edition

adventurous relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

scroggin_cooper's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5
This one was a bit difficult, on the one hand, there are parts of this book that are unbearably slow and cause me great pain, but on the other hand, the last 100 pages are objectively some of the best writing Hobb has ever committed to.
The best place to start would be with the characters. The thing that Hobb truly excels at. Fitz is still fantastic, he's probably in my top twenty fantasy characters at this point. I love having a character that makes god-awful decisions, but I can understand where they are coming from. The same goes for Riddle, a character I really had no idea how much I would learn to like over the course of this novel. Chade's acting a little strange, which I suppose is normal for him, but he's being extra weird and cryptic this time around.
The book ends in a spectacular fashion that gets me even more excited to pick up Fool's Quest.

salguod117's review against another edition

3.0

Took a while to get going... that said, I thoroughly enjoy Hobb's writing- vibrant and expressive. While you don't HAVE to have read the Farseer trilogy to enjoy this, I'd say you'd enjoy it more. Not only would you have some context, but its easier to get behind the characters. Already started the next!

wranglerofwords's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

viridializard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

m_mentu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

patchworkculture's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

cortneyl1985's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-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

jonh238's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

sealreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75