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A review by prairieraven
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn't enjoy this as much as the first book. The treachery, plotting, and kniving nature of the antagonist grates at the reader and the main characters which is for good writing. Again not very diverse cast and there is a bit of a slow start but quickly speeds up.
There is a new wolf character introduced and I'm not too much of a fan. It doesn't fit as well as Fitz. However the purpose and reasoning of this character unfolds later in the book. There is much more violence and gore in this one than the first.
There is a new wolf character introduced and I'm not too much of a fan. It doesn't fit as well as Fitz. However the purpose and reasoning of this character unfolds later in the book. There is much more violence and gore in this one than the first.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War