A review by poisonenvy
Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

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

5.0

I can't recall a time in my past where I was jealous of another writer's writing. Most books I read, I can enjoy the prose itself, but it doesn't tug at me. Tolkien, I think, sometimes, but I'm never jealous of him because Tolkien is just the paragon of beautiful prose for me. But Hobb's writing just fills me with an intense longing, a wish that someday I could write like her but the knowledge that I'll never be able to. 

Hobb's prose is wonderful, her plotting tight and well-planned out.  I spent this entire book waiting for a certain event to happen, and when it finally did I cried a lot. And let's be real, my favourite books are the ones that make me sob. 
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