A review by megabyte117
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

2.0

As brilliantly paced and written as the first book was, this sequel is an immeasurable disappointment. Overly long and repetitive, the author seems to twist into pretzels to justify the antagonist’s continued success at the expense of every other character. All the other characters suffer from an inexplicable loss in intelligence and agency to ensure the conflict of the story can make it to a third book. Unfortunately it feels like the promise of the first book was wasted here, and I will not be continuing with this series.