Assassin's Quest

"3.7 stars<br/><br/>This novel falls victim to all of Hobb's foibles: Endless detail about things that aren't really important, the glossing over of things that are important, confusing bits that don't make sense or are hard to follow (how old is the MC anyway?), the most passive voice in the history of the the universe, plodding plot that then runs away at the end, etc. But if we truly couldn't palate these pitfalls, we wouldn't have made it this far in the series, would we?<br/><br/>Because, for all the annoyances, I still wanted to read the darn thing. There is something mesmerizing about her ability to write about the mundane, the pointless, and the unremarkable. How does she do that? The scenes are so irrefutably solid in my head!<br/><br/>So, is this book really worse than its predecessors? Should interested readers walk away before they even start the trilogy?<br/><br/>Maybe?<br/><br/>The weakness in this installment is that there just wasn't much story for the whole first half of a very long, drawn-out tale. By the time the second half got rolling, there was nothing left to be but impatient. Then there's the third half... Yes, a whole additional half of a book dragged its feet at the end, culminating in an end that, in contrast, rushed through with its tail between its legs. It was a shiny tail, though, with another end tacked on to its end. And a bit more ending. And another end.<br/><br/>But I read it. All of it. All three halves and all three + endings. <br/><br/>I read it despite female characters that were not only horrifically stereotyped but completely ridiculous and even offensive.<br/><br/>I read it even as I occasionally cussed at it. Mildly. But with conviction.<br/><br/>Because, somehow, some people's terrible stories are still better than other people's best works.<br/><br/>*shrug*"

"880 pages…. The whole series is really depressing without really anything good happening to end it… really good writing but just very sad"

"The magic system in this series really blossoms in this book. There is a very cool take on dragons that I haven't seen before, and it feels like there is a lot of room in thos world to continue to explore. The nonstop adversity that hit the characters is a little difficult to get through because they are so loveable. It sometimes feels like Supernatural with all the trials they go through, though. High adventure. High sadness. "

"I wanted to DNF this book about 10 times but I was compelled to finish because I want to read the next trilogies in this world"

"Cool"

"Everything John Gwynne writes. Epic stories of good vs. evil....magical amazingness and all things that capture and pull me in ♥️ What about you?"

"You MUST it's a 17 book series- don't let that daunt you- starts with assassins apprentice- I finished them in a month and a half. Epic fantasy, SO good. So worth the read. I've had trouble finding series I like as much (not including Sanderson). @harperbrownca "

"Definitely, but if you haven't read any of these yet the series starts with Asassins Apprentice! This is one of my favorite fantasy series."

"I’m currently reading Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson. It is absolutely fantastic."

"I honestly don't remember which was which, but I enjoyed all of the first three."