Vinjii reviewed Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
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4 stars
Royal Assassin is the second book in the Farseer Trilogy and I must say, I liked it even more than the first, even though the middle dragged a bit. Fitz is a great character and I love that we get to see him grow up and even though he's now in the depressed teenager stage, I did not mind watching him mope. What I did mind, however, was the fact the villain of this story gets to walk around and be a villain for most of this book without anyone stopping him. Everyone knows who he is and what he's doing... and no one interferes.
The last third of the book turns into some sort of emotional rollercoaster and I was on the edge of my seat for the last few hours and my heart broke for Fitz for the first time. Now I'm emotionally invested, I'm afraid to pick …
Royal Assassin is the second book in the Farseer Trilogy and I must say, I liked it even more than the first, even though the middle dragged a bit. Fitz is a great character and I love that we get to see him grow up and even though he's now in the depressed teenager stage, I did not mind watching him mope. What I did mind, however, was the fact the villain of this story gets to walk around and be a villain for most of this book without anyone stopping him. Everyone knows who he is and what he's doing... and no one interferes.
The last third of the book turns into some sort of emotional rollercoaster and I was on the edge of my seat for the last few hours and my heart broke for Fitz for the first time. Now I'm emotionally invested, I'm afraid to pick up the third instalment.
