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This was a book where I was intrigued by the premise and world, but just couldn't relate to most of the main characters.

I get that the characters have reasons to be fucked up (and the end of the world as we know it didn't help), but the poor communication and self-destructive tendencies were painful to read.

I enjoyed this book, and if I find a good deal on the sequels, will try to read those.

...But it was a fun read more than a good read. The more I think about the book, the more things bug me. Caira is too good at everything - I'm not sure the book shows her mess up badly. There's a number of repetitive phrases, and I think it would have benefited from not including the big villian's POV chapters.

Some questions I ask myself after any book: * Could the problem be solved by the main characters sitting down and talking like reasonable people? Nope * Does the main character make mistakes? ...She thinks she does. I'm not convinced.

I liked this book, but it didn't capture me as much as some other of Stackpole's books. Hence the 2 month read time (The Wheel of Time took me 6 months, so...) The main characters were a bit too perfect and unrealistic.

My standard book questions:

Could everything be solved by the main characters sitting down and talking at the beginning? - Nope. Even combined, the protagonists just don't have enough information.

Does the main character make mistakes? Not many

Gregg's books seem to be the dessert of books for me. They're enjoyable, and I can't stop reading once I get started. On the other hand, no matter how fun it is, I need to pick up something more substantial next.

Nevertheless, there will be rereads! Yes, indeed.

There are a few typos, but only the lack of a table of contents bothered me.

By the end of the Farseer trilogy, I had come to love the Fool. That made this trilogy acutely painful to read. As the final book in the series (I read this before the Fitz and the Fool trilogy was announced), I knew I'd soon have to say good-bye.

The second book left me in a constant state of anger, so in a way the stress and despair I felt reading this book was a relief. I dreaded the titular "Fool's Fate", but it (and the aftermath) was handled well enough that it didn't rip away my suspension of disbelief.

The last two chapters were not the ending I hoped for, but was still better than the Farseer trilogy's.

Fitz is an idiot. Like always.

I spent most of the book angry at him for it.