Reviews

Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

mdob's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

this was tough. especially coming off the high of the 2nd book. this book is padded with so much useless nonsense. i’d say it had a strong start, everything leading up to Fitz’s dumbass attempt at assassinating Regal was great. but everything else was zzzzzz

one that i did find cool was the psychedelic elements. the magic system in this book is fascinating and you really get a feel for how viscerally psychoactive the “skill” is

so far Hobb has built a reputation for great climaxes. this one was pretty great but just wasn’t worth the buildup. i still really liked it though

so i’m kind of torn. lots to love in this book but it felt like a marathon to finish. i’m hoping that the next book kicks it up a notch but from what i can gather, the next trilogy is the best in the series so i have that to look forward to

dreadpirateshawn's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

larsianu's review against another edition

4.0

Last part in the trilogy. Still very enjoyable to read. Sometimes very exciting.

I did not really like the end of the story very much. But I'm still very happy that I've read this trilogy.

mollysworlds's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

tupsukorva's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

fallen_leaves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

chive's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rachael2114's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The ending of this book really brings it down. However, keep in mind that it is not really the end in fact still the beginning since Hobb has written so many more books in this world. 

annab802's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

matthewr1775's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25