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I should not like this book - I have never liked the first person point of view - and when author's have quotes on their books at how great they tell stories, well don't all of them say this.

Robin Hobb is truly that. The characters are compelling, the story is riveting, and the plot twists and turns keep be turning pages. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book so much that I rushed into book two. And, now I am on the fast track to start book three today.

I do not fawn over books easily. I need to have the words compel me to read, and not the lingering that there is a book two, or three, or thirty. Make me want to go on, and I will. The Farseer trilogy is that and then some. I am also going to go to the book store this weekend, and pick up the next trilogy, with this one incomplete, as I know that I will love the ending and starve for the next bit of the Elderlings saga.

Most Fantasy that I read an enjoy gives the villain's point of view a few times, and follows one or two characters. Robin Hobb is successful in creating a story with action, adventure, suspense, and even heart all from one character's point of view, and in first person. All hail the Farseer trilogy.


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Royal Assassin The Farseer Trilogy Book 2 Robin Hobb 9780553375633 Books Reviews

I picked up the first book of the series because it is listed near the top of all time fantasy. I liked the first one enough to pick up this one. About half way through this book, I was really frustrated at just how stupid this guy could be but I said to myself. He was very idiotic in the first book so at least he is keeping to character in the 2nd. By the time I put down this book, I realized not only is the protagonist an idiot but even the evil arch villain is not much more than one of the "Forged" with his bumbling and pathetic attempts to seize power. Even then, every person in the kingdom manages to play right into his hands. I hate these kinds of books.
This is about the 5th time I've bought this book series. The first set I bought as hardcovers in a book of the month club years ago. I've then bought several copies that were digital (which unfortunately the systems are now obsolete that they are on) and one set as a gift. This most recent set I purchased to read aloud to my son and husband.

This series really has something for everyone in it. You don't have to be a big fan of medieval settings to love the plot line. While here and there it is predictable, much will come as a surprise. These books will literally run the gamut of emotions from making you laugh to bringing a tear to your eye. Some characters you will love so much that you hold your breath, while others you hate so much that you're mentally inventing ways to be rid of them through your time with them.

The story follows Fitzchivalry Farseer. While you'll enjoy Fitz, the other characters in the book are just as rich and full. It's from a first person perspective. I love the author's style in that she makes histories and backgrounds easy to read by peppering the book with them in short little bursts at the beginning of each chapter, rather than making your read a long, boring prologue.

This is not your typical "assassin" book set.
MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

This is another of those books where I've read the first in the trilogy but didn't write a proper review for it. This is also one of those series where you really need to read the first one otherwise nothing, and I mean nothing, that comes after will make any sense to you. Now, I do recommend you read Robin Hobb, she has a lovely sense of fantasy and builds very rich worlds. But her books are massive, re really long. Which, personally, I enjoy. But if you are looking for a quick read, this isn't it. Read this series when you have the will and desire to sit with something for long stretches of time, that is the only way to do it justice. Read this series when you are in the mood for something that is slower paced up until maybe the half way mark. Again, when you're in the mood for this kind of story, it's great! If you aren't, then it seems boring and a chore to get through. Know that going into the Farseer Trilogy, because I didn't. The first book left me confused and annoyed that it took so long to get things rolling. This time around, knowing what I was getting into, I liked the second in the series much more. It's still a slow burn, but either the story was just all that much better or I knew enough of Hobb and her writing style to not judge the story early. Also, if you want a really crazy magic system and hardcore fantasy book, I wouldn't consider this trilogy to be that. There's no mistaking the fantasy elements and the magic that is present. But this is not a traditional witches or magicians kind of magic. Nor is it as complicated as Sanderson's magic systems. All of these are fine! I just want to be sure you all know what you are getting into ahead of time. I'm looking out for you guys!

So first things first, I wasn't in love with the first of the series which is why it took me so long to get to book two. Things like the Skill and the Wit are explained a bit better here then they were the first time around. The Skill is basically a type of telepathy that lets certain people speak directly to each other over great distances and influence others to do what you want and actually want to do it. I get it now. The Wit is the Skill but for animals and people are afraid of it. Think Bran Stark in GOT and his warg ability. People hate the Wit and those who use it, and Wit users can be put to death. I never understood why it was bad. Despite everyone in the book, literally everyone, saying it's beast magic and it's just so, so awful... I never understood why. It seems like a really useful skill. Fitz thinks so too. And perhaps this was Hobb's way of showing that Fitz is right when it comes to judging the Wit, but because I still don't understand why everyone hates it, it's hard to even see the other sides point of view as legitimate.

Anyway, this book takes over pretty much right after the events of the first book with Fitz recovering from his near death experience. The book starts with him weak and hurt and it maintains this theme throughout. Hobb loves hurting Fitz. Pretty much every other chapter this kid was getting abused physically or mentally in some way. Which is ok, I abuse my main characters all the time too, but Fitz doesn't always improve or learn after his ordeals. Sometimes he does, but not always. And he's also not the best assassin. Not because he doesn't know how to be stealthy when he poisons you, but because he just doesn't kill all that many people outside of the mindless Forged people or in the confines of battle. Fitz occupation is almost inconsequential to the story outside of a few, and I mean few, instances. So if you want a book focused on assassins, I'd be hard to say that this is that story.

But all of this I forgave because I liked hanging out with Fitz in Buckkeep. I liked him finally using the Wit to get a wolf buddy. I wish they had done more with their relationship and less with Molly and Fitz but oh well. Fitz and Molly's relationship felt very forced at the beginning. There was no courtship, just "we both like each other and then you left but you're back! Let's try again?" There was more "courtship" with Fitz and his wolf bonding so I enjoyed that more and didn't much care when Molly left the story. So if you want a fantasy romance story, this is not that story.

What this story is, is Fitz growing up and turning into his father's son. More a leader than a troublesome bastard. A man people want to follow. A prince who puts his people first and becomes a real pain in evil Regal's side. I really liked that Fitz, the troubled boy who wants a life of his own but knows his duty and knows its bigger than him and must always comes first. That conflict was so genuine and real and I loved it. I loved how Regal went full on crazy in this book, not just doing his underhanded deeds in secrecy but kind of full on in the open. What I didn't like was that only Fitz, Chade, and Kettricken seemed to notice (also, how do you have a name like Kettricken and Molly in the same book? Seems so out of place but oh well). I wanted more people to be on Fitz side rather than Regal but that didn't happen in this book. Which makes some sense because this is supposed to be the lowest point for Fitz and Verity while he's off trying to find the Elderlings (which never really get explained as how or why these things are supposed to be the key to stopping the Raiders). But still, when so few people are against Regal right now, it's just going to make convincing people that Verity is back and the rightful king harder than it needs to be, or harder than I want it to be. Like I said, Fitz gets beat up a lot so I just hoped that something would go his way otherwise I worry he'll commit suicide!

So this book is hard to give a rating to. I liked it more than the first in the series, but it is still a slow read. I had a better grasp on the magic but things like the Elderlings and how Forging happens is still a mystery. Fitz struggle is delicious but the book ends with him having lost almost everything so he has a lot to make up for in the next book. The writing is excellent and Hobb does a great job of showing how easy it is for someone to lose track of who they are when they Skill into someone else. The romance is unsatisfying and the magic system isn't really all that magical so if you want that, you won't get that here. It wasn't a classically exciting or tense story but I liked it and enjoyed the slow build up so I give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars and I'll read the final one when I have more time to sit with Robin Hobb's long ass books!
I should not like this book - I have never liked the first person point of view - and when author's have quotes on their books at how great they tell stories, well don't all of them say this.

Robin Hobb is truly that. The characters are compelling, the story is riveting, and the plot twists and turns keep be turning pages. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book so much that I rushed into book two. And, now I am on the fast track to start book three today.

I do not fawn over books easily. I need to have the words compel me to read, and not the lingering that there is a book two, or three, or thirty. Make me want to go on, and I will. The Farseer trilogy is that and then some. I am also going to go to the book store this weekend, and pick up the next trilogy, with this one incomplete, as I know that I will love the ending and starve for the next bit of the Elderlings saga.

Most Fantasy that I read an enjoy gives the villain's point of view a few times, and follows one or two characters. Robin Hobb is successful in creating a story with action, adventure, suspense, and even heart all from one character's point of view, and in first person. All hail the Farseer trilogy.