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Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
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it was amazing
bookshelves: fantasy, favorites

[4.5 stars]
I got cheated, I thought that this is a nice boring story about a nice boy with a nice doggy who grows up to be a nice assassin in a nice castle. Well no one freaking mentioned all the angst and feels and the shit that goes down, and that spawn of Satan, Regal that needs to choke on a fish bone and die a most horrible death!!

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Okay okay, let me take a breather and try to be coherent.. Obviously I loved this book to pieces (I mean I finished the almost 700 pages in 2 days), Robin Hobb has a way of writing plot and characters that despite the slowness it just gets under your skin and you can never stop thinking about it. I love that in a series, if it gets me obsessed then I call it a success.

Plot is clearer in Royal Assassin, the villains become more fleshed out (AHH JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT ASSHOLE!), and the characters get even more depth.. Can we talk about how amazing Patience is? or how awesome it is that Robin Hobb wrote her back in the 90s to be a reincarnation of Helena Bonham Carter before she even became THE Helena Bonham Carter, which is probably one of the reasons I love Patience so much. All her scenes are either hilarious or just punches you in the chest.
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Burrich was another great surprise, I loved him in the second half of Assassin's Apprentice but in this book, this dude is made of glory. Fitz of course is a no brainer, I'm reserving my overflowing gushing till he grows up a little bit because currently he is still in the emo hormonal teenage phase (think Order of the Phoenix) although quite understandable considering all the trauma he went through.
The Fool? one word: MORE! I need more of him, we only get a glimpse of his past in this book, and it's just enough of a tease to make us ask more questions about him! No one knows anything about his age, his sex, or what/who he is, and he only opens up (barely) to Fitz (so I obviously ship it now) and we do see more of him here, he's no longer always acting like a..well fool for lack of a better word, there's a quiet intensity to him, and oh my god I just love him and can't wait to peel more and more of his character's layers.
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Of course there's a bunch more of characters, Kettricken (BAMF and quite the inspirational speaker) and Verity (heart throb and glorious generally speaking)..

In conclusion, I'll reserve my heartiest recommendations till I finish the third book, but so far I've been pleasantly surprised by where the trilogy is going so far, I'm enjoying it thoroughly (along with the audiobook to help speed things up) and I honestly didn't mind the slowness and the repetition because the characters are what made this behemoth a huge win for me!
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Reading Progress

October 28, 2017 – Started Reading
October 28, 2017 – Shelved
October 28, 2017 –
page 140
21.6% "I see the 5 stars looming in this book's future if it continues on the same awesome trend that it has started on!"
October 30, 2017 –
page 610
94.14% "I am at work and trying to sneak read like a freaking thief. This book is stressing me out!"
October 30, 2017 – Shelved as: fantasy
October 30, 2017 – Shelved as: favorites
October 30, 2017 – Finished Reading

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Petrik Holy shit you read this so fast! xD Great review dear! Glad to see you enjoyed it even more!


Lema Petrik wrote: "Holy shit you read this so fast! xD Great review dear! Glad to see you enjoyed it even more!"

lol I'm surprised myself xD give me one weekend off and that's how i spent it #noregrets
it's getting awesome Petrik! your money and your beautiful shelf won't go to waste! :') hopefully the third book won't be too painful to go through!


Petrik Lema wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Holy shit you read this so fast! xD Great review dear! Glad to see you enjoyed it even more!"

lol I'm surprised myself xD give me one weekend off and that's how i spent it #noregret..."


Hahahaha I'm happy to know that my plunge into buying the entire series won't go to waste!! I'll be waiting to hear what you think about book 3!


Lema If that's the "weakest" of the trilogies then hell no!! :D *man the third book is gonna bite me in the butt now after all the praise I did* :P


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Haïfa YESSSS!! So happy you lived it s much! I forgot everything that happened in this book and series LOL but I will never forget how much I loved it despite its slowness and sadness


Mark Harrison Brilliant review. Loved these books.


Lema Haïfa wrote: "YESSSS!! So happy you lived it s much! I forgot everything that happened in this book and series LOL but I will never forget how much I loved it despite its slowness and sadness"

haha i totally agree Haifa!! just finished the third book, slowness and sadness are the perfect description for this series!!


Lema Mark wrote: "Brilliant review. Loved these books."

Thank you so much Mark!! I loved them as well, can't wait to move on to the other series!


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