Hobb’s prose are extremely immersive, her storytelling style has its way of pulling the readers deeply into Fitz’s perspective. Both magic systems, Skill and Wit, receive a proper exposition that made the storyline much more engaging. As a sequel to Assassin’s Apprentice, it managed to build upon almost all the foundation that was laid in Assassin’s Apprentice. It is always good, but not always comforting.”

The executions of the climax sequences were rewarding, intense, and incredibly compelling as I found myself keep on stealing time to read during my working hours. However, in my opinion the slow pacing was totally necessary in order to build-up the tension leading towards the last 100 pages of the book. Like the previous book, Royal Assassin is still totally a character-driven book with a very slow pacing sometimes even dragging to me who’s a fan of slow-paced books and I’m pretty sure any readers who're looking for tons of actions in their read will most likely be disappointed with this one. I’ll be honest here, throughout the first 75% of the book, I seriously thought this would’ve been a 3 stars read for me that changed during the last quarter of the book, which was simply breathtaking. Hell yes for Fitz bond’s with Nighteyes and hell no for Fitz’s relationship with Molly. She has twice won an Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award. She also writes as Megan Lindholm, and works under that name have been finalists for the Hugo award, the Nebula Award, and the Endeavor award. She and her husband Fred have three grown children and one teenager, and three grand-children. In addition to writing, her interests include gardening, mushrooming, and beachcombing. Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years. Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing.

There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it.

If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. ** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating.

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