![]() I worry every time he's on the page that something terrible is going to happen and I'm sure it will at some point. He's done an excellent job so far of not doing anything to turn everyone against him while slowly building his power over the group. Turning to the Rain Wilds characters, Greft is another one I cannot stand. He appeared pretty unscrupulous at first when he was considering selling wizardwood on the black market, but he turned out to have quite a good heart. Leftrin was definitely one of my favourites - he's an honest man and genuinely interested in the people around him. He can go and eat a whole bag of dicks as far as I'm concerned. ![]() When he first suggested marriage to Alise I thought it might work out for them, but as soon as we had a bit of insight into his mind it became clear that he would never even for a moment consider anyone else's interests. Hest is yet another of Hobb’s characters who I wholly detest. He's clearly being given plenty of room for redemption and I'd love to see that pan out, but at this point I think he deserves whatever’s coming to him. Sedric is an interesting character he has redeeming qualities and many of his flaws are explained by his past, but that doesn't excuse that his behaviour in the second half of the book was pretty horrendous. I loved seeing Alise's progression towards the end of the book as she began to take a stand for herself and decided to do something with her life while she had the opportunity. They were both sympathetic enough, and definitely enjoyable to read about, but I wasn't totally committed to their struggles. The two characters I connected with the most were Alise and Thymara. The prose was just phenomenal, as expected I think just about anything would be worth reading if written so beautifully. If I had to sum up the entire book, I would say that it was fascinating and well-written, but not particularly emotionally engaging. They were interesting and nuanced as usual, but there wasn't anyone I was rooting for in the same way I root for Fitz. This was such a contrast to Tawny Man that it really took me by surprise. My main complaint with this book was that I didn't really connect with the characters. I thought Liveship Traders was brilliant in a very different way to the other two trilogies, but it definitely felt slightly inferior. This one confirms to me that there’s something special about the way Hobb uses first person in the Fitz books. It was also definitely the worst so far, although given the incredibly high standard that's not really saying much. Big picture first: it was definitely a great book. Unlike previous books, where my response has been something along the lines of “every single word is a work of genius and I have no idea how something this good is even possible”, I have some more mixed thoughts on this one. In my continued effort to make a post for every book (except for Fool’s Errand - whoops) I'm up to Dragon Keeper.
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