Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb

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I asked NetGalley for a copy of the "Fool's Assassin" advanced reader's copy by Robin Hobb with little hope of receiving it. I was new to the site, had given no feedback on anything, and had received no approvals up to that point. I just didn't believe there was any way I would get approved.

The moment I got the approval and downloaded the book onto my Kindle, I stopped reading any other book on my reading list and started reading this every moment I could spare. Before bed, I was back in the world I love, created by Ms. Hobb.

And it was everything I wanted it to be. The characters I've grown to love and understand were back. They were still the people I loved; time away from the world has not changed them more than time would change anybody.

I know; I talk about them like they're real. I do that because Robin Hobb is such an amazing author that I feel like I know these people, not just like I've read about them. I cry when they hurt, I laugh with joy when the world does the right things for them and everything falls their way.

If you've read the previous books in this series and loved them, you will love Fool's Assassin. If you've read them then you'll also understand when I say that you will also hate Fool's Assassin. You will curse Robin Hobb while loving her, and you will cry. Or if you're too manly for that then you'll at least grunt in pain for those that I cried for.

If you haven't read the previous book, you love fantasy and characters who are not just caricatures but real people with real flaws and real emotions, worlds that are full of legends and lore all to its own, start here.

I promise you won't be disappointed.