Andi’s Reviews > Assassin's Apprentice > Status Update

I'm liking all the turns in the story even if they come slowly. Hobb seems interested in consequences that last and on mundane things taken for granted in fantasy that actually take time and work - riding horses, caring for dogs, healing, poisoning. Molly is so uninspired, which is a bummer because all of the other characters are nuanced and interesting. I have love/hate relationships with all of Fitz's mentors lol

I really like how Fitz clearly had his perception altered/broken by Galen's Skill and that that is the true violation of this book so far. Hobb commits to him not just naturally going back to "normal." I like that Fitz is wrong a lot in a way that makes you think you're supposed to go along with whatever the protagonist says is true, only for Fitz to be proven wrong later. Writing way smarter than it seems at first

Idk what I was expecting, but it wasn't this slow pace. It's told beautifully and in patient detail, but the setting and Fitz's life so far are so much cut from generic fantasy cloth that I keep waiting for the significance that the slow pace is dwelling on. The intriguing kernels like the animal affinity, Wit, and Skill keep me going, though