There were moments where this felt like a slog, but they were far outweighed by the number of moments where I just couldn't stop reading. We're talking cooking dinner one-handed while reading level 'couldnt put it down'
@captainhelion.bsky.socialRoyal Assassin - Robin Hobb, 1996. Hobb continues to impress. The world expands naturally with the plot and characters, the characters feel realistic, and the plot is layered, mingling mundane and mythic concerns easily. My only complaint is that it is rather firmly the second part of a trilogy
