Review: Royal Assassin

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Anxious Fitz, the juvenile bastard assassin returns in what is a slightly better tale than book I. There is more sneaking, more murder, more politics, more story....but not good enough for me to want to read book III.

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Review: Assassin's Apprentice

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book tells the story of a bastard child of the heir to a kingdom who instead gets raised as an assassin to assist the throne. Now while that sounds really interesting in theory, it is mostly the tale of a boy and his dog and how he overcomes anxiety and bonds with father figures around the keep. There are a few cool parts in the climax, but this story is not particularly exciting. Unique, but slow going.....

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Review: Blade of Tyshalle

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Woodring Stover
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The first book had such an epic climax/ending that I was looking forward to reading this. Caine, a Hollywood star inter-dimensional assassin returns as a depressed paraplegic with his hero days behind him. While there were a few elements that really reminded me of the first book, this is not a particularly interesting squeal and felt way too melodramatic. If you liked the first book, you should probably treat it as a stand alone.

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