Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

Wow. I group these together because, once I started Ship of Magic, I couldn't set this trilogy down. I love the way these expanded the world of ROTE. Was so surprised by how much I ended up liking Malta by the end. Etta was wonderful and didn't deserve an awful man like Kennit. He got away with way too much. I wish I could stay with these characters for longer, but I look forward to seeing Fitz again.

Interesting book, interesting world. Honestly never got too attached to any of the characters. Perhaps I'm not the target audience, but I could see, for the right audience, this book holding a lot of meaning for some people.

I liked it. I like Una's character. A nice little break from ROTE.

I've seen people complain about how long and boring the quest along the skill road is, but I couldn't disagree more. The small moments Fitz had with the different characters along the journey made the slow pace so worth it. Still love Kettricken and the Fool, and ended up really liking Starling. Having sat a bit with my thoughts after reading this book, I recognize that I am a little dissatisfied with the ending, but the journey was wonderful for me.

These stories were great. Simulacrum really hit me hard for some reason. I also really enjoyed The Paper Menagerie and The Waves.

Loved this one for the same reason I loved the last one. The characters are great and my feelings towards them only grew as I continued reading.

I'd heard so often before reading this that Robin Hobb will ruin other fantasy me. I afraid to say that might be right. I loved this book. Loved the characters. Patience and Kettricken are the best.

I only learned that this was originally a Harry Potter fan fic when I was about halfway through. It did kinda ruin some of the characters for me learning which Harry Potter characters they were meant to be based on. Overall though, I had a good time reading this. The world and magic were interesting, and I liked the characters enough when I could ignore their Harry Potter roots. I felt like the ending really showed its fan fic roots, but I did really enjoy the journey.

Did not end up liking this one as much as I had hoped too. In comparison to One Dark Window, I felt like this world - while also being a fairy tale world - was a lot less believable. I'll read the sequel to see if the duology ends up strong, but I'm a bit sad that I didn't like this as much as I thought I would.

After reading Dracula, I wanted to read a more modern depiction of vampires. The story felt a bit (maybe a lot) like the Witcher, but this didn't turn me off of it. I'm happy to read more just to see where the story goes. Honestly, I listened to this one as an audiobook, and it was just a fun idle listen for me.

I'd heard a lot of good things about this series, and tried it despite knowing that urban fantasy wouldn't really be my genre. I was pleasantly surprised when there was a point about halfway through that I truly didn't want to put the book down.

It was interesting to see this early take on vampires. I don't think that Dracula was a scary villain, and none of the characters (beside Mina, of course) were interesting at all.

Really great book. Cool magic system and the ending was unsuprising yet heartbreaking.

These books just made me happy. I loved the world and the magic. I think the romance was just the right amount of spice for me; just enough that I can feel the tension and emotion, but not so much that I feel like I'm intruding (weird way to phrase it, I know). I think the duology felt much like a fairy tale where everything works out just right and fits into place. Maybe not super realistic, but that's not the point, I think.

I really wanted to like this. I watched the show before reading, and wanted to see how mind-bending it really was. Unfortunately, I feel like a lot of the characters were just a means to drive the plot instead of actual people. If the characters and dialog were more interesting, I could see myself jumping to read the next book, but I don't think the sci-fi elements are enough to keep me reading.

Great read. I'll probably wait a bit to read the next book as this world is so real in a way that makes it hard to stay for too long.