Finally read Assassin's apprentice and Robin Hobb broke me.

Gods but this book was so great, from the start, not once I felt like it was dragging or anything even remotely similar to that. Tho at one point, I kinda thought, Verity was going to die and was like "what's the point reading it? They all gonna die anyway." But I'm still glad I did, and as you might've guessed, loved Verity a lot. And hated Regal, again more than I can fit in words.

First the characters, I loved Burrich, The Fool, Verity, Molly, patience, Chade, all other side characters, especially Junquoi, then Kettricken and Gods I loved Rurisk, cried sm when he died. And Nosy anf Smithy and even Sooty and Leon. Gods smithy and nosy's death hurts sm man!

And I was always like "Robin hobb you can't kill Burrich please!!” and then he didn't die, Ik he'll die someday, that's written rule atp for me, accept everyone's death. Doesn't help at all lol but still.

And Fitz, oh man I've got so many things to say about him. I wish he'd remain same always tho perhaps not.

Someone had told me Robin hobb's books are like torture ****, and I'd thought she uses that to move her story, I'm ashamed to admit I judged her without reading it myself and avoided her writings. But oh I'm so glad I read it, she infact does not use deaths and all just as pawns to make her story better, no, she knows how to write damn! Just because it's sad and little too depressing doesn't mean it's badly written. Infact I loved the writing sm, was hooked from the start.

I loved seeing fool sm, especially whenever he goes all snarky and sassy with fitz lol, And his room, oh man it hurts, every single thing in this book hurts😩

Chivalry's death was so abrupt I didn't even think he died, well, he didn't really exist on page and yet Robin hobb wrote him so brilliantly I'm half in loved with Chivalry.

I've got so many things, so so many things to say but most importantly, I can't fickin wait to read Regal's death, that man needs to die, and die horribly idc. Loved Galen's death ngl.

Galen and fitz training sessions reminded me of snape and Harry's in 5th book, but at least snape wasn't trying to actively kill him. Galen was so vile gods.

I just want to pick Royal assassin now but cant, or, I hope I won't. I've got an exam coming in 12-13 days. I'll finish the whole series this year.