the tawny man – Cannonball Read 17

A five star trilogy.

Fool's Fate (The Tawny Man, #3) by Robin Hobb

November 17, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I can’t even tell you how glad I am that I gave Robin Hobb’s books another chance. It was totally worth it just for this trilogy alone. I don’t even know if I’ve had a turnaround this notable on a fictional character before. After I finished the first Fitz trilogy, I thought I was done, that her writing was not for me, and that Fitz’s story was definitely one that just didn’t resonate with me. And then on a whim years later I decided to […]

“To recognize you are the source of your own loneliness is not a cure for it. But it is a step toward seeing that it is not inevitable, and that such a choice is not irrevocable.”

The Golden Fool (The Tawny Man, #2) by Robin Hobb

October 26, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Hoo boy. Yet another entry in this series has gotten me so involved that I can’t stop thinking about it, and also am upset deep down in my core at some of the heart-wrenching things that went on here. I truly feel these gifs are the only thing that convey my feelings: Thankfully, there were some heartwarming things accompanying the agony otherwise I would not have survived. I was a bit nervous of this one, because we were headed back to Buckkeep and to court, […]

I’m so, so glad I got back into Robin Hobb’s books. Totally worth it.

Fool's Errand (The Tawny Man, #1) by Robin Hobb

October 18, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

It’s been a few weeks now* and I’m still trying to wrap my head around how much this book ensorcelled me, and how weird that felt after my (mostly) negative experience with the first Fitz trilogy a handful of years back. I suppose I should have seen this coming, though, with how much I loved The Liveship Traders, but a lot of things I didn’t like about the first Fitz trilogy were actually addressed here, and I’m sure there’s a bit of me in this […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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