![]() ![]() I liked that we finally got to see more of Hest and his perspective, despite the fact that he's a scumbag of a human being, but it was a nice change from our constant focus on the river and the dragons. filler.There were some high points, of course. I still enjoyed it, nonetheless.but the truth is I would have enjoyed it even more if it didn't feel so much like a "transition book", i.e. ![]() But that left the remainder three-quarters of this book to blow me away, and honestly, it just didn't. I'm notoriously forgetful of things that happened in previous books in a series (especially if it's been a while) so normally I would appreciate it when the author throws in the casual reminder here or there. It was definitely a slow start, lots of setting up and reintroductions to characters and past events to get the reader up to speed. About a quarter of the book blows by before I felt the story picking up, like something interesting was actually happening. So close and yet so far!And so, we watch as the characters spend much of their time in the book doing.not much of anything. And yet, due to the eruptions and bad flooding, the city can only be reached by flying - a problem, as despite growing bigger and stronger since the start of their journey, many of the dragons' wings are still stunted, deformed and non-functioning. After overcoming the treacherous dangers of the Rain Wild River, the expedition has finally found the legendary Elderling city of Kelsingra. That's not to say I didn't like it, but I'm also sensing a definite slowdown compared to the first couple of novels.The book picks up from where we last left our group of dragons, their keepers and their crew. This is the third book of Robin Hobb's Rain Wild Chronicles series and unfortunately also my least favorite installment so far. ![]()
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