Assassin's Quest

Loved this series, but I have to deduct a star from the final book because I felt it took a long, long time to tell a relatively simple story. I know I'm reducing an entire novel to absurdity, which isn't fair, but in the grand scheme of things, this book was literally 95% walking to the end. Sure, stuff happened along the way that mattered...but not enough where I felt it needed to take up that much time. I know I'm not a published author and Hobb is far more capable than I will ever be, but that's how I felt while reading it. I'm glad I finished it, and will definitely read the following several series, but this one fell a little flat for me until the end.