** spoiler alert ** 
 I have read Hobb's books, all of her books, forever. But the latest trilogy. OMG you guys. It's pretty bad. I'm not sure why it has a five-star rating. Yes, the writing is good. But the plotting, the character development, the timeline are all shoddy. 
 Let me sum up the two very long books for you. Fitz tries to protect what he loves. He asks for no help. He fails. He is ASHAMED. If there was a word count on how often the word ashamed/shame was used it would be in the triple digits. That's it, that his entire arc over the two books. 
 The plot is almost entirely driven by Fitz making preventable stupid decisions because of his unwillingness to accept reality. There are plot points that the reader can figure out about 500 pages before Fitz has a realization. He insists that he's the only person capable of dealing with problems, then when he fails he decides to try harder next time and still doesn't ask for help. 
 Also, if you FINALLY come to the conclusion that your daughter has prophetic dreams... maybe you should read her dream journal and not just say "what a cute little daughter with her fancies." 
 Also, these are the gayest books ever. Fitz and the Fool. Gay for life. But if Fitz says "no homo" one more time while the Fool is dressed as Lady Amber, or they're bathing together, or discussing their BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER, I'm going to shank him. 
 The Fool deserves better.