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A review by theshaggyshepherd
The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb
4.0
I have a bit of mixed feelings about this novella. It’s the first one I’ve read by Robin Hobb after reading the 3 Farseer books recently. My personal enjoyment was definitely a little bit lower on this than the other books but after using CAWPILE, it came out with a similar rating (see Goodreads for my book ratings).
The narrative style was a creative way to tell this story. I like it when authors try things like that. But it just didn’t quite work for me this time. I felt like the narration always kept us at a distance and I never got attached to any of the characters. I didn’t feel the emotions that I’m used to from her books. I did really like though how this showed us some more historical events that affected the way of thinking that we saw in the Farseer books. That alone makes me recommend this book if you enjoy the history and cultures of that series.
The narrative style was a creative way to tell this story. I like it when authors try things like that. But it just didn’t quite work for me this time. I felt like the narration always kept us at a distance and I never got attached to any of the characters. I didn’t feel the emotions that I’m used to from her books. I did really like though how this showed us some more historical events that affected the way of thinking that we saw in the Farseer books. That alone makes me recommend this book if you enjoy the history and cultures of that series.