Easy short read. Liked all the new characters, and the change of location. I'm reading the whole series (Rain Wild Chronicles, 4 books) as one large book, so I didn't mind the abrupt ending.
Not my favourite book set in this world. I have a sneaking suspicion I already read this when it was first released. But I recalled very little of it, so maybe I didn't finish it then. I have the next 3 lined up to read now, so will go straight to them. Maybe the characters will grow on me!
While stuffed full with things I like (dragons! strong and well developed female characters! discussion of disability and class!) it felt a little repetitive. Like, the same feelings and world building and plot points would get explained multiple times even from the point of view of the same character, as if Hobb expected us to have forgotten.
