Golden Fool is better than Book 1 of the Tawny Man trilogy. I felt like a skill user drawn into the skill current, forgetting food and sleep. Only in my case, Robin Hobb’s magical storytelling pulled me into the book, and I could not rest till I finished it.
So far, Nettle has only appeared in Fitz’s dreams, and yet, the author paints her in beautiful colors in each scene.
Fitz and the Fool – their relationship is portrayed beautifully. The author squeezed my heart with this line:
I set no boundaries on my love.
Fool
And this line at the end broke me:
Beloved, I have missed your company.
Fitz
Dutiful and Fitz – The boy’s longing for a father and Fitz’s yearning to tell him the truth is sheer poetry. This line is a perfect illustration of that:
he spoke as a prince speaks to a servant, not as a boy would address his father.
Fitz
Robin Hobb is a master in character-driven fantasy. I cannot wait to read the conclusion to this trilogy.
Anna Bushi 
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