Recently Finished

Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb, the 4th and last Rain Wilds book. This read like an extended denouement to an otherwise excellent series; as such, it was too long and predictable. The climactic scenes are as-expected. Some scenes are over-written and repeat obvious information, which seems to be a writing tic of Hobb's and could be dealt with via better editing. The final battle scene, which is exciting, is truncated. I might have enjoyed this book more if I had read it immediately after the 3rd book, when I was still swept up in the suspense of the whole series, but it wasn't out yet. I still enjoyed spending time with these characters, both human and dragon, and getting the wrap up of the story. Perhaps my review is too negative because my mood is crabby right now. The characters are wonderful and it was great seeing them grow.

I'm not reading anything right now because I just finished this one.