Eat any good books lately?

[Potato]

Started reading Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.

I'm not usually a fan of first person perspective, but in this instance I don't hate it. 

I'm about 20% of the way through and Fitz's tale is interesting if a little derivative. I know this is a product of its time and the coming of age/hero's path/secret training combo with orphans/lost children were very typical of the era, but it's just a little too familiar to draw my right in. However, I'm sufficiently interested that I'll continue the book to conclusion (and probably the series).

The world building is light at the moment, but it is clear there is a lot more to come. I prefer not being hit over the head with exposition about the setting too early at the expense of developing characters, so that's a big plus. I'm not having to constantly refer to the map or to character wikis to remember who the main players are either.

Overall I'm enjoying it, but I probably would have taken to it more as a teenager in 1995 when it was published.

Finished this now. Wonderful book. Not sure if I'll go directly to the sequel or take a detour, but I will definitely be continuing.