*spoilers all books* Dragon Haven, Enjoy it? Hate it?

[Nuytsia]

Onto your comments- do you mean that DH is not really the end, cos there will be a book after that? I still feel that doesnt justify the book being anti-climatic

Fair comment! I think we all just wanted to check you knew there would be another book, but that doesn't mean each book shouldn't have a logical end-point.

But I was surprised at Tats, I hadnt expected him to be so puhy with Tymara... but I admired her for sticking to her own beliefs

I know! Hobb does seem to love putting flaws in her characters, not to mention playing with our emotions! In a good way!
I think it was one of the things I loved about Thymara, that although she questions things, she isn't one to be easily swayed by others' opinions.

Maybe it's my crazy feminist mind here, but it annoys me in books that practically every main female character needs to fall in love, in order to develope and become fully confident. Why should they need to wait for a man to come along? I know thats a bit of an exaggeration in relation to these books, but I get very sceptical in books when it comes to the portrayal of female characters falling in love. I want there to be more females who don't need a man in their lives, maybe

I know what you mean, and I feel a bit like this about Hobb's books, but in relation to both female and male characters! I feel like everyone needs to be paired off, and preferably with offspring ...... woops I was going to give some specific examples but that would be spoilers for other books!

Ok, I get your point about Leftrin hating Alise would be a cliche! I think I am being sceptical again, this time of the notion of "love at first sight". But it felt a bit silly to me, or maybe I was just annoyed by it! But that's only my personal feelings, I can fully understand how other fans will disagree with me Different opinions are what makes these discussions so much fun

Love at first sight romances always feel silly to me in books, as I've never experienced it in real life! I can only understand it in terms of it was an immediate physical attraction, which happily turned out to be followed by actual compatibility. I'm sure it can happen!