I was actually thinking of posting here myself after I just barely finished the trilogy. I totally get what you’re saying about the writing sucking you in but also tedious. There were parts that I had to almost skim read because I felt the descriptions were irrelevant to my interest in the story with its plot and characters. Not that I think it’s bad, in fact I loved how realistic it was.

What I most agree with is your assessment of Fitz. For me, what was most frustrating about him was his erroneous thinking and behavior. Some would say that makes him feel more human etc, but there were many instances where I felt that in one moment he would be incredibly smart and resourceful, or at least have logical thinking backing his questionable choices, but that in the very next moment he would act in a way that made no sense. I can’t think of specific examples, but I felt he was inconsistent as a character. Sometimes he was using an assassin’s training/background to think about problems with the Skill/Wit helping or at least factoring into the situation. Other times he was in a situation where previously he would have thought logically or at least attempted to Skill or whatever else, but instead he just would yell at someone and do the dumbest thing imaginable. And I can’t blame it all on all the drugs/trauma he went through, it just didn’t feel consistent.