I borrowed the Liveship books from a friend in middle school - not sure either of us knew the Fitz books existed at the time, but we loved the trilogy and that's what got us to seek out more of Hobb's books. Maybe it's because I was young, but for me all the "reveals" in both the Liveship and the Fitz books hit pretty hard regardless. I remember being super confused about stuff that became clear when I got to Fitz's story, but it was fun figuring it all out so I don't feel like I lost anything by reading it out of order.
I borrowed the Liveship books from a friend in middle school - not sure either of us knew the Fitz books existed at the time, but we loved the trilogy and that's what got us to seek out more of Hobb's books. Maybe it's because I was young, but for me all the "reveals" in both the Liveship and the Fitz books hit pretty hard regardless. I remember being super confused about stuff that became clear when I got to Fitz's story, but it was fun figuring it all out so I don't feel like I lost anything by reading it out of order.