Realm of the Elderlings/YMMV

The Farseer Trilogy:

 * Alternate Character Interpretation:
 * Is Patience really that weird, or is it Obfuscating Stupidity?
 * Chivalry's motives are a mystery, but its not Wild Mass Guessing to assume he set up a Thanatos Gambit in case he didn't survive the Deadly Decadent Court. Patience is a Genius Ditz who wouldn't get a second glance from Regal's assassins, but could hold down the fort when the chips were down.
 * Complete Monster: Regal, in spades. Thinks nothing of murdering his own teenage nephew with his bare hands, partly to cover his tracks and partly because he just hates him; enjoys torturing people and having them tortured, including his own subordinates; kills his own father and tries to kill his own brother (several times); is incredibly self-centred with delusions of grandeur; villifies his heroic brother and sister-in-law as incompetents and traitors (respectively); sacrifices half the kingdom to Chaotic Evil pirates because he only cares about being king of the other half...yeah, he's kind of a dick. His only chance of redemption turns out to be, and that still doesn't save him from some well-deserved Laser Guided Karma
 * The Scrappy: Starling is presented as a strong, independent, Ethical Slut, Betty and Veronica counterpart to Molly. She comes off like an arrogant Jerkass.
 * Tear Jerker - First book ends on one, second book ends on one, THE ENTIRE THIRD BOOK IS ONE.
 * The Woobie - Fitz's life kinda sucks. A lot.
 * Iron Woobie - He broods over it quite a bit, but doesn't let it slow him down.

The Liveship Traders:

 * Moral Event Horizon - Kennit seems to divide the fanbase. According to some, he never really crosses the line, on account of being a Complete Monster. According to others, he stays on the very edge for quite some time, but then he and blows all his chances of redemption.
 * Word of God is that Kennit was supposed to be an
 * The Woobie - Poor Wintrow. And Vivacia. And plenty others, even if Wintrow and Vivacia take the cake.

The Tawny Man:

 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: Many
 * How about short, 15 year old Swift
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming - Most of the third book after Feathers in a Fool's Cap. Literally "Crowning" at one point.
 * Or a Mood Whiplash into Tastes Like Diabetes, depending on your perspective.
 * Tear Jerker - Late in Fool's Errand and in Fool's Fate.
 * Wangst - Played for laughs and for drama in the chapter "Elfbark" in Fool's Fate.

The Rain Wilds Chronicles:

 * Hollywood Homely: Alise, with her red hair and freckled complexion, seems to be this.
 * The Woobie: Relpda in Dragon Haven's first part.