Reading - Queen's Thief series, continued

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So, I finished reading The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner.

WELL, what can I say. Those who said they liked this one a lot - I must join you. xD This series continues to be really damn good. Though I'm undecided whether I prefer this one, or Queen of Attolia. Anyway -

In this one in particular, I loved the little moments we glimpse between Eugenides and the Queen. And I really like Costis as a character - and it's nice to get a view of the situation that is farther removed than the POV characters in the previous novels, if you know what I mean. And also just the lovely twistyness of everything; man does this author ever tell a good story.

A tiny snip of one of the scenes I liked a lot -
"Ten gold cups for my sake?" He looked up, surprised. "I thought you hated me."

"I do."

Eugenides started to laugh and gasped instead. Costis put a hand on either shoulder to steady him.

I JUST. I DON'T KNOW - this bit is just, wow, it Good Stuff, man. Everything relating to the above situation is good stuff. I love the way the relations developed between these two over the course of it, in general, but especially all this.

Aaand now the next book in the series is on hold too, of course. ;)