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I love this book. Usually, I can't think of anything to say for any of my favorites, mostly because they leave me speechless. This is no exception, but I'll give it a shot. So. Each one of the installments in The Queen's Thief series revolves around a different genre; The Thief was an adventure, while its sequel, The Queen of Attolia, is about love, war and politics. The King of Attolia, however, is about loyalty and trust; specifically, how Eugenides, the former Thief of Eddis, earns the loyalty of the court of Attolia. It's a bumpy ride: with silly pranks, more serious conspiracies, gossip, hatred and prejudice at every turn, Eugenides has to deal with homesickness… Read more
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Wendelin Van Draanen's writing is morphing.
Now, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, because it's just the progression of her style over time. And it doesn't affect the overall quality of her story, because she's done it again! Fantastic mystery, as always, and shippers get a well-wished for surprise at the end. I will say this, though: She doesn't have a clue on how to write romance. Or on how 13-year-old boys act. Phew.
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Eh., May 4 2011
The beginning was a lot move eventful and well thought-out than the rest of the book, which was mostly tales of Rosa, the heroine, and her foreign lover's sexual adventures. The novel is sprinkled with descriptions of lavish Sicilian recipes, which Rosa gives names to in her language and then doesn't explain in English. She had a sad life: After losing her father and her first love when she was young, she falls into a depression and starts arguing with her mother. She leaves home to live twenty-five years alone in a city, working in a library. Nearing the end of her time there she meets a foreign man who she suddenly feels like having noisy, endless sex with. After her said man goes… Read more
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