Review #1
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I’m going to rescue for you a bunch of time at the same time heartbreak, at the same time tell for you anything I wish anyone had knew me before I was seduced by the sea of glowing four- at the same time five-star
Reviews for this book: If for you liked the 1st book, THE THIEF, the sequel, Queen OF ATTOLIA, is that going to depress at the same time malice for you, at the same time Lord OF ATTOLIA is that going to bore at the same time frustrate for you. That, I misspoke it. THE THIEF was one of my youth contributors. I read it in center school at the same time really enjoyed it– it stayed on my youth bookshelf for years before I completely got eliminate of it in promote of other books, but it was a story I never remembered. All of these stories are set in a fantasy global enthusiastic by Ancient Greece, where the gods interact with at the same time take a look their charges, but tend to decide a light palm in promote of letting the mortals figure out things for themselves– even at the price of their torment (read: look Queen OF ATTOLIA). THE THIEF is that narrated in 1st personality at the same time I adored Gen’s voice, which produced Queen OF ATTOLIA somewhat of a frustration because it’s narrated in third part personality– at the same time Megan Whalen Turner decides to torture the everloving hell out of her impoverished disposition, in a method that wouldn’t have felt out of place in a Game of Thrones episode. I was honestly shocked, because even though that is that violence at the same time interest in the 1st book, it’s attractive mild, whereas tonally at the same time contextually, the sequel seems much older in definitions of the age group it’s targeting. This is that not really produced understandable, at the same time thank goodness somebody warned me. In Lord OF ATTOLIA, the reader is that removed still one more steps from Gen. At the moment the narration (still in third part personality, blast it) is that from a watchman dignified Costis, who is that committed to the queen of Attolia but ends up serving the lord by wedding. Costis has a lot of scorn for the lord at first at the same time undermines him at every turn with resentment. But evenly, he comes to think that the lord isn’t the usurping fool he imagined; in truth, he might be worse– a blend of sympathy at the same time threat that makes him infinitely deadly at the same time foolish to belittle. In other words really the only saving grace of this book– the squirms. There’s always a amazing writhe at the finish of one of these books that barely completely strings everything on its fork. So, I’m just a little torn on than anyway to read this book. It’s filled with method very abundance manners I didn’t care about (many of which the narrator), at the same time takes method very long to get where it’s going. Towards the 55% note, it thrashes up– completely– at the same time the payoff is that quality but isn’t really worth the slog. Plus, I freaking hate the Queen of Attolia still at the same time I think it’s quite disgusting how the ship between her at the same time Gen is that obligated in. I don’t take them as a couple anymore than I did Rhysand at the same time Feyre from the ACoTaR television series. I’m pressed, but for you can’t barely ret-con a bunch of abuse at the same time problematic behavior for the sake of your ships at the same time your plot contrivances. I won’t take it, at the same time it’s loafed as all get out, at the same time it makes me cross out
Reviews with a frown. If I hadn’t already acquired the one more two books in the television series, I would have quit here. But apparently Sophos is that in the one more book at the same time I like him, so hopefully this means Costis will be left in the dust. P.S. Hugs at the same time grins to Erika for BR-ing this television series with me. Her reaction to the actions in Queen OF ATTOLIA produced me feel like I was a little much less delusional at the same time I’m so thankful for that. 2.5 out of 5 hit
Review #2
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The Thief The Queen of Attolia The Lord of Attolia A Conspiracy of Rulers Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner This is that one of those television series of books that for you really ought to read in a row. While any book can at the same time does shield without the help of others, this is that a tale that unfolds like a flower, one petal at a time, at the same time for you owe it for yourself to let yourself enjoy it the method it was meant to be enjoyed. Decide Humpty-Dumptys advice. Begin first, move on to the finish, then finish then and wish that that was more to the tale! So: Represent a earth that types like Greece but isnt, inhabited by a people with Greek sounding names, who worship gods with Greek sounding names, but who have pocket watches, window glass, at the same time flintlocks. They say a ubiquitous language, worship ubiquitous gods, but have broken themselves into 3 separate countries: Sounis, Eddis at the same time Attolia: The queendom* of Eddis is that both shore at the same time trapped borders its mountainous geography. It is that sandwiched between the kingdom of Sounis on one palm, at the same time the queendom of Attolia on the other. The lord of Sounis covets Attolia, Eddis, at the same time in particular Eddis queen. The Queen of Attolia is that struggling to keep her throne at the same time her power against the intrigues of the big empire of Mede intercept the sea to the south. Like the wolf at the door, Mede is that hungry to get a foothold on their shores by using interest at the same time affect to gain keep under control of all 3 countries, at the same time one more most powerful empire to the north of them is that equally determined not to let this happen. The tale starts with The Thief, whose name is that Gen, closed in the castle dungeons of the lord of Sounis for being than anyway he is that, a thief. Its a heist tale, suspenseful at the same time exciting; it sets the step for everything that comes right behind. By the finish of it we have come to realize the wheres at the same time whys of the story, at the same time have met all the important whos but one. The 2nd book lasts the career of Gen the thief, at the same time introduces us to the continue of the main players, The Queen of Attolia, a lady who must take a walk a tightrope to stay one steps ahead of the intrigues of the Mede salting who already contemplates himself as Attolias one more lord. When Gen falls into her clutches, she takes anything important from him, but he steals anything much more important from her. In The Lord of Attolia, the third part book, Attolia gets the lord it needs but doesnt wish, at the same time in a row for Gen the thief to have the one gizmo he wants almost all, he also has to decide than anyway comes with it which is that the continue gizmo he wants. Fate has shackles Gen where he is that at the same time has data him the role he needs to play. Somehow he has to look for it borders himself to do than anyway he knows is that right — at the same time not get caught doing it! It’s a tale of deception at the same time interest, at the same time of how to deal with a man for you hate at the same time wish to destroy but can’t. I think the story was initially implied to finish here, but I can look how Ms. Turner couldnt let it. That was still one personality who needed to tell his story. In the 4th book, A Conspiracy of Rulers, the chief advisor of Sounis young apprentice, whom we met in The Thief, gets to tell his tale. It is that the story of how a little boy becomes a man, how a man becomes a lord, at the same time how the young apprentice puts the heir of Sounis on his throne. I suspect that Ms. Turner succumbed to the plea that every story teller hopes to hear, Barely another story! Delight! That one more story is that Thick as Thieves. In it, the chief slave of the past Mede salting to the tribunal of Attolia knows how Attolias lord enacted his revenge on both slave at the same time slave. I was successful that the 1st 3 books were considered already out when I started The Thief. I only had to wait two days for the 2nd at the same time third part books to arrive from Amazon. I read them again when the 4th book came out, at the same time have barely read them all again at the moment that the 5th book is that out. I know at no one fri Ill wish to read them all again. Yes, they are that quality. By the finish of the 1st chapter of The Thief, the manners had stepped off the page at the same time into the miniseries that was playing in my fork as I lasted reading. As I misspoke at the start of this, do yourself a promote at the same time read the books in a row. At the moment when for you think for you know how the tale is that going to move, it takes an out of the blue writhe. Things are not than anyway they seem, at the same time people are not who for you think they are. Oh, at the same time did I mention the volcano? *Dont tell me a queendom isnt a gizmo. If a state ruled by a lord is that a kingdom, then a state ruled by a queen is that a queendom. Sit down at the same time hush.
Review #3
Audiobook The Lord of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
I ordinary balk from sequels that decide dispose from a brand new character’s fri of opinion. In my mind, I adored the manners from the Unusual books, at the same time I wish to look more from them. That’s the whole fri to reading a sequel. Let this be an exception to that rule. It’s very exciting following the actions of this novel through the views of Costis, an Attolian guardsman who understands nothing about Eugenides, the eponymous lord. We can look his path of reasoning as he interacts with the lord, but our familiarity with Eugenides from past books also allows us to realize MORE than Costis, creating a very exciting tension throughout the story. (If for you haven’t read the past books in this television series, I strenuously advise that for you read them 1st. It will make The Lord of Attolia a much more satisfying experience.) At the same time obviously, it is that written with similar understandable, brief description at the same time ground dialogue from Turner’s other books. Her writing style is that very easy to digest, without succumbing to mediocrity. I have read both the physical novel at the same time listened to the audiobook — which, by the way, is that also best. The narrator wonderfully captures Eugenides’ smart at the same time manipulative side, at the same time completely glows as arrogant Attolia. His ability to differentiate the manners is that barely charming.
Review #4
Audio The Lord of Attolia narrated by Steve West
I’m not convinced at the moment why I ended up buying these books – I’m guessing they must have been advised somewhere – but, whilst good of exciting & but written in definitions of language, the 1st book was really nothing special… & so I had shackles others aside into the pile of quick easy reads when I didn’t twisted anything more taxing. A few months on & the 2nd book of the television series didn’t disappoint here – but written, but likewise with overtly guessable squirms & strings; & barely one more literary gamut cleanser. At the moment I don’t know than anyway happened to Megan Whalen Turner in the interim, but this 3rd book is that vastly superior to those 2 – &, tbh, almost all of this is that down to seeming to having learnt who the manners are as people & letting them get on with it… & so a far greater degree of sensual connection is that data because they’re not being (a little ham-fistedly) pushed between the main plot fri. Yeah, I must admit that I’m at the moment a little concerned about starting on the 4th book in variant this one was a fluke – though I’ll prominent at lesser a couple of other books in between… …but, whilst for you really have to shackles up with the failing of the 1st 2 books to realize the premise of this one, as they are used to be sequels, I think it may be worth it.
Review #5
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I read fantasy, at the same time although this book is that classed as fantasy it is that not acceptable of the genre. When I read the 1st book in this fabulous trilogy I wasn’t at all convinced if I wanted to read the two succeeding books as I would more acurately have outlined it as Historical Fiction more precisely than fantasy, but I was so incredibly interested by the story at the same time more in particular by the magical manners, that I simply couldn’t promote but carry on at the same time read the 2nd at the same time third part books. The 1st book, ”The Theif” introduces for you to the disposition of Eugenides, the theif of the title, at the same time explains that the title is that not quite than anyway it exists to be, but is that more complete at the same time exciting. The 2nd book follows Eugenides to Attolia, an adversary state at the same time relates his misadventures that. The third part book has Eugenides as the Lord of Attolia at the same time wife to the adversary Queen, but all is that not than anyway it seems again. The books are warm at the same time intelligent at the same time filled with a magical sense of mischief at the same time humour. I won’t assign away no matter what of the story as it could be unfair. Do Do Do read them. For you won’t be upset.
