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A review by mayajoelle
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
5.0
second read, 2022: I love this book. I can see why I didn't like it as much as the first three originally (and I mean, nothing tops Eugenides dancing on the roof in KoA), but I also can see how I clearly do like it a LOT this time.
Honestly, reviewing this series is really hard, because I'm not sure if it's YA or adult, and it's fantasy that feels like mythology or historical fiction, and it's one of the few series where I think it's best to know almost NOTHING of the plot going in. So. Go read book one, and books two and three and four, and *then* ask me what I thought of this one. :)
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original review, 2020:
I read this book as an ebook on my phone, and I think that affected my enjoyment of it. I have no doubt it is actually as good as the others, but it didn't feel that way to me. Also, while I *love* my bunny Sophos, I sorely missed Eugenides in this book. He's more of a side character, and my favorite parts were the ones with him.
All my life they had made choices for me, and I had resented it. Now the choice was mine, and once it was made, I would have no right to blame anyone else for the consequences. Loss of that privilege, to blame others, unexpectedly stung.
Honestly, reviewing this series is really hard, because I'm not sure if it's YA or adult, and it's fantasy that feels like mythology or historical fiction, and it's one of the few series where I think it's best to know almost NOTHING of the plot going in. So. Go read book one, and books two and three and four, and *then* ask me what I thought of this one. :)
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original review, 2020:
I read this book as an ebook on my phone, and I think that affected my enjoyment of it. I have no doubt it is actually as good as the others, but it didn't feel that way to me. Also, while I *love* my bunny Sophos, I sorely missed Eugenides in this book. He's more of a side character, and my favorite parts were the ones with him.
All my life they had made choices for me, and I had resented it. Now the choice was mine, and once it was made, I would have no right to blame anyone else for the consequences. Loss of that privilege, to blame others, unexpectedly stung.