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(Somewhat related sidenote: I don't think I'm ever going to get used to the newest covers for The Queen's Thief series. They are pretty, and I like the black-and-gold theme, but compared to the good old-fashioned Vince Natale covers? No way. Those ones are luminous.)
Anyway, I'm mainlining as many of the earlier books in the series as I can (for...reasons), and just finished The Queen of Attolia last night. It's always been one of my favorites, even if it tends to get overshadowed a bit by The King of Attolia (which is probably the one I've reread the most) and this time around I was blown away by a couple of things--the romance, as always; all the schemes and twists and turns, as always; Irene, as always--and also the pacing. It's so easy to forget (and I always do) that QoA actually covers about 2-3 years, especially when there's not a single unnecessary scene and everything moves along pretty quickly. Never in an overwhelming way, but there isn't a single moment wasted in this book, which gives me another reason to love it. You know, as if I needed more. The other thing rereading QoA reminded me of was that, as much as I love Gen--and do I ever love Gen--he isn't my favorite character. Irene is. She changes over the story in a way that's so low-key and often only very subtly hinted at, and so no matter how many times I reread it, by the end I'm always surprised at exactly how much she's changed. The last page or so shows it best, in the most quietly beautiful way.
Anyway, I'm mainlining as many of the earlier books in the series as I can (for...reasons), and just finished The Queen of Attolia last night. It's always been one of my favorites, even if it tends to get overshadowed a bit by The King of Attolia (which is probably the one I've reread the most) and this time around I was blown away by a couple of things--the romance, as always; all the schemes and twists and turns, as always; Irene, as always--and also the pacing. It's so easy to forget (and I always do) that QoA actually covers about 2-3 years, especially when there's not a single unnecessary scene and everything moves along pretty quickly. Never in an overwhelming way, but there isn't a single moment wasted in this book, which gives me another reason to love it. You know, as if I needed more. The other thing rereading QoA reminded me of was that, as much as I love Gen--and do I ever love Gen--he isn't my favorite character. Irene is. She changes over the story in a way that's so low-key and often only very subtly hinted at, and so no matter how many times I reread it, by the end I'm always surprised at exactly how much she's changed. The last page or so shows it best, in the most quietly beautiful way.