The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief #3) by Megan Whalen Turner: Book Review

This, the third book in The Thief series, is FANTASTIC. I laughed, I cried, I was shocked, I was moved, and I loved every minute of it. I cannot say too much about this book without giving too much away. It's just too good a book to ruin for anyone. Do yourself a favor and read this series from start to finish without reading the dust jackets, the synopses, or any longish reviews of the books. Go into it completely unaware and I promise you will not be disappointed.

Just like the previous book, The King of Attolia is filled with courtly intrigue, conspiracies, political maneuvering, lying, deceit, torture and pain, and unbelievable twists. And I felt it got started right from the first chapter. For me, there was no lag in the first half of the book as there was in the previous two installments of this series. I was hooked from the beginning.

Megan Whalen Turner is a master of character and plot development. Her writing is flawless. It's astonishing how perfectly these books are written. It's as if she deliberately chose every single word in every single sentence and willed it to be there and to be perfect. No words are wasted and not one is superfluous or out of place. My mind is blown.

I only hate that I can never go back and unread this book...just for the pleasure of reading it again for the first time. Truly a gem and one of the few five-star books I've read this year. I will definitely be adding this entire series to my personal collection.

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