Reviews

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

snaillydia's review

3.0

I seem to be the only person who liked the first book more. The political intrigue was amusing, but it got a little too cheesy for me, romance-wise. Three stars feels a little low, so I'll clarify that this series is still very interesting and I'm excited to read more.

tawallah's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

klarial's review

5.0

Doing a re-read of this entire series before starting Return of the Thief.

Third time and this is still a 5 star read for me. It’s a perfect little novel: great world building, a twisty plot full of political intrigue, and the romance, *SIGH* the romance.

cjroyg's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

marieketron's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed the unreliability of the main narrators and other povs. Im getting a bit annoyed with flashbacks to clues that were withheld from the reader in the moment that they happen. I don't need everything spelled out but a dropped hint that we could later Clock as being a proper clue would make it a lot more fun as an experience. 

Plot reminded me a bit of quintana of charyn by melina marchetta, in a good way. 

letta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

katebits's review against another edition

3.75

I enjoyed this and The Thief, but the pacing of this one felt screwy, and although I did get a flutter from the romance it felt a little ungrounded. The best thing about these stories are the clever machinations. I’m happily digging into book three. 

silverfeather's review against another edition

4.0

(4.5) mutual confessions of love in the last paragraph i literally love nothing more than this wow. wow

tstout's review

4.0

I liked this book. I think that i enjoyed the thief more, but this was still enjoyable. I would have given it a higher rating but I dont like the fact that it feels like the author dumps a bunch of stuff at the last minute. I would have liked for there to be more exciting events happening in the middle of the book rather the beginning and the end. I guess i kind of lost intrest in the middle but gained it back at the end because thats when it all came together. Usually I like this, but for some reason it was too slow in the middle for me. Maybe because it was more about war strategy then fantasy when i like fantasy more. who knows, but im debating on wheather or not to read the rest of the series.

P.S.- this review is major rushed so i apologize for the crappy review. i just wanted to outline the way i felt so i would remember when i was deciding to read King of Attolia.

shareen17's review

3.0

Do not read the Publishers Weekly review published on Amazon if you are thinking of reading this book. If I hadn't read it, my rating might have been higher. The strong point of this series is the plot twists, but the review gave away the whole story.