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A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner

aekre's review against another edition

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adventurous funny reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mom2qandk's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

mllejoyeuxnoel's review against another edition

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4.0

No less well-told than its predecessors - I give it four stars only because I missed Eugenides in this book. He's one of my all-time favorite characters, and I simply wished for far more of him!

cjroyg's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense fast-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

3.75

jedbird's review against another edition

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

4.0

The return of Sophos! POV shifts slinging the reader hither and yon! This series does a lot of things I normally don't want a story to do--I tend to like my POV anchored, and to come from a single direction--but I find I can tolerate this narrative's whims. Sophos is a slave, then a king. The extent to which he admires Eugenides is gratifying. With the addition of Sophos, now all the royal people need to adjust to their new relationship configurations. Sophos does well, but it is obvious he's not as clever or powerful as Eugenides, and maybe we needed a book to tell us that? 

marieketron's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So the protag is more clued in but he's also still learning his trade as ruler of a country. The first section he's not a major player on the political board either, all of which means that he's another fantastic unreliable narrator but also that you're not getting the full picture of the ongoing machinations as the reader. I did love Sophos' journey into becoming a king and how it pushes him to develop as his own person. 

katieinca's review against another edition

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4.0

Another POV switch, this time to a character who'd been around the edges before and fairly lightly sketched. We get to see him learn a lot and take a very dim view of his younger self, while still keeping the essential parts of his personality that made him so lovable to us or other characters in the first book. Also, wow, the body count in these books is pretty high. Who's left to populate the peninsula at this point?

allyordyna's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

gmamartha's review against another edition

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5.0

This one does not disappoint. I LOVE this series. It always stretches the reader. Definitely distinguished literature and a great story.

kmedusa's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0