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World of the Queen's Thief Collection by Megan Whalen Turner

sklepia's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

progo's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted

5.0

aphrael's review

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3.0

At first I thought it was just an adventure story but the later books really do add more depth. It's easy to wish the characters well, they're lovely and smart and compassionate and fairly moral. Some of the interactions between characters had me spellbound. The books are weakest when they don't let you in to preserve a twist that comes later. It's weird to have the main character being the narrator but also leaving out important information about his identity or motives, it made for some boring bits and made it hard to know the characters sometimes. The payoff was great but there was a lot of setup to get through sometimes. Either way I definitely enjoyed the books.

amyjoy's review

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This is the collected Kindle version I read. My reviews are under each individual book: [b:The Thief|448873|The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)|Megan Whalen Turner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427740839l/448873._SY75_.jpg|1069505], [b:The Queen of Attolia|40158|The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #2)|Megan Whalen Turner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1293505506l/40158._SX50_.jpg|1124161], [b:The King of Attolia|40159|The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #3)|Megan Whalen Turner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1293505327l/40159._SY75_.jpg|847545], [b:A Conspiracy of Kings|6527841|A Conspiracy of Kings (The Queen's Thief, #4)|Megan Whalen Turner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1295475418l/6527841._SY75_.jpg|6719799], [b:Thick as Thieves|8306741|Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)|Megan Whalen Turner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475857047l/8306741._SY75_.jpg|13155782].

coslyons's review against another edition

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4.0

This series got better the further into it I got. Eugenides is really clever and I liked the outsider views on his schemes.

Side note: Costis and Kamet are in love and this is a fact

melpomeny's review against another edition

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5.0

this series genuinely fully broke me like i was being hit repeatedly by bomb books and this was the final straw i havent recovered i wil lnever enjoy another book again

nanaofnaia's review against another edition

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2.0

Not sure I've read all of these...

aphrael's review against another edition

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3.0

At first I thought it was just an adventure story but the later books really do add more depth. It's easy to wish the characters well, they're lovely and smart and compassionate and fairly moral. Some of the interactions between characters had me spellbound. The books are weakest when they don't let you in to preserve a twist that comes later. It's weird to have the main character being the narrator but also leaving out important information about his identity or motives, it made for some boring bits and made it hard to know the characters sometimes. The payoff was great but there was a lot of setup to get through sometimes. Either way I definitely enjoyed the books.

unrelatedwaffle's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

xanthe's review against another edition

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5.0

Ramping up my reread of the series so I can be ready when book five, Thick as Thieves, comes out in May!