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The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

8 reviews

rtherese's review against another edition

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

5.0

Even better than the already amazing second book. The ending was even better!

Life in the royal court of Attolia is just one entertaining, significant day after another. You just want to keep on reading to see what happens next, then to see what happens next after that.

If you were like me, and you were bummed at the beginning because we seem to go further away from Gen once again, don’t worry! At first, I was like who tf are these people? Who is this irrelevant Costis? But as you read on you’ll see that Eugenides is plenty present in the story, and he is still the center of it all, as always! 

Thank you author for an amazing read!
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vereadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

4.5

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nekoshka's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

4.75

Omg a book in POV Outsider
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littlestbiscuit's review

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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? N/A

5.0

One of my favorite books from my favorite series. Megan Whalen Turner is a masterful writer, there are so many small details you miss on a first read that make rereads just as exciting as the first.

I am also, of course, obsessed with her characters and the ways she shows Just enough for you to be emotionally devastated while still leaving relationships between characters private in a way I haven’t seen other authors do.
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jenjerusha's review

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adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Ten gold cups.
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albernikolauras's review

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

My favorite book in this series. I have read it or listened to the audiobook multiple times. Costis and Gen and Attolia are just chef's kiss. 
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nyssbomb's review

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funny inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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zngzag's review

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funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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