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bewildebeest 's review for:
Return of the Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
God.
It’s nothing,” he said. “It’s only that I can see now what my grandfather must have seen, what every Thief before me has seen.” With growing confidence, he shifted the bundle onto his other arm and used his finger to brush the baby’s cheek. Smiling again, he said, “She is Eugenia, and if she falls, her god will catch her.” Less solemnly, he added, “I could pitch her off the roof to show y—”
“No."
“It’s what they do in Eddis. Of course, they wait until there’s been a heavy snowfall, but—”
“No!”
“Do you mind?” he asked, his voice serious again, because Attolia believed in his gods, worshipped his gods in their temples, but she did not love them.
“I do not mind,” said Attolia, equally serious until she added, “She cannot be more trouble than her father.” She tucked the blanket a little tighter around the child in her arms. “Hector,” she affirmed for her son. “And Eugenia,” for her daughter.
“A king and his Thief,” said Eugenides.
It’s nothing,” he said. “It’s only that I can see now what my grandfather must have seen, what every Thief before me has seen.” With growing confidence, he shifted the bundle onto his other arm and used his finger to brush the baby’s cheek. Smiling again, he said, “She is Eugenia, and if she falls, her god will catch her.” Less solemnly, he added, “I could pitch her off the roof to show y—”
“No."
“It’s what they do in Eddis. Of course, they wait until there’s been a heavy snowfall, but—”
“No!”
“Do you mind?” he asked, his voice serious again, because Attolia believed in his gods, worshipped his gods in their temples, but she did not love them.
“I do not mind,” said Attolia, equally serious until she added, “She cannot be more trouble than her father.” She tucked the blanket a little tighter around the child in her arms. “Hector,” she affirmed for her son. “And Eugenia,” for her daughter.
“A king and his Thief,” said Eugenides.