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A review by mary_soon_lee
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
4.0
This is the fourth book in the Queen's Thief fantasy series, a series which is superb. If you have not read these books, I would highly recommend avoiding reviews and possible spoilers, and beginning with book one, “The Thief.”
Spoilers ahead.... The trouble with creating a character as compelling as Eugenides is that readers, or at least this reader, are greedy for more. Eugenides plays a significant part in this story, but not as much as in previous volumes, and not as much as I had hoped. Instead this installment of the series centers on Sophos, who is a nicer, kinder individual than Gen, but not quite as fascinating. In addition, this book had some expository sections that held my attention slightly less well. “A Conspiracy of Kings” is a very good book. I devoured it in a day, but I don’t itch to re-read it the same way I did with the first three books.
Spoilers ahead.... The trouble with creating a character as compelling as Eugenides is that readers, or at least this reader, are greedy for more. Eugenides plays a significant part in this story, but not as much as in previous volumes, and not as much as I had hoped. Instead this installment of the series centers on Sophos, who is a nicer, kinder individual than Gen, but not quite as fascinating. In addition, this book had some expository sections that held my attention slightly less well. “A Conspiracy of Kings” is a very good book. I devoured it in a day, but I don’t itch to re-read it the same way I did with the first three books.