I love your review and how you put things into words that I cannot explain
Instead of being able to draw Irene out of her shell now that he’s her co-ruler, he’s building the same sort of shell she had been forced to.
How true! I didn't even realize this the first time around. I suppose it's harder to be Irene Attolia than one thinks. I'm glad Sophos pushed him to the ground. He desperately needed that.
The first three books in the Queen’s Thief series were about Gen triumphing. A Conspiracy of Kings, on the other hand, is about him subtly losing.
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Date: 2010-06-12 01:40 am (UTC)Instead of being able to draw Irene out of her shell now that he’s her co-ruler, he’s building the same sort of shell she had been forced to.
How true! I didn't even realize this the first time around. I suppose it's harder to be Irene Attolia than one thinks. I'm glad Sophos pushed him to the ground. He desperately needed that.
The first three books in the Queen’s Thief series were about Gen triumphing. A Conspiracy of Kings, on the other hand, is about him subtly losing.
Ahh..the subtlety
Thanks for the awesome review attackfish!