Turner, Megan Whalen - The King of Attolia

Stand-alone sequel to The Thief and The Queen of Attolia. Insert standard warning here to not read either of the sequels until you've read The Thief, because one of the best parts about Turner is that she can pull off surprises like nothing else.

I almost don't want to write this up because it means I'm sort of putting the world away in my head, analyzing it and sifting through it. I've been living in Gen's world during the weekend, and I like it there a lot, and leaving makes me not just sad, but makes me want more in a way that is bittersweetly painful.

For people who haven't read Thief or Queen, this is a stand-alone sequel to the two (Thief comes first), but the other two are really good and it's so wonderful watching the characters develop in all the books that I'm just going to tell you to go read those before reading this one. Gen is a great character -- he's impulsive and vain and talented and clever and impossible to keep a handle on, and I love what he goes through and how he deals with it. Turner's created a fun world as well, rife with complex politics and intrigue, and oh, I'm sorry to leave it.

In case it wasn't clear, I loved this book. I got it on Sunday and finished it by the end of the day. Then I reread the good parts. Then I reread the good parts again on the BART on the way to meet up with cofax7, which had me so engrossed in the book again that I totally missed my stop and had to go back.

( Spoilers for Thief and Queen )

Really desperately want to read more, and am very sad that there isn't any, beyond rereads.

ETA:
- buymeaclue's review
- minnow1212's review (spoilery)
- rilina's review (spoilery)
- rachelmanija's review (no spoilers, possible spoilers in comments)
- shewhohashope's review