The Queen of Attolia

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Summary: Pick it up and DONT put it down
Review: What an amazing sequel to 'The Theif! Although this one stands just as well on it's own you might need a little backstory. 'The Queen of Attolia' takes the characters in the first book deeper than in the first one, particularly Gen who has to deal with a deep loss right at the start of the book and has to find some way to retake his place as Queen's Theif of Eddis. His character changes and we see him grow up from the ingeniously cocky young man we met in 'The Theif' into a more serious, determined and singularly stubborn Theif with his own clever schemes and plans. Just as clever and witty, but a little darker and more serious than the first book, which, in case you haven't guessed, I am in awe of, this is another one that you absolutely HAVE to read, if only to see what happens to Eugenides. As I said, it is a darker book and the particularly squeamish may be a bit put off by what the Queen of Attolia does to poor Gen and a few of the not-so-poite terms she calls people but these only pop up a few times and if you can handle them, this is a marvellous book that I picked up and did not put down until I reached the end.