Okay, so. The Queen of Attolia.

I am no stranger to, uh, enthusiastically reacting to situations where one person treats another in not very good ways but they learn to respect each other in the end and there is the potential for something more (I AM A WALKING PILE OF SHAAAAME), but—

But—

Please convince me on this one.

“Steal peace, Eugenides. Steal me some time.”

Eddis to Eugenides, The Queen of Attolia pg.68

“[Irene] means ‘peace,’” Attolia said. “What name could be more inappropriate?”

Attolia, Two Hundred Odd Pages Later

This is basically my new favorite thing. I laughed so hard I cried.

Including gems such as:

Bullying a Dragon: Let’s play a lot of childish pranks on the King of Attolia. What could possibly go wrong?

The Chew Toy: Costis, thy pain and humiliation are an unceasing source of amusement to thy fans.

First-Person Smartass: As if The Thief could be described any other way, when it’s narrated from Gen’s point of view?

Happily Married: There are some rough spots, but The King of Attolia is one long exercise in squee.

Impossible Thief: Among the things Eugenides steals: peace, a queen, and three entire countries.

Mugging the Monster: Uh, Sejanus? You might want to quit while you still can.

Screw The Rules, I’m Eugenides!

Took a Level in Badass: In the fourth book, Sophos doesn’t take a level in badass, he takes several. Then he rips them to pieces with his bare hands, gnaws on them, and uses them as fuel with which to fire even more badass.

“He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies.”

—Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

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“He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies.”

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“He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies.”