The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
So this is a YA series and the first book, The Thief, followed that. That is not to say it wasn't good because it was. It just didn't set any standards necessarily. The main character was a snarky kid that was a total badass by the end. It worked and I enjoyed it.
Then along came The Queen of Attolia and a shift happened. All of a sudden the snarky teenager became a man. He faced a life-altering disability and it forced him to grow up. Although this is still YA, it is deeper and more intense. Another reviewer made a really good point .. every sentence, every word in this book is important. There is no fluff. The story is complex and multi-dimensional. You learn so much over the course of the story and yet there is so much left to uncover.
If you like YA but want something with a little more substance, check this out. (Just make sure to read "The Thief" first.)
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