Megan Whalen Turner's Return of the Thief
A very satisfying conclusion to this series, full of war and intrigue and betrayal and loyalty and love! It’s narrated by a very young attendant of the king, a boy born with a physical disability and raised mostly in isolation, and thrust into the king's court as part of a political game (he’s mentioned very briefly in the fifth book, which overlaps with the beginning of this one, and I was like ??? about it, since he’s from a family of political enemies, but of course it all makes sense). There are a few explicitly queer minor characters in this one, which is nice, but feels odd since there never were any in the earlier books. Like, thanks, I guess? Well, anyway, just a small quibble, I really liked this. A/A-.
No comments:
Post a Comment