Ok, so I'm not a good reviewer, being all scientific-y and all, but I agree with what you said about ACoK. I probably liked loved KoA more than you did, though I can't articulate why (being more like Costis than you all, which is why he should be mine, not yours, just sayin' ;P we can still be friends, right?). But I devoured this book because of the writing, the shifting POV's, the returning characters, all of it. It seemed much more straightforward adventure story than the others, without all the hidden meanings (ALTHOUGH THERE WERE ENOUGH THAT I WILL HAVE TO LIVE IN SOUNIS FOR AWHILE SO YOU ALL CAN FIGURE THEM OUT FOR ME) of the others. I loved Sophos being an ass and Attolia/Eddis, and OH MOW!! YAY! I missed Relius and Ornon and Teleus (not enough of him!) AND OF COURSE SMEXY COSTIS.
And what is up with Gen? I have my theories about his "ailments" which I will splash all over Sounis and The Conspiracy Room: he obviously has sand colic. Horses living in the desert states get it sometimes, because they pick up sand when they're nibbling on the grass. It messes with their digestion. And someone in Attolia's kitchens still doesn't like Gen. Probably Dite's first girlfriend/sexual experience. She knew she wouldn't end up with Dite, but wanted to be mistress to the King, or even just in the King's favor. Gen royally messed that up.
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likedloved KoA more than you did, though I can't articulate why (being more like Costis than you all, which is why he should be mine, not yours, just sayin' ;P we can still be friends, right?). But I devoured this book because of the writing, the shifting POV's, the returning characters, all of it. It seemed much more straightforward adventure story than the others, without all the hidden meanings (ALTHOUGH THERE WERE ENOUGH THAT I WILL HAVE TO LIVE IN SOUNIS FOR AWHILE SO YOU ALL CAN FIGURE THEM OUT FOR ME) of the others. I loved Sophos being an ass and Attolia/Eddis, and OH MOW!! YAY! I missed Relius and Ornon and Teleus (not enough of him!) AND OF COURSE SMEXY COSTIS.And what is up with Gen? I have my theories about his "ailments" which I will splash all over Sounis and The Conspiracy Room: he obviously has sand colic. Horses living in the desert states get it sometimes, because they pick up sand when they're nibbling on the grass. It messes with their digestion. And someone in Attolia's kitchens still doesn't like Gen. Probably Dite's first girlfriend/sexual experience. She knew she wouldn't end up with Dite, but wanted to be mistress to the King, or even just in the King's favor. Gen royally messed that up.