Eugenides and the Queen of Attolia

Eugenides and the Queen of Attolia
from The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
Day 6 of favorite book characters.
The first book in this series came out in 1996. THE FINAL BOOK, RETURN OF THE THIEF, IS RELEASED TODAY! After waiting FOREVER, we are finally going to find out what happens to Gen and Attolia! I am beside myself.

Turner’s writing is pure witchcraft. The books are swift, tense adventures, and yet somehow also explorations of politics and religion. Despite all the forces bearing down on them, the characters are never helpless puppets. The emotional stakes are beyond high. Everyone risks everything. Nobody pulls a punch. There are intrigues, there are sacrifices, and then there’s the bloody aftermath. If I’m making it sound too grim, there is also Gen’s complete inability to keep his mouth shut. Read them, they are wonderful and nothing I can tell you will actually give you a clue what you are in for.
See the uncropped version here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBTOuFBw2E/