4.5 stars 
 I think deciding to re-read this series was the best thing I could've done. Usually you'd think it'd be boring to read something you already know but with this trilogy there's so much you can't possibly know or pick up when you first read it. For my re-read I decided to tab some things like "indications that Laurent knows" or "the Regent did the thing" and oh my god there's so much subtext and proof in this book! I loved doing that and I will continue doing it with Prince's Gambit.