Ugh. So good. Why are these books so short? I want more. 
 Gen is probably one of my new favorite characters. Right behind Uhtred. And maybe Jericho Barrons. I'd have to read earlier Fever books to be sure. He's clever and proud and yet wounded in a way that makes you want to take him under your wing like a tiny bird fallen out of its nest and nurse him back to health. 
 This book was written in third person instead of the first person POV in The Thief. I was sad to lose the closeness with Gen but it was necessary for the story to be told this way. Otherwise you'd never know how Attolia was feeling and the story wouldn't have the same impact. 
 I did have this story spoiled for me because I got greedy and looked at the synopsis of the next book without realizing that the first three words of it were one giant reveal. It didn't lessen my enjoyment of the story however and maybe was helpful in that I had an idea of where it was all headed. Looking back, this book isn't so much about that turn of events as it was the journey to get there. 
 Turner's writing is clean, concise and efficient. Not poetry, but I mean this as a complement. Flowery writing in fantasy gets tiresome. Turner is a story teller, and she won't let you forget it for a moment.