This second installment to The Queen's Thief series is so different to its predecessor. The Thief was fun and had an air of naivete that I loved and enjoyed so much. The Queen of Attolia is so much darker and more intense. 
 I'm probably in the minority here, but I liked The Thief better than The Queen of Attolia. Don't get me wrong though, I do LOVE both, but I greatly miss the cheeky Eugenides of book one. In book two, he has changed and while it is a logical growth, a part of me wishes that he could stay the way he was. But of course, things happened, situations changed, and he is the way he is because of what fate dealt him and regardless, I am still so much in love with Eugenides. One of the reasons why this book isn't 5 stars is because I knew that the romance was coming. I know that most people were pleasantly taken aback by it, but one of the reasons I picked up this series was because I have heard about it, so while it was beautifully written, it lost the extra charm that it would have if it had taken me by surprise too. 
 That being said, I am in love with this series. Eugenides is swiftly becoming one of my favourite fictional characters EVER and I can't wait to go on to the next books.