3.5 
 well, i didn't see that coming. i suspected it but was not sure at all and let myself be surprised by the revelation. i liked that! i liked also the mythology behind this series. 
 what i didn't like was the whole traveling, it was kind of boring, but not too much because luckily the book is not long enough to bore the reader. i didn't like the style very much either, although it sounds very similar to melina marchetta's, it's not quite as good. 
 gen is a very interesting character and i like him a lot. it reminds me a lot to froi in finnikin. i hope to know more about sophos in the next books. 
 the queen's thief is an interesting and different series than what i am used to. i look forward to reading The Queen of Attolia