A Conspiracy of Kings Buddy Read Staring February 12, 2020

[HeatherH]

Sophos, under the guidance of yet another tutor, practices his swordplay and strategizes escape scenarios should his father's villa come under attack. How would he save his mother? His sisters? Himself? Could he reach the horses in time? Where would he go? But nothing prepares him for the day armed men, silent as thieves, swarm the villa courtyard ready to kill, to capture, to kidnap. Sophos, the heir to the throne of Sounis, disappears without a trace.

In Attolia, Eugenides, the new and unlikely king, has never stopped wondering what happened to Sophos. Nor has the Queen of Eddis. They send spies. They pay informants. They appeal to the gods. But as time goes by, it becomes less and less certain that they will ever see their friend alive again.

Across the small peninsula battles are fought, bribes are offered, and conspiracies are set in motion. Darkening the horizon, the Mede Empire threatens, always, from across the sea. And Sophos, anonymous and alone, bides his time. Sophos, drawing on his memories of Gen, Pol, the Magus and Eddis, sets out on an adventure that will change all of their lives forever.

[Kelly]

20% - (view spoiler)[I'm liking it but not as much as I would if it were Gen's story. I mean, Sophos' nice and I'm glad we get to hear what happened to him but we only saw Gen once at the beginning so far. That beginning was really clever, btw. I remember the first time I read it I didn't figure out who they were until their names were written on the paper, ahah. (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

50% - (view spoiler)[I have to say I feel a little bored with all these politics. It could be because I'm tired so I'll stop here and listen to some more tomorrow! Also I feel like Gen pretended to lose against the Mede in their fight? (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

67% - (view spoiler)[ Sophos is clearly the main character here and he's fighting his first battle. I'm nervous that the magus is going to get hurt. Other than that, I don't have a lot to say honestly. :/ Sometimes Sophos really feels like a child playing grown-up. (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

80% - (view spoiler)[YES! Finally! These kinds of play is why I love this books so much. If he can't be Eddis he'll be Attolia <- loved that. (hide spoiler)]
84% - (view spoiler)[10,000? Ouch. And the yelling is starting again, ahah. (hide spoiler)]
85% - (view spoiler)[The voice the narrator uses for the girl's voice in cringe-worthy ^^' it's normal because she's pathetic but still.

"My mother says you'll have to marry me after all."
"Gods, no!" LOL (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

100% - (view spoiler)[I get why Eugenides forced Eddis to swear loyalty by refusing their marriage but it pissed me off a little at first. (hide spoiler)]

So this is the end of my re-reads! It took me a while to love this one (around 75%) but the ending didn't disappoint. The next book, Thick as Thieves, I've never read so it's entirely new to me :D I'm excited to see what's going to happen and I want to know more about (view spoiler)[that vision of the mountain of Eddis. Is it going to explode in the next book or maybe the one after that? Is she going to be able to save her people? (hide spoiler)] We'll have to wait six months for the finale :(