I don't know how to feel about Conspiracy of Kings

So Eddis/Sophos is cute in a distant sort of way; I'm not sure I quite ship them. Then again, Attolia/Gen didn't take me till later either.

The POV changes were distracting and I don't think I quite got everything. That's mostly because they stand in contrast to the previous three books, which I re-read until they were threadbare in April (it was stressful and I just read them a lot). I often end up skipping some of the political stuff and go back to read them later; only the really big things--like omg Gen's ploy with kidnapping Attolia--really sticking to me at first.

Very little Attolia, sadly. And not much Gen either. I hope the next book has more of them!

I find the mountain blowing up really sad, because it means Eddis is losing its sovereignty. Intellectually I know that sovereignty isn't the end all and be all, and the EU is a really interesting case of the opposite, but the instinctual reading of it is to go "nooo no, that's the end, that's the end". It's like the Medes, sort of. At least, that is the conclusion I took from Eddis' deciding to swear to Attolia.

Also I'm just really fond of the mountains (personally) and it's clear the other characters love it too, so having to move away makes me sad. On the other hand you can't exactly fault Eddis for trying to avoid Pompeii 2.0 (or maybe 1.0). It's not like she's doing it for kicks.

Verdict: MUST REREAD