3/3.5 stars.

King of Fools, for me, wasn't as good as it's predecessor Ace of Shades.

The main character's personalities all ended up blurring together to be a tad one note, their dynamics all being lost in a sea of self centred greed. The more interesting side characters don't have their stories told, and I was hoping that this installment would finally shed more light on Lola as a character, but she was mostly left in the shadows.

The last quarter of the book is where it really shines, and what leads me to more of a 3.5 rating, due to there actually being high stakes conflict. Mystery and murder unfolding. It just took a long time to get to where it needed to be to hold interest, which was disappointing as it is such a lengthy book. I had such high hopes, but it lacked the drive to really pull me in and keep me hooked sadly.