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King of Fools
by Amanda Foody
I'm gonna review this in a slightly unconventional way so that you can understand just how much I loved this book. I didn't realize King of Fools was a sequel until after I'd been approved for an arc of it, so I had to go back and read The Ace of Shades, which ended up being one of my favorite books of the year. These books are so, so good, and I recommend them to literally anyone. Okay, so my review will be as a pro/con list.
Pros
- I love all of the characters with all my heart. Jac gets his own POV in this book, and I loved it and him. Enne grows into her reputation which was awesome to witness. Levi continues to be his own amazing self.
- The romance! We stan a slow burn, and Enne and Levi's relationship continues from where it left of at the end of Ace of Shades. I'm not gonna spoil anything, but it was a roller coaster in the best sense, and I can honestly say that I have no idea where they'll end up. On top of that beautiful ship, we're also treated to a continuation of the relationship between Levi and Dice which was steamy af and I adored. I'm really glad Dice came back to play a bigger role than some random hookup in the first book.
- The universe continues to be extremely original and absolutely fascinating. I mean...it's gangs in a magical steampunk Las Vegas. Enough said.
- The plot of this book was a lot more nuanced and complicated than Ace of Shades, which I appreciated. There is a flip side to this, though, which I'll discuss in cons. It was much less formulaic and predictable than Ace of Shades.
Cons
- The complications of the plot were maybe just a little too much, and it was a little hard to keep up with everyone's motivations and all of the political give and take, especially since lots of characters had secret agendas and we weren't treated to POVs for them that would have enlightened us. I don't necessarily think that would have been better, but it was just a lot to keep track of. It took me a pretty long time to get through it for that reason alone.
- Uh. Yeah. That's it.
ARC provided via NetGalley
Pros
- I love all of the characters with all my heart. Jac gets his own POV in this book, and I loved it and him. Enne grows into her reputation which was awesome to witness. Levi continues to be his own amazing self.
- The romance! We stan a slow burn, and Enne and Levi's relationship continues from where it left of at the end of Ace of Shades. I'm not gonna spoil anything, but it was a roller coaster in the best sense, and I can honestly say that I have no idea where they'll end up. On top of that beautiful ship, we're also treated to a continuation of the relationship between Levi and Dice which was steamy af and I adored. I'm really glad Dice came back to play a bigger role than some random hookup in the first book.
- The universe continues to be extremely original and absolutely fascinating. I mean...it's gangs in a magical steampunk Las Vegas. Enough said.
- The plot of this book was a lot more nuanced and complicated than Ace of Shades, which I appreciated. There is a flip side to this, though, which I'll discuss in cons. It was much less formulaic and predictable than Ace of Shades.
Cons
- The complications of the plot were maybe just a little too much, and it was a little hard to keep up with everyone's motivations and all of the political give and take, especially since lots of characters had secret agendas and we weren't treated to POVs for them that would have enlightened us. I don't necessarily think that would have been better, but it was just a lot to keep track of. It took me a pretty long time to get through it for that reason alone.
- Uh. Yeah. That's it.
ARC provided via NetGalley