It seems I just like each book in this series better than the last! Eugenides and Irene are the best thing ever in this book, and I wish we had more of them. Eugenides keeps trying to find his way with being King, and I really liked how the events in this book really revealed more about him and Irene. I think Costis was an interesting character, but he felt a little flat to me compared to Gen so I found myself wishing it was told from his point of view less - although, this made the reveals in this one all the better!