Well obviously I hoped going in that this book would be as good as it was when I read it 7 years ago, but I worried it wouldn’t be. I was younger and I knew the twist going in this time. However, I hadn’t realized just how much of the book I had forgotten and I forgot just how much of Gen is in myself. Reading this book felt like a love letter to who I once was and who I am now wrapped up in, in my opinion, the best story ever told. The genuine care between the Magus and Gen and Sophos moved me just as much as I remember it doing. I still cannot believe how many details (all of them) that I forgot. Megan Whalen Turner is the reason that I think the way I think about my own life and mythology and I cannot wait to dive into the rest of the series. In the past I only ever read through the Queen of Attolia and the start of the King of Attolia (forgive me Hephestia I was going through what I consider to be the hardest time of my life so far) so this is going to be an experience for the books (ha, pun). Also don’t be surprised if I pull up to the function with a white feather tattoo for my boy and his patron god.