My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars
Quotes to Remember:
“Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.”
“No mourners. No funerals."
“The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.”
“When everyone knows you’re a monster, you needn’t waste time doing every monstrous thing.”
“We are all someone's monster.”
“She wouldn't wish love on anyone. It was the guest you welcomed and then couldn't be rid of.”
“Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man.”
My Review:
I would just like to say that I loved this book. Like I loved this book an immense amount. The world was built beautifully, the characters were complex and well developed, and the story had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I appreciated that it was the first book in the series and you could already see real character development by the end of the book.
I also will admit that I typically don't like flashbacks in books because I find them to be confusing and it is hard for me to put the timeline together but in this book it was well executed and I could always tell what was happening and how it fit together.
This book was also extremely suspenseful which I appreciated. Not only did I keep reading to find out about the heist but I kept reading because I never knew what was going to happen next. I really liked that because a lot of the time I find mysteries and heist novels to be somewhat predictable.
On to the characters. I love Kaz with all my heart. He is a classic Slytherin with a complicated past and a lot of room for change in the coming book. I don't think I can say anymore about the characters without completely spoiling the book so if you want more go to my spoiler filled review of the book.
Publisher's Description:
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . . .
A convict with a thirst for revenge
A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager
A runaway with a privileged past
A spy known as the Wraith
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes
Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.
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