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"No mourners. No funerals. Among them, it passed for good luck."

CHO CHO CHO. What's that sound you ask? It's the hype train! And guess who's joining the hype train? Me! 

This book is just as awesome as I was told. There wasn't a moment that wasn't packed with clever scheming, action scenes and funny dialogue. When I put it down I kept thinking about our gang of thieves, runways and criminals would be doing next. I really like how the motivation for the main, impossible job in the book is just money. There are other intents for some of our characters, but most of them just want to get buried under a lot of coin. I can respect that.

There are many different POVs in the book, but since all of them are good, I was never sad to let a character go to get the view from a different one. Of course, I had my favorites *cough* Inej *cough* but they all interested me enough to keep going. Of course, the ending broke my heart, but that just means I need to hurry to the next one!

I also love how it's a duology, although by the time I finish the second one I'll probably regret liking these when I'm left begging for more. Gimme!

"It's not natural for women to fight."

This was such a fun quick read! I had actually meant for this to be a book to run to wherever I needed a break from Fantasy (that shockingly happens...sometimes) but I ended up finishing it in like 2 days. Oops. 

The main couple and the side characters were lovely, and I really liked the way Pari's culture was showcased. I'm actually a bit sad it was a standalone, would have loved to hear more about Rachel and Pari! 

Sentence: yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had.

It's funny when you know a book has the potential to make you emotional, but you still get punched in the face by the feels as soon as you finish the last pages. Because to me, that's always when the feelings truly hit. When you're done, and there is nothing else you can hear about those characters.

And Ove was an amazing character. He isn't the kind of man one is supposed to love. He is stubborn, taciturn, narrow on his views. And yet he is also loyal, dedicated and very funny with his sarcasm. Ove's heart is too big whether he knows that or not.

I couldn't be more happy with the ending, for the familiar and warming feeling of it. I'm glad we got a definitive tone out of this. Ove and all the other characters deserve it. If you've read this, you know he would be annoyed if he didn't get a definitive ending.

Did I mention there is a cat? A very sassy, clever cat? If the beautiful storyline and well written characters won't compel you to read this, do it for the cat!

Sentence: 10 "getting my kindle wet with tears" out of 10.

Review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2215218725