Holy moly. I loved everything about this. This group of characters, this place, these feelings, could easily become one of my top three favorite reads of all time. I was so excited to read this series because I heard it was better than it's predecessor, Shadow and Bone, and my god, they're worlds apart. Six of Crows drags you into the water and doesn't let you back up for air. 

I have such a deep love for every one of our six main characters and I want the world for them. I did watch the Netflix show already and I am so happy with how canonically accurate the characters felt in the show after reading their story, and I was so excited about the Jesper twist (my bf totally called that when we watched the show)! Bardugo built some amazing relationships without shoving it right into your face and making their love the end all be all and more important than the task at hand. I stan the hell out of Bardugo with all of her representation in this book. Not just her POC, LGBTQ+, badass lady characters, but having our ultimate main character have a disability that doesn't overtake their entire life and still allows them to be a total badass? Sign me the f*ck up. I wish to Sankta Alina this wasn't just a duology. I could read eight books about these characters and still eat it up.

This story was so well-developed, and even though the climax of the heist didn't happen until a little over halfway through, I was engrossed the entire time. I also felt like Bardugo's writing was much improved from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, or maybe SoC was just less world-building focused (which is one of my least favorite parts of reading). I don't think I've ever read a book with the heist trope, but I think it might be one of my new favorite things. So much morally gray behavior, and proper thievery to be had...I love it. I feel like I have so much more to say but all I can really get out is that I just got this duo for Christmas and I've already started reading it. This shows just how eager I was to get to it because I NEVER read my new books quickly (damn TBR is so long they get shoved to the end). If you're even questioning whether you should read this book, just freaking do it. You won't be sorry. Even if you hate the story or the plot (which you won't), I guarantee you'll love these characters so damn much. 

P.S.
Kaz Brekker could certainly ruin my life...and I would say thank you.

P.P.S. 
If the next first words out of Kaz's mouth to Inej aren't: "I'm sorry," I'm throwing myself off a cliff.