Title: Honor Among Thieves

Author: Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre

Genre: YA Science Fiction

Format: hardback library

Series: The Honors (#1)

Star Rating: 4 stars

I wasn’t sure about this book at first. I picked it up because I own the third book in the series and I wanted to read the books to see if I wanted to keep the last book or not. The main character, Zara, was an acquired taste for me. She was a very hard girl and I didn’t always understand her motives. In this early part of this book, she talks about her mom and how she left her mom because she knew she was bad? I know her dad had something to do with it but honestly, I wasn’t sure. 

That was such a weird way to start my review but sometimes I never know how to start a review. I just truly didn’t understand Zara for a while. Why cause so much problem for the one parent that actually cares about you? Zara’s mom did what she could to make sure Zara wasn’t traumatized anymore by her dad but still Zara was difficult. But as I read the book more, she grew on me even though I didn’t always understand her motives. I found out she is so incredibly loyal to those she loves. I loved how this turned into a found family book. Nothing warms my heart more than to see the found family trope. 

While I enjoyed the book, it was the ending that saved it for me and bumped up the rating from three stars to four. The reveal of what the Honors program truly was was very interesting. I am hoping we will get more information about it and just how it started. I am very excited to finish the rest of the series and see just what it’s about. 

Overall, this was a good book as I mentioned. Zara was a hard character to love and understand but in the end, I grew to love her despite her attitude. I think there will be a lot of people who will understand Zara in ways that I wasn’t able to. I think she is one of those characters that isn’t for everyone but that’s okay. Overall, I can’t wait to continue the series. Especially since I get more of Nadim, the ship. I didn’t talk about him a lot but I truly enjoyed him. And I especially loved the interactions between him and Zara.