Why does anyone bother with the Shadow and Bone series when there's this???!!!

This is way better than S&B and I feel robbed now because I was told I shouldn't read this before S&B. S&B is shit. It's way too overhyped. This on the other hand, this I understand being so hyped. You see, this is actually good. It's great even.

The plot is interesting, I could read 100 pages in one sitting, I stayed up till 5AM last night because I was so into this. The characters are interesting and I actually have favorites.