This seemed like the perfect book: heists + dragons, but unfortunately it just fell entirely flat for me. I'd probably have DNFed this if it hadn't been a book from Fairyloot ages ago, and while I'm glad I finished it and can be sure I want to unhaul it, I also wish I'd spent the time on literally any other book. I'd tried to read this book shortly after getting it but had gotten distracted a third through, and I honestly should've just taken that as the sign that it was!

Overall, I think I just really wasn't a fan of the main character, Sky. She just seemed so shallow, both as a person, but also just as a written character. There wasn't much substance to her, and even her main motivation felt flimsy at times. Most of the other characters also feel just as thin, and it leaves the story feeling overall lifeless.

I also felt the plot itself was really weak, especially the heists. Everything worked out perfectly except when it clearly wasn't supposed to, and I felt like Sky never had to actually struggle to make things work. There's also so many places for depth, like the power hierarchy in dragon society/being exiled, etc., but it's all just kind of waved over or entirely ignored just so the plot can wrap up nicely. There was never any real tension or struggle anywhere, making the book overall quite bland and boring.