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☆Okay so this book is all about a great dangerous heist almost impossible. The main character of this amazing story is : The cold hearted and most feared gang leader in Katterdam ➡ Kaz Brecker
He is known for his ruthlessness and his deadly schemes .
Jan Van Eck a member of the Council comes to Brecker pleading his help .
A drug has been created by a man called Bo Yul-Bayur ( Jan Van Eck wants Kaz Brecker to retrieve this man from the Ice Court , the most fortified and secured place that not even an insanely drunk person would suggest to wander in .
Kaz Brecker accepts with the reward of 30 million kruge if successful.
Kaz Brecker knew that to accomplish this he would need a team ;

-A convict with a thirst of revenge-
-A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager-
-A runaway with a privileged past-
-A spy known as the Wraith-
-And a Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums-
-And a thief with a gift for unlikely escapes-

It's an easy read though I'm quite mad at the fact that there was ZERO diversity and the PLOT was as useless as anything else in the book. The characters are SO STUPID it's hilarious how they can't recognise and put two and two together when the MC disguises herself. I just—
Basically:
-waste of time
-quick read
-trashy beauty and the beast retelling
-no diversity
-no plot
-no character development
Basically it's a published Wattpad story

It's OK...

AMAZING stand-alone! i wish it were longer!!! i wish there had been a tad bit more dramatic. I just love how everything was laid out and the resolution is just- *chef's kiss* DAMN i never thought i'd actually love a contemporary read! i should start reading more of them. Also i adore Amiko Jean's writing style, it's direct and yet complex at the same time. I felt immersed and this story made me FEEL THINGS I SHOULD NEVER HAVE!!! please give me a brooding guard for my birthday i beg of you!!!

Eh it really wasn't for me...

just realised why I love Mary E Pearson's books so much! It's BECAUSE of the characters and their relationships and NOTHING ELSE;
The plot? i can't even remember it and the little i do remember was substancially meek. Lia, princess bethrothed to an enemy kingdom's prince, escapes her premeditated fate by riding off to a small village in the coutryside with the best friend. The whole book is just her daily in her new life accompagnied by meager chapters of an assassin and a prince both trying to either kill or report her to the authorities. However they both soon fall for the girl throughout the book and the internal turmoil is simply rellishingly devious as it is the only factor pushinh me to read furthor on in the night. Page after page, seeing these characters unravel and bond and discover themselves alongside the reader. I might be overexaggerating things, but truly, the remnant chronicles changed my taste in books/storytelling altogether. I thank the author for it since it was thanks to her that i got inspiration to start writing myself. (well, her and Leigh Bardugo with her riveting duology)
Every single character from this trilogy made my heart yearn for entry to their world, for just a glimpse, a momentary time gulf in which i could meet the characters that shaped me as a person today. This may turn out to be an ode rather than a review but i do not care since words cannot describe how immensly thankful i am to Mary E Pearson's books. It's atrocious how underrated her books are, how unrecognised her work is. I solely wish to have more of her work to read, more of her lush world and soothing words, more, more and more.

This was exactly the light fantasy read i needed!!! ajkjqhkjcn i just love the character dynamic between Vanitas and Néo i can't wait to read more. I might even purchase the physical copies of this manga.