emma ⚘'s Reviews > Dance of Thieves

★★★★☆ - 4 stars

this was good!! i can’t wait to see what happens next.

the setting is very well-imagined. i read the remnant chronicles before this and the worldbuilding is so much easier to understand, making this a quicker read for me. i can definitely see how others get confused with tons of new terms being introduced. the setting is amazing and one of my favorite parts about the book.

the politics were also great. i loved the high stakes. there’s a lot to take in at first, but it slowly gets easier to understand.
i’ve read tons of fantasies, but this one was executed well in terms of worldbuilding. unique and very interesting!

the characters in this were SO much better than those of the remnant chronicles. kazi was sarcastic, clever, and fierce. my favorite qualities in a female main character. i fell in love with her in the first pages! the things she had to go through only make her tougher.

as of now, i’m a bit conflicted with jase. i’m excited to see how this finishes out!

the plot honestly could’ve been better. it was NOT 5 star material. politically intriguing, yes. but quite boring throughout the first half. hoping the next one is better.
the ending was done nicely though!

mary e. pearson’s writing is great. it’s super lyrical and flows very well. it can be a bit easy to get lost, and i am speaking from firsthand experience. there were a few times i had to reread a passage over again. but i really enjoyed her prose!

overall, i wasn’t disappointed by this. love a good romantasy novel!

quotes
I want you, every part of you, even the parts that infuriate me beyond telling, because you’ve infected me with a poison that I don’t want to flush out, because you’re a mad viper twisting around my middle, cutting off my breath, yet I want you more than I want to breathe.

I don’t want to lose you, Kazi I’m not asking for promises. I love you, and I will never stop saying it, not through a thousand tomorrows.