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Six of Crows

"There were tears in her beautiful green eyes.  Rage coursed through him.  She had no right to tears, no right to pity."
Six of Crows, the first in the duology by Leigh Bardugo, is the story of six different criminals with one common...pull off the biggest heist of their life.  Kaz Brekker has built himself quite the reputation over the years, and at just 17-years-old has become one of the most well known and feared criminals in Ketterdam.  So when the opportunity to make a lot of money presents itself he can't say no.  But he also can't do it alone.  The perfect people for the job? A sharpshooter who can't say no to a gamble, a Heartrender with unbelievable magic skills, a convict looking for revenge and to clear his name, a rich boy turned rogue, and wraith like spy.
This book had everything I want in a fantasy novel.  Magic, drama, unexpected romance, and a hell of a cliffhanger.  It came highly recommended and rightly so.  I found it impossible to put down even though I was on vacation at the beach.  
The characters are all very well done and compliment each other despite their differences.  There is plenty of romantic tension, but not so much that it ruins the story, which is just how I like it.  It's a YA book, but it doesn't read like one.  If you didn't know the characters were all around 17-years-old you'd never know it was a YA book.  Often times I prefer YA fantasy authors.  I feel like they leave out the fluff and get straight to good stuff.  

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