The first book [b: Six of Crows|23437156|Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1500689111s/23437156.jpg|42077459] was really good and I enjoyed reading the heist and loved following the characters (even though I had some minor gripes about the amount of romancing going on). And then came along this one. I disliked the cliff-hanger ending of the first book but ...

The sequel made it all worth it twice over. It does not happen all the time that I cannot put down a book and have to finish it right then, reading deep into the night.

The stakes in this book weren't necessarily higher but somehow more personal. In the first book they were on a job. In this book Kaz & crew fought for themselves. And how they did it! With style. And so much went wrong ... because even Kaz cannot see everything.

I even liked that not everyone got a happy ending with Matthias dying. It fit well with the whole tone of the book.

I definitely recommend reading both books.