A review by novaturient_bibliophile
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

3.5

The beginning half of the book was real hard to get into. It was well written, but it just wasn’t that engaging. The second half of the book made up for it enough for me to still like the book and want to read the sequel, though. Some of the twists and turns were a bit predictable, but the cliff hanger at the end was *chef’s kiss*. The romance was a bit bland, though. It had all of the typical elements that make up a wonderful romance, but it just did nothing for me. I feel the book would’ve been better if there were more perspectives than just Jase and Kazi’s (partly because I didn’t care all that much for either of them). Once I finally finished this book, I was glad that I did, but most of the time it was boring and a struggle to read. 
This reminded me of the Grishaverse books by Leigh Bardugo, and the Shadows Between Us and Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller.