greyys_libraryy 's review for:

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

3.5

informative mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

Portrait of a Thief was good, but a disappointment. While the character dynamics were interesting, the plot warranted more than what was offered. There were a lot of lead-ups to the heists. The planning was well done, but once it was time for the actual heist it was over in a single page. Maybe my expectations were too high after reading Six of Crows, but for a heist book, I was expecting the heists to be on the page and not happen off-page. I did enjoy the cultural background and the characters,