A review by wess_anna
Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 

“I love you, Jase Ballenger, and I will for all of my days.”

Kazi is by far one of the STRONGEST female leads I’ve seen in a fantasy setting. Not only does this girl go through so damn much, but she is much better than me. I can say for sure that I wouldn’t have taken my in-laws throwing me out to get tortured well at all. At that point I doubt I would have even tried saving the kids. Not to mention, what was up with the King’s obsession with her? He was such a douche to her, and the shit she did to manipulate him was SO badass. Overall, Kazi belongs on a throne (literally and figuratively). MAY I ALSO MENTION THAT HER TORTURE SCENES WERE SO SAD? TT I BAWLED.

“A thousand times over, Kazi,” I whispered. “I would marry you more than a thousand times.”

Jase Ballenger is such a well-written character in my opinion. Though I still wouldn’t say he belongs up with the best book men, he is probably one of my favourites in the sense of realism. Managing so much at once as well as Kazi is wild, though I do kind of wish he would have paid more attention to her. I know for a fact someone like Aaron or Cardan would have spent their sweet time gutting their wife’s captor. BUT THAT SCENE WHEN HE SAID ‘WHERE IS MY WIFE’ WAS SO AHHHHH.

“Goodbye, Mama. Goodbye.”

Dance of thieves was by far one of my favourite fantasy books ever read. The duology was so well written to the point of Six Of Crows and The Cruel Prince (my favourite fantasies) and so many scenes gave me a reminder of the two books. I ate the second book up especially, and pulling an all-nighter for a book is something I have never done before, but I believe it was so worth it. I loved the nostalgia trip this series gave me, I loved the characters, Jase and Kazi, Paxton, and the AMAZING PLOT. I would probably reread this again too, as I feel the second time around would be even more fun to read through. Thank you, Mary E. Pearson, for this absolute masterpiece of a story. Kazimyrah is great.