A review by c_ab_bage
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

a super solid book with characters you could easily connect with. i just found the relationships between the main cast to be rather underwhelming and lacking compared to how deep and rich the characters themselves were. the most interesting and developed dynamic in the book was between daniel and his father, not between any of the main cast. aside from that one complaint though, i found this to be a shockingly realistic and emotional heist book while still containing the classic heist elements.