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Dance of Thieves

(Dance of Thieves #1)

Mary E. Pearson (Goodreads Author)

4.23 · Rating details · 53,251 ratings · 6,318 reviews

When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger.

At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former st ...more

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Apr 13, 2019 Zainab rated it it was amazing

Kazi, a legendary former street thief.

I think this reminds us all of a certain someone.

Edit: erright people I realize that the majority liked this review because of the reference but pleaseeee give this book a go. It's really really good. ...more

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Jan 20, 2020 Kat rated it it was ok · review of another edition

ok, so i’m lowering my rating to two stars bc i’ve been sitting on this book for two days trying to figure out what i want to say about it and there’s just…nothing. it’s not bad per say, but at the same time i’m struggling to find anything to really praise about it.

forgettable. that’s it, that’s the review.

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Oct 08, 2020 jessica rated it it was amazing

three words: i am obsessed.

this is just one of those stories that really gets everything right. the plot is super engaging, i would die for any of the characters, and the writing feels like breathing.

i wasnt the biggest fan of the remnant chronicles, but i will say i am glad i read them because it just added so much more to the background context and history of the story. i love how this series expands and builds upon the original series, but is such a strong standalone story in its own right.

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Nov 08, 2019 Cait (Caitsbooks) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, high-fantasy, i-will-read-anything-by-this-author, cute-romance, reviewed, fantasy, i-love-these-ships, young-adult, enemies-to-lovers, 2018-releases

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Quick Stats:
Overall: 5/5 Stars
Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Plot and Themes: 5/5
Awesomeness Factor: 5/5
Review in a Nutshell: Dance of Thieves surprised me. I knew I would enjoy it, but I never expected to become completely obsessed with it. This book is so fun, and full of so many of the best possible tropes.

“Choose your words carefully, even the words you think, because they become seeds,and seeds become history.”

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Jul 27, 2019 Samantha rated it liked it

This book relies more heavily on the romance than the plot, so that left me disappointed for most of the book. But the plot picked up at the end so I think I will be finishing this duology.

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Feb 07, 2017 Mikee (ReadWithMikee) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I can’t even begin to explain how much I’ve missed this world and our old characters. I think it might be time for a reread soon!

Although The Remnant Chronicles has a special place in my heart and will probably never be replaced as my favorite Mary Pearson series, Dance of Thieves did not disappoint. It was great to see more of this world beyond just Morrighan, Dalbreck, and Venda.

Every character in this spin-off has already captured my heart. Kazi, Wren, and Synové? BAD ASS FEMALE CHARACTERS. P I can’t even begin to explain how much I’ve missed this world and our old characters. I think it might be time for a reread soon!

Although The Remnant Chronicles has a special place in my heart and will probably never be replaced as my favorite Mary Pearson series, Dance of Thieves did not disappoint. It was great to see more of this world beyond just Morrighan, Dalbreck, and Venda.

Every character in this spin-off has already captured my heart. Kazi, Wren, and Synové? BAD ASS FEMALE CHARACTERS. Period. I want to be them. That is all. Jase and the Ballengers? PRECIOUS. All of them. Protect them at all costs.

And the romance? Mary Pearson knows how to write good romance, no doubt about it, and I ship literally everyone in this book. I really enjoyed the cat-and-mouse game between Kazi and Jase to a certain extent. I did get annoyed at some points where I just wish they’d stop lying to each other. But I’m used to it by now since lack of communication always seems to be an issue with the characters of the Remnant Chronicles universe considering how I’ve had this same problem before with Lia, Rafe, and the rest of the gang. 😅

There were some parts where I did feel the story drag on and I had to put the book aside for a bit but I don’t think I was ever bored. There was always something new to learn about in this world and I was absolutely fascinated by the Ballenger history and how their “kingdom” began.

And of course, it was a pleasure seeing and reading about the familiar faces of The Remnant Chronicles. It was great to see how Lia’s reign as Queen was going and how the rest of our favorites were faring. I desperately wanted to know how my ship was doing after the events of The Beauty of Darkness since we didn’t get too much of an epilogue. But there was definitely some closure after reading this book.

Dance of Thieves really lives up to its name along with the Remnant Chronicles hype. If you loved the Kiss of Deception books, I don’t think you will be disappointed. I was feeling super nostalgic the whole time reading this book and I’m so grateful to Mary Pearson for bringing us back! I already can’t wait for the next book especially with that ENDING. 😰 ...more

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Sep 25, 2018 NickReads marked it as to-read

The cover is a work of art.

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Mar 31, 2021 Nash (all too unwell) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: underrated, book-bf, 2021, buddy-reads, soo-good-ahhh, i-ship-it, character-love, reviewed, aww-so-cute

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Read the Dance of Thieves
Else i'll crucio you!

I'm sorry I couldnt help myslef! Okay now onto the review

“Choose your words carefully, even the words you think, because they become seeds, and seeds become history.”

5⭐

OH MY GOD!!! MY FAV READ AS FAR AS 2021. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK!

Plotline
Ballenger family is feared nad respected for the power they hold. In a family of problemakers and outlaws Jase is no exception. Taking on the role of the Hier and the ruler, he mus ...more

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Aug 16, 2018 Helena Paris rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, hardback, high-fantasy, favourites, best-of-2018, signed

"This was more than an unexpected turn. It was an unchecked slide into hell."

4.5 stars!!! As always, I think that it’s important to point out that Mary E. Pearson is the most underrated author in YA fantasy. And for the life of me, I can’t understand why that is! Her world-building, character development, and plot progression abilities are superb! This was supposed to be a buddy read with Diana, but she went POOF, so...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Jul 02, 2018 Brittney ~ Reverie and Ink rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, 2018-anticipated-reads, arcs-i-ve-reviewed

I have a soft spot for Mary E. Pearson's books. She's a master at worldbuilding and angst, and her other series sent me over the roof with feels. Naturally, I was eager to get my hands on this new series set in the same world!

In short, I loved it, but I will say it was long and took me a while to get my bearing. Since it's been a while since I've read her other books, I had a hard time figuring out where I was in the world. To be honest, I'm still not entirely sure where the new country/land is I have a soft spot for Mary E. Pearson's books. She's a master at worldbuilding and angst, and her other series sent me over the roof with feels. Naturally, I was eager to get my hands on this new series set in the same world!

In short, I loved it, but I will say it was long and took me a while to get my bearing. Since it's been a while since I've read her other books, I had a hard time figuring out where I was in the world. To be honest, I'm still not entirely sure where the new country/land is - but I imagine the final book will have a map! I also had a hard time remembering the ending of the series (who ended up ruling where) so I suggest doing a quick once-over of the finale if you're coming from the other books.

While this book starts off with an entirely new cast, I was delighted to see old characters on the side. As far as the new (main) characters - this is told in a dual POV. The first is Kazi, a member of the queen's Rhatan, and Jase, a leader struggling for power in a new land we've never seen before. The beginning felt mostly like backstory on the two main characters, so it lagged a bit for me personally, but when Kazi and Jase collide, things really take off!

As always, Pearson writes characters with depth and heart, and you'll find yourself falling for both Jase and Kazi. When they meet, they hate each other -the makings of a perfectly good story. Basically, the queen sends Kazi to a semi-contested land (basically one family rules it, but the borders are unclear). They believe the captain who betrayed Morrighan is hiding there under the protection of said family. So, Kazi is supposed to fish him out and bring him back to the queen for justice. However, when Kazi runs into Jase, they have a... skirmish of sorts that I wont spoil... and both end up being kidnapped and hauled away by a slave trader.

That's all I'll say about the plot. Be prepared - the book is looooong. But that means plenty of room for betrayal on multiple levels, and angst like you wouldn't believe. I did wish the pace was a bit snappier but I can't deny the richness of the world and the details put into the characters. And as always, I loved Mary's writing!

If you're a fan of the Remnant Chronicles, definitely give this one a go!

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Nov 07, 2020 sahar rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

once again, the trope in this is enemies to friends to enemies to fake dating to lovers to enemies. and they're both assigned to assassinate each other. please read it 😭
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Feb 19, 2022 Paige ♠ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Sooo I didn't really like The Remnant Chronicles by this same author, but everyone seems to have loved this spin-off series so I decided to give it a try. Thank god I did because this first book was really amazing!

✅ KAZI WAS A GREAT main character. I feel like more often than not in fantasy, the female character is always the "normal person" and then the guy is always the "badass" who gets to be morally grey and have all the cool powers. I loveddd how in this book, Kazi was the one in a secret m ...more

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Sep 13, 2018 Ann (annreads) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, own

“What is this, Kazi?
I knew what he meant. This. What was this between us? Just what game were we playing?
I had wondered too. Because now our kisses were filled with pauses, our gazes filled with more questions instead of fewer.
I don’t know, Jase.
What do you feel?
Your lips, your hands, your heartbeat.
No, Kazi, in here, what do you feel in here?
His finger stroked a line down the center of my chest.
I felt an ache pressing within. A need I couldn’t name.
I don’t know.
I didn’t want to know.
Let me tast ...more

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Feb 10, 2019 Cinda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, fantasy

This is everything I love in a fantasy--stellar world building, flawed characters who leap from the page, and high stakes treachery. Also steamy romance. Highly recommended.

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Mar 11, 2019 Arini ~ Miss Casually Reading rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

[2nd read]

Nov. 2021 — 5 stars

this is what would be if Inej was Kazi, and she never became one of the crows. as much as that is a preposterous notion, im thinkin its not such a bad trade. dont read my ~~overly enthusiastic~~ cringey review from two years ago, but do read the book! this duology is why i love YA fantasy (romance) novels, and Mary E. Pearson is the author who made it happen.

(read as an audiobook)

[1st read]

Mar. 2019 — 5 stars

MY GOD HELP ME HOW CAN I MOVE ON FROM THIS?!?!?

i mean, its ...more

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Aug 16, 2021 victoria ☾ rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2021-reads, young-adult, fantasy, 4-stars, favorite-series

❀ 4.5 stars ❀

“Hear the language that isn’t spoken, for everyone can hear spoken words, but only a few can hear the heart that beats behind it.”

Enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, knife-to-throat trope, this book had everything I wanted to read!

Both Kazi and Jase are such unique and well-written main characters. Kazi’s backstory and Jase’s history were so intriguing and emotional. They were beautiful together, but I wouldn’t exactly say this is the typical enemies-to-lovers where they absolu ❀ 4.5 stars ❀

“Hear the language that isn’t spoken, for everyone can hear spoken words, but only a few can hear the heart that beats behind it.”

Enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, knife-to-throat trope, this book had everything I wanted to read!

Both Kazi and Jase are such unique and well-written main characters. Kazi’s backstory and Jase’s history were so intriguing and emotional. They were beautiful together, but I wouldn’t exactly say this is the typical enemies-to-lovers where they absolutely despise each other. They had hatred for each other at first but just because of who they were, and when they were forced to survive together, there were immediate romantic feelings. They just really love each other so much, and there wasn’t much banter where they hated each other. From there, they continue to lie and deceive each other, becoming enemies again, but that doesn’t last long. After that, they both feel like they have lost each others’ trust, and they do have intense fights, but they still silently care for each other. I loved their relationship and this different take on the enemies-to-lovers trope, in contrast to the usual slow burn I find in other fantasy romance novels.

The rest of the characters were also great, specially Synové and Wren. I'm hoping Jase’s family will be more present in the next book because I love big and protective families.

Their moments of survival together where some of my favorite scenes in the entire book. Another favorite scene was when Kazi, Synové and Wren helped Jase and the others with the raiders, it's one of the few action scenes in the book and I wish we got more of them.

Another thing I loved about this book was the dual POV. I felt like not one scene/internal monologue was unnecessary and I loved the insight it gave me to both characters’ thoughts and feelings.

The reason I didn’t give this book five stars was because the worldbuilding was very confusing at first and I didn’t know what was going on through the first half of the book. I was able to understand the politics and hierarchy later, but it was not explained very well. I suppose it’s because I haven’t read The Remnant Chronicles. I’m sure I would have understood better if I read that first, so don’t make my mistake. I’ll probably reread this when I read the trilogy to improve my experience. Apart from that, I had very high expectations, and the whole time I was reading I felt like there was something missing.

Nonetheless, this was an extremely enjoyable read and I will probably recommend this to everyone I meet. ...more

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Dec 16, 2020 preoccupiedbybooks rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Dance of Thieves was a really fun listen, which built on the world created in the remnant series. It's not strictly necessary to read that series first, but it definitely added to my experience, knowing the history behind everything, and I loved seeing characters from that series in this book!

Romance, betrayal, secrets, lies, great families, friendships, rich history, great characters, I had a blast listening to this addictive story! The Ballingers were awesome, and I loved Kazi even more than ...more

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Aug 22, 2018 Tricia Levenseller rated it it was amazing

Shelves: high-fantasy

Loved this book! Mary writes such rich worlds and swoony romances. The characters were so easy to relate to, and the plot was fantastic. An all-around great read that I highly recommend!

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Apr 19, 2018 Beatrice in Bookland rated it really liked it

*I received a copy from the publishing house in exchange for an honest review*

4.5

And the award for most underrated ya writer goes to ... Mary E. Pearson, again! If there's one thing I don't get about Goodreads and the Book community in general is why everyone is sitting on this amazing author and her series. Seriously, pick these books up!

The plot

"Get him and get out. That was our task, and that was it. I told them that we also had the bad timing of being plummeted into the middle of a power war ...more

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Feb 03, 2022 ~ a foray in fantasy ~ rated it it was amazing

“Truth that came too late was as useful as a meal to a dead man”

Mmmmmm the vibes were immaculate. The enemies-to-lovers and the ANGST was just perfect. I thought the beginning was a bit too instalove-y, but it sure didn’t feel that way by the end of the book.

A full 5 stars

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Aug 09, 2018 Brooke — brooklynnnnereads rated it it was ok

Shelves: arcs, books-i-own

Without question, this novel was one of my most anticipated reads of this year. I loved the original "Remnant Chronicles" trilogy and was so excited to hear the announcement that the series would be continuing (albeit with different main characters). I wanted more from this world and I wanted more of Mary E. Pearson's writing.

I don't think I could be more disappointed to say that I didn't really enjoy this novel and am giving it 2.5 stars. I don't think I went into this novel with overly high e Without question, this novel was one of my most anticipated reads of this year. I loved the original "Remnant Chronicles" trilogy and was so excited to hear the announcement that the series would be continuing (albeit with different main characters). I wanted more from this world and I wanted more of Mary E. Pearson's writing.

I don't think I could be more disappointed to say that I didn't really enjoy this novel and am giving it 2.5 stars. I don't think I went into this novel with overly high expectations or was comparing it to my enjoyment to the original trilogy either. It was just not the story for me.

First, let me talk about the length of this book. I enjoy and devour big books quite regularly ('I like big books and I cannot lie'). I appreciate big books and the ability to be able to fully immerse yourself in the world, the characters, and the details. However, when a book is unnecessarily long, that is when I have a problem.

In my opinion, this book was way too long. Way longer than it needed to be. I found myself losing interest in the story quite regularly because I was just getting...bored. I hate to use that word but it's true. There would be moments that would hook me but then the story would lapse into chapters of filler that didn't need to be there and it took away from the story as a whole. As I read an ARC and have seen that there are less pages in the final copy, I can only hope that some of the unnecessary filler was eliminated.

Unfortunately, there were many things that I just did not like about this novel. It was slower paced (to the point of a turtle crawl), I didn't really like the storyline, and I didn't particularly like either of the main characters or their relationship. As I typically mention, I don't need to have 'likeable' characters to enjoy a novel, but for this one the reader was obviously meant to favour these two.

The two main points that I did enjoy about this novel was the cameo of certain characters from the original trilogy (I'm not going to say who or the placement in the novel) as it was subtle and done well. This novel doesn't require the original trilogy to be read beforehand but with that cameo, there was a nod to those books and some of the original characters.

As well, again I have to be vague to avoid any sort of spoilers, but.....that ending. It was the strongest part of the whole book! I think the ending gives the second novel in this series potential. Many things could happen from this point forward in the story and I am intrigued to see where it goes. I'm desperately hopeful that the next novel turns it around for me and I enjoy this series so much more.

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Dec 21, 2020 Victoria Pewitt rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

comfort fantasy book. I will actually never get tired of the forced proximity in this, pls ditch kazi jase marry me instead I will be the other woman.

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May 21, 2021 alyssa ⚘ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

5/5. holy... i don't even know what to say. this book had it all - the knife to the throat trope, forced proximity, enemies to lovers...

i can't.

it was utter perfection and the TENSION between Jase and Kazi was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. i would say that the beginning was a little slow paced, but after the first 100 pages or so, it starts to pick up speed and trust me when i say it was worth it. this book truly does take you through a journey of character growth and development fo ...more

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Feb 08, 2017 zoe marked it as to-read

Shelves: fantasy

Set in the universe of Pearson's Remnant Chronicles
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Sep 21, 2017 booksnpenguins (desktop's version) marked it as to-read

Shelves: enemies-to-lovers

EXCUSE ME WHILE I HYPERVENTILATE FOR A SECOND

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Dec 30, 2017 Merphy Napier marked it as to-read

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS AND NOW I'M DYING! ...more

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Aug 23, 2018 h. marked it as did-not-finish

Shelves: fantasy, book-series, young-adult, first-in-series

I’m ready for girl power, sneaky thieves, malicious plots, and stabby, underhanded characters!!

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Aug 15, 2018 Sara Saif rated it liked it

Recommends it for: I would not

Shelves: 2018, my-whole-life-is-a-lie, eh, you-re-cute-but-not-that-cute

There’s a special word I reserve for books such as this. And that is: Bakwaas. It’s Urdu for ‘rubbish’ or ‘garbage’ only ten times sassier and meaner. If the last 200 pages (of this 700 page book) hadn’t been as redeeming as they were, I would have said this with considerably more venom and rage. As it is, I’m only feeling irritated at the moment.

Let me get the good out first because it’s short. A)The writing was great and B) the last 200 pages were fast-paced, happening and provoked a certain m

Let me get the good out first because it’s short. A)The writing was great and B) the last 200 pages were fast-paced, happening and provoked a certain measure of excitement. The End.

The rest? … The rest was terrible.

The Remnant Chronicles was a good series. I remember enjoying all three books greatly but even then there were problems, ignorable at first but they became steadily bigger with each book. What I constantly hated and consistently complained about in this trilogy was the world-building. I was extremely displeased and pissed to note that it remains as dreadful as ever, if not worse.

I want to quote myself here so bad but that would only make this review longer and more skimmable and I don’t want that but feel free to read my reviews for the original trilogy. You’ll find me voicing this concern again and again.

Like, WHAT EVEN IS THE DEAL? The world-building was so bakwaas, the supposedly deep and rich (gag) history was so foggy and ambiguous all the time I wanted to kill something with my bare hands. It was ill-defined and unclear, exactly like it was in the trilogy. There’s talk of ghosts and gods and stars but just when you think you’ll get something of substance regarding these things, they’re either shrugged off, ignored or written off as ‘gut-feelings’. Understand what I’m saying? The writer is persistently undermining her own efforts to define this world. It’s so hard to take the talk of things like ‘magic’ seriously when you’re told to ‘look for the magic in little things’ and ‘It’s all around you’ and ‘It’s in the way people talk’ and NO SHIT. THAT IS STUPID.

Then there is the fact that in this book you’re figuratively dropped in the middle of an ocean. You have no idea where you are and no sense of how much time has passed. Finding a correlation between this book and the previous ones was difficult, it took me a good chunk of the book to reorient myself and realize how far ahead this one is set from the last one. And the worst part is you’re just expected to go with the flow. NO, BRO, I DON’T THINK SO. It’s downright frustrating how completely different the history becomes in this book compared with the one told in the Remnant Chronicles. In terms of extreme lameness, however, they are pretty much the same.

Not to mention, the entire time I felt that I was missing something, that there was a part in the middle that was missing? I don’t remember a lot from the previous books but weren’t they about a dude called the Komizar? And Lia fighting him? Now, six years later (or what I think is six years) the heroine, Kazi, is sent to apprehend a fugitive, a war criminal from the Great Battle from six years ago. Right. Since I remembered nothing I kept thinking there was some battle after the trilogy and this book was set after that. Now I think this super terrible battle must have been that one after all. Whatever. The point is, a little summarization, a little trip down memory lane would have worked wonders instead of this.

I scoffed nice and loud (internally) when we got to know the Bellangers. You know, the very first people after the earth was destroyed by ze gods and the a Remnant of ze Ancients fled and were chased by ze Scavengers or some shit. They were the first people, not Morrighan and her people. I’m sure in the next book we’d discover that there’s some other clan who was actually the first. The very first first. The firstest of them all. BLAH.

And now, may I present, what you’ve all been waiting for: the romance. The long and short of this was that the hero and heroine met after the first 100 or so pages. They hated each other for the next 10 and fell in love within the next 15. By page 150, as a loose estimate, they had seen deep into each other’s souls and discovered a yearning they hadn’t known in their long (17 year old) lives. How trite.

¾ of this book is pages and pages of nothingness and about as fun as passing a kidney stone. I have no idea what this is actually like (thank God) but I’m aware that it’s painful and probably not in the TOP 10 THINGS YOU MUST DO BEFORE YOU DIE list. The last act was the saving grace because I was just about to hurl. Like literally, THIS close.

I’ve been unimpressed and disappointed to the very depths of my soul. Have a great day.

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Jul 31, 2018 Christy (TheReaderBee) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2020, young-adult-fiction, read-in-2018, read-in-2019, ya-fantasy, read-in-2021

Dance of Thieves is the first book in a brand new duology by Mary E. Pearson, and is also a spin-off of The Remnant Chronicles trilogy, which happens to be one of my most favorite series ever! Dance of Thieves was one of my most anticipated reads for 2018, and I was SO very excited to finally read this book. Having finally read it, I definitely was not disappointed, and I think it’s a perfect start to what should be a really awesome duology!

Before I started Dance of Thieves, I decided to re-read Dance of Thieves is the first book in a brand new duology by Mary E. Pearson, and is also a spin-off of The Remnant Chronicles trilogy, which happens to be one of my most favorite series ever! Dance of Thieves was one of my most anticipated reads for 2018, and I was SO very excited to finally read this book. Having finally read it, I definitely was not disappointed, and I think it’s a perfect start to what should be a really awesome duology!

Before I started Dance of Thieves, I decided to re-read The Remnant Chronicles to refresh my brain before starting this new book, and I’m so glad I did. Not only did I enjoy diving back into that series again, but it also gave my brain a nice refresher, and reminded me why I love the series so much. I definitely plan to re-read the series again soon, and if you haven’t yet checked it out, you totally should!

Dance of Thieves was full of a LOT of awesome new characters, and I fell in love with SO many of them, including Kazi, the main character in the story, and her crew. They definitely made the book special, and I’m super curious to see what’s going to happen next in the series for them, as well as Jase and the Ballenger crew, who we also get to know really well in the story. And while all of these new characters are great, one of the things I loved most about this book was getting to see some of my most favorite characters from the previous series! You don’t get to see them much, but definitely enough to put a happy smile on my face, and I’m hoping we get to see them more often in the next book.

The setting of the book reminds me a lot of the previous series, yet it feels completely different as well, which was fun. Mary did an excellent job with the world-building for the book, and I could picture everything so perfectly in my mind. The storyline was very addictive, and I found myself flying through the pages a whole lot quicker than I expected to. The book ends with a pretty massive cliffhanger, one that kind of made my jaw drop open, and I’ll definitely be pining away until I can get my hands on the next book to see what’s going to happen next!

Overall; I really, really enjoyed Dance of Thieves, and I do believe it’s a great beginning to what should be another awesome series by Mary E. Pearson! I will definitely be pining away until I can get my hands on the next book in the series, which is currently untitled, but set to release sometime in 2019, which is definitely not soon enough for me. *grin* I will definitely be keeping my eye out for more information on the sequel, and I can’t wait to check it out when it’s released!

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That was me reading this. I don't think i stopped reading this once i started, except for sleeping and eating!

To be honest, i didn't really know what to expect from this but i'm glad I decided to read it.

Dance of Thieves is about two characters who both have their POV. One is a girl called Kazi, who was sent by the queen to hunt down a dangerous fugitive ...more

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Mary E. Pearson is the NYT bestselling and award-winning author of eleven YA novels and one novella. Her works include the completed trilogy, The Remnant Chronicles, which in a starred review, Publisher’s Weekly called “masterfully crafted.” Her favorite activities as a child were climbing tall trees imagining she was a hero in some fantastical world, or running along fence tops and roofs pretendi ...more

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“Choose your words carefully, even the words you think, because they become seeds, and seeds become history.” — 159 likes

“What did they do to you, Kazi?” His voice was low, earnest. Even in the dim light, I was able to see the worry in his eyes.
I pretended I didn’t know what he was talking about. “Who did what?”
“Who made you afraid of an open world? An open sky? Was it Venda? Your parents?”
“No one did anything,” I answered quietly.
“Then hold on to me,” he said. “Let me show you the stars.” — 111 likes

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