cindersart:

oh my god. okay so, it’s about a group of young criminals who set out to pull off one of the most dangerous heists possible: they’re gonna break into, and escape from, a place called the ice court, which is said to be impenetrable. all this in the middle of deep political unrest, and with the threat of a drug that makes the superhuman race (the grisha) extremely dangerous, looming over their heads. also everyone is out to kill them, holy shit. i can’t say much more than that without spoiling it, so let me get on to some of the other cool things.

the cast consists of 6 main characters:

• the group ringleader is physically disabled and a genius criminal prodigy. he’s also the word ‘asshole’ turned human but in a lovable, frightening way. He Wants Money
• the second in command is a woc and a former sex worker/victim of human trafficking and also the best heckin acrobat / spy / assassin / occasional philosopher. you will most definitely cry about her js
• a grisha heartrender who makes a point of calling out racism and injustice wherever she can. also she Loves To Eat, flirt and sass their leader. she is Big and Round and rly fuckin beautiful
• a sharpshooter (aka he loves his revolvers more than most ppl love their kids) who is biracial and confirmed bisexual and also the human embodiment of a sultry jazz tune. u will love him
• a rich kid runaway who has dyslexia and is the group Genius/chemistry enthusiast. he plays flute, blushes whenever the sharpshooter flirts with him, and is generally an adorable canonically gay bean
• the convict aka the White Straight Male character whose whole arc is about unlearning problematic shit, becoming a better person, supporting his friends, and trying to survive being flirted with 

i’m gonna say u can respect the choices made in this book. nobody reads like a ‘token ____ character’ and everyone gets good povs. there are no gross tropes, no offensive writing choices, and the VILLAINS holy fucking SHIT

THE VILLAINS ARE SO GOOD. THE SHIPS ARE WELL DEVELOPED

THIS WHOLE BOOK IS A BLESSING