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...I did say I was going to be reading everything by Adiba Jaigirdar, and this exception.

Oceans 8 meets Six of Crows but make it Titanic in this adventurous heist novel.

I had a great time reading this historical fiction. It is not a perfect, flawless novel, but the adventure, the heist, the cast of characters. I could not put it down.

It didn't always feel like I was reading a historical fiction novel, which for me was a bit sad, but I think it helps to make it appeal to a broader audience since historical fiction can be a difficult sell sometimes.

The character dynamics were flying all over the page. Each of the main characters had a specific, unique purpose.

I will be recommending this title.

Hands down one of the most fun historical fictions I have read to date.

Titanic ✅
Powerhouse Female Cast ✅
Heist ✅

Josefa, a top-class, cunning thief, has her eyes set on stealing the top-dollar Rubiyat, a one-of-a-kind book encased with millions of dollars worth of stones.

Josefa knows she can’t accomplish this alone, however, so she recruits a crew of equally talented girls to help her out: Hinnah, a daring acrobat; Violet, an actress and expert dissembler; and Emilie, an artist who can replicate any drawing by hand.

Giving Six of Crows mixed with Ocean’s 8 and a side of Titanic.

It wasn’t a perfect book and came with a few questionable plot holes, but, man, did I have a great time reading this one.

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, I will read everything Jaigirdar writes.

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adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was just okay. Even as a YA book, It read quite juvenile to me and I feel like the plot rushed through too quickly without much time for development. The overall story was fun though and the characters likable. It's always nice to see an LGBT romance in a historical setting and the development of this relationship was cute and believable. The heist aspect was pacey and at times tense but it never really hit me emotionally. I think younger readers would enjoy this but for me it was just fine.

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