* 3.5 stars.

Sadly I was a little disappointed with this one. The inevitable comparison to Six of Crows that any fantasy heist story generates did more harm than good in this instance--I went in expecting a similar character dynamic full of complex backstories but the characters here fell short. I usually don't mind POV changes, but in this case there wasn't much of a shift between the characters, the majority of which didn't feel fully realised in the first place, that the switches between chapters sometimes just felt like a way to reread the same material from a different perspective. I did enjoy Kuhn's worldbuilding, and the magic system was simple enough that things didn't need to be overly explained and therefore make the novel feel overstuffed, which is a common mishap in fantasy novels.

(Many thanks to Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.)

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this eArc copy of Among Thieves!

I can’t wait for this to release so everyone can get a chance to read this!! I love it!!

dnf @ page 62.

I try not to dnf ARC's but I got 60 pages into this and it just felt very generic and wasn't grabbing me at all. I feel like I've read this same fantasy heist novel multiple times before and this wasn't bringing anything new to the table (at least within the first 17%). It also seemed like there was a lot of information being fed to me with no explanation; multiple times I found myself flipping back and forth to see if character names had been referenced before to justify the way they're alluded to like I should know who they are. Also has a new least favourite trope of mine which is the brutal, killer woman who can't stop snarking and can't finish a single sentence without a witty quip. I beg just kill the man.