A big man tries to slim down fast. Needles and tangerines.

Also, a store is destroyed.

I love this series.

I think all my reviews of this amazing series will be the same. I can only say thank you to 2017 Taliesin Jaffe for talking about this one time almost ten years ago.

After this book, I need more sapphic books of women beating the sh*t out of each other while falling hopelessly in love.

That's it.

Who knew loneliness could lead to the destruction of the world?

I'm very glad I read this series. Even though this book was going great for me, it felt like some revelations fell short for me and that ended up affecting a lot of how I saw the characters and the plot itself. I was never really a fan of Mal since the first book and, honestly, that dislike stayed there throughout all three books. It's not that he's a bad character, I just find him insufferable. Even Alina is a bit insufferable in this book.

But you know who's not insufferable? The Darkling. Wow, I really prefer the bad guy to the good guy in this series. What a character. Wish we had more of him throughout the series, more dives on his past and who he was before the events of this story. Needless to say I am more than ready to read the prequel!

Anywho, I'm definitely more excited to reread the Six of Crows duology after finishing this series and seeing all the little things I missed the first time around.

I can thank Taliesin Jaffe and Marisha Ray for this one. I'm already a massive fan of this series and cannot wait to read the whole thing. This is such a cool concept with an incredible story and captivating art.

I can know say (and actually know what it means): Lucifer died for our sins.

I cannot get over how much I love this woman's books, I swear. I absolutely DEVOURED this story and have entered, once again, a chess phase in my life. I have to reread/rewatch The Queen's Gambit after this, it's a must at this point.

The writing is always so funny and entrancing, the characters are infuriating yet lovable; it's a Ali Hazelwood book, all right. I will die the day I don't like one of her books.

Also, Polgár's game against Kasparov being a tattoo? I want that so bad now. What a female power move.

I missed chess so much.