aethrawrites's reviews
229 reviews

POV : third person limited 
Genre : YA Fantasy

Such a beautifully written YA political debut fantasy that had me flipping pages and screaming left and right. The characters are so well-written and developed that I could cry — the character relationships and banter and found family couldn't have been orchestrated any better! So six-of-crowsesque with the multiple heists! The plot twists??? SO UNEXPECTED AND INSANELY CRAFTED.  

Our low-key morally gray main protagonist Teia is snarky and intelligent and it is so intriguing to stay in her mind! Jura on the other hand is so disgusting I almost retched, goddesses, what is this man made of????

I am looking forward to see where Tiffany takes this series because the possibilities are endless and the plot is SO intriguing and I'm in love with this world. Alsoooo looking forward to seeing where the romance subplot goes because JWXJXJUCJSJAOAOXOXOSIXKSKKSKS

Also that cover is SO beautiful I'm so getting a physical trophy T-T

(Thank you to Bindery Books & Netgalley for an e-ARC in exchange for a honest review)

The Only Criminal reads like a classic and I'd be rioting (in my grave — ghost origin story?) if a century from now, it's not being dissected in schools as part of English literature curriculums. If I had to compare it with one piece of classic fiction, it'd be The Picture of Dorian Gay. It doesn't have a lot of aspects in common with the book (definitely not the queerness), but it plays with the theme of obsession and superstitious beliefs so elegantly ✨🫀 

Definitely something that makes it to the reread pile because of the delectable metaphor-ridden prose.

(Thank you Netgalley & the publisher for the e-ARC)