Shame, “The Final Hunt” had a really interesting sounding premise! 😆 No extra points for matching the make-up! 😆 IIRC my favourite from February was “The Mad Ship” by Robin Hobb, book 2 of the “Liveship Traders” trilogy. I actually started it last year, but took my time over it because I didn’t want to rush it when other things needed getting done.
Have you read We Hunt the Flames by Hafsah Faizal too? I read it a couple years ago and I was so disappointed I didn’t enjoy it as much as everyone else… I just didn’t really connect with the characters and overall felt like something was missing… I was thinking of giving the author a second chance (specially because of the Six of Crows vibes which I absolutely adore), but maybe it’s not worth it 😅
I felt exactly the same about We Hunt the Flames and was also hoping to feel differently about this one, but unfortunately didn’t. I feel like some things We Hunt the Flames did better than this one like atmosphere and the relationship. And yeah I was so excited about Six of Crows but honestly it kind of abandoned those vibes early on and the heist felt flat at least to me. I wouldn’t personally recommend but maybe you’ll feel differently 😅
