** spoiler alert ** 
 THIS BOOK DESERVES A MILLION STARS!!! 
 "They don't know who we are. Not really. They don't know what we've done, what we've managed together." Kaz rapped his cane on the ground, "So let's go show them they picked the wrong dam fight" 
 I didn't think it was possible, but this sequel was even better than the first one. To this day, Six of Crows has been one of my favourite books of all time and this finale definitely cements it towards the top of my list of favourite series of all time. 
 This crew of Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Nina, Matthias and Wylan is so phenomenal. They all are so different and talented and brilliant. Their backstories make them such interesting and complex, well-developed characters that you can get attached to. I love them all so much. I really am a sucker for a good crew or squad of outcasts who battle their way to the top despite all forces being against them, but this crew is so interesting because their dynamics and interactions are so unique. I am really gonna miss the banter between them. When they started, most of them have never even worked together before and look where they are now. They really are the dream team. 
 "We were all supposed to make it," said Wylan softly. 
 Maybe that was naive, the protest of a rich merchant's son who'd only had a taste of Barrel life. But Jesper realised he'd been thinking the same thing. After all their mad escapes and close calls, he'd started to believe the six of them were somehow charmed, that his guns, Kaz's brains, Nina's wit, Inej's talent, Wylan ingenuity, and Matthias' strength had made them somehow untouchable. They might suffer. They might take their knocks, but Wylan was right, in the end they were all supposed to stay standing. 
 "No mourners," said Jesper 
 "No funerals," they all replied softly 
 Now this part made me bawl. I was absolutely heartbroken when Matthias was shot by that little upstart druskelle. I was heartbroken for Nina. I was heartbroken for the crew. After everything they had been through and they were robbed of their celebration right at the end. Before I started this book, I was worried Bardugo was going to kill off one of the crew. But as the book neared its end and they pulled off Kaz's plan at the end I thought to my self as I put down the book and went to bed (I stopped right before Matthias' was killed) "wow they are all gonna make it through. I guess this story doesn't need to have a major character death, they suffered enough." What a way to jinx myself. It made it even more saddening when it did happen. The first chapter I read the next morning was Matthias' and when he talked about starting his future with Nina I was like ........ oh oh. oh no. this isn't good. Still, when the druskelle called his name, I thought he would get out of it, like the many times the crew had gotten out of situations by the skin of their teeth. Unfortunately this time they did not. I shipped Matthias and Nina so much. Nina had changed his view on Grisha and he had come so far. Now Nina has to fulfil her promise to change the mind of all of Fjerda. I was terrified for Matthias in the last book when he was shot, but Nina saved him, but like most things in this series, everything came full circle. I loved how the whole crew was moved and stood in solidarity, laying the red tulips on Matthias' chest. They never leave one of their own behind. Matthias was there for Nina when she was overcoming the parem, he was in total awe of her, and they both had each other's back. This was my favourite exchange between them: 
 "I am grateful you're alive", he said. "I am grateful that you're beside me. I am grateful that you're eating." 
 She rested her head on his shoulder. 
 "You're better that waffles, Matthias Helvar." 
 A small smile curled the Fjerdan's lips. 
 "Let's not say things we don't mean, my love." 
 The plot of this book, and the whole series really, is a testament to Leigh Bardugo's gift. There were so many twists and turns and I loved every minute of it. The whole crew banding together to get Inej back really gave me all the feelings. Inej nickname as the Wraith really is well deserved. The way she took down that White Blade assassin was so badass! I love Nina and Inej's friendship in both these books, you can really see how much they care for each other. Nina is such a strong character, she overcome parem and dealt with the development of her powers, which was really cool. The story of what happened to Wylan's mother made me hate Van Eck even more. The way he treated his son was atrocious. Wylan is so precious and deserves so much better. This made the relationship between Jesper and his father all the more heartwarming, as Colm only wants the best for his son. We learnt that Jesper's amazing sharpshooter skills may have been partially due to him being a fabrikator, which was a relaly interesting talent. And last, but definitely not least, Kaz Brekker. Never have I loved such a ruthless and heartless character. He doesn't want to admit it, but he cares for the members of his crew and would sympathise with people like him and his brother. He is an actual genius and is so brilliant. I am astounded by the level of details in his plans and the fact that you can never tell whether the plan is going right or wrong. If you back Kaz Brekker into a corner, he will plan, strategise, fight, or talk his way out. He outsmarted the King of the Barrell, and brought down the biggest merch in Ketterdam. Never cross Kaz Brekker, the Big Boss of the Barrell. 
 Kaz and Inej are such a believable battle couple, and I love them so much. I 100% ship Kanej. The scene with the two of them was one of my favourites. The fact that he got her out of her Dregs contract, even knowing that would mean she might leave, got her her ship named 'The Wraith' and reunited her with her parents just ASDSJKJLFJLSJFKDLJ Their relationship is perfect for them and well paced and I'm so happy we got this part, the part I've been waiting for since their first scene together when we are introduced to them in the first book. Kaz just wants them to make Inej so happy and they both got to grow together. AND KAZ TOOK OFF HIS GLOVES AT THE END. IF THAT ISN'T CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. If this doesn't show how perfect they are, I don't know what will: 
 "I would have come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we'd fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that's what we do. We never stop fighting." 
 I really appreciate all the little details in this series. I haven't read the Grisha trilogy but I loved the appearances of some of the characters. I also, loved that the final chapters in both books are from Pekka's perspective. I think he sums up Kaz Brekker and the crew perfectly, and it was an awesome final lines: "Most of the opposition had fallen...He'd broken the Barrel to his whim, written the rules of the game to his liking. The problem was that the creatures who had managed to survive the city he'd made were a new kind of misery entirely- Brekker, his Wraith queen, his rotten little court of thugs. A fearless breed, hard-eyed and feral, hungrier for vengeance than gold...He'd raise a glass to the men like him, to his fellow architects of misfortune who had helped raise Brekker and his crew. He'd drink to the whole sorry lot of them, but mostly to the poor fools who didn't know what trouble coming." 
 Good job if you read all this way to end of me trying to express my incoherent thoughts at this point in time. It's when a book leaves me feeling this way that I know it's done its job. This finale definitely did not disappoint. I will need some time before I read another book. To finish, I want to say: 
 When you can't beat the odds, change the game