Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (No spoilers, Highly Recommend)

 This two part fantasy series revolves around "mission-impossible" style adventures of a group of 6 canal-rats and how they take on the rich and respected merchers of the city of Ketterdam. I loved the endearing characters, the exciting (if slightly predictable) plots and the vividly described setting.




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