Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan
Introduction The story follows Cemmy, a girl with magical powers and her found family of friends and their involuntarily participation in a heist of the ages. Or that is the selling point of the book at least. Cemmy struggles with the guilt of having caused a friend's death, and a year after she still keeps it a secret from her friend group and her ex-girlfriend Novi. But when the group gets an offer that is too good to refuse, they take on a job that quickly turns out to be a trap: collaborate with the mysterious and dangerous Savina, or die. Due the friend groups special abilities, as they are half-bloods so to speak, their magic manifest differently to those of full-blood hence Cemmy and the rest are forced to break into the most highly guarded building in the city. And to steal what you may ask? Yeah, not even the characters know. It is a promising set up, who doesn't love a good heist, however, it quickly became clear to me that no one could really focus on the premise - ...