Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Until We Shatter
Kate Dylan · 2024
78/100
👍 Worth It
Kate Dylan's Sunday Times debut hits the Six of Crows notes hard — a heist that unravels, a magic system with genuine social weight, and two leads whose distrust keeps the tension alive well past the midpoint. The color-magic allegory for queerness is central and well-executed rather than decorative, which makes the book richer but also clearer about its intended audience. Older teens and adults who want fast-paced fantasy with emotional stakes will find a lot to love here.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: LGBTQ+ identity themes are central — not suited for faith-conservative audiences · Fantasy violence and mature themes; 16+ recommended. We still scored it 78; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety68
substance80
craft80
originality78
accuracy85
hype75
age-fit72
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict78
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