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I received an ebook copy of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

I don't even know what I expected from Stiletto. The Rook was unique and it managed to grab my attention in spite of a slow start and a bit too much info dumping. Unfortunately Stiletto wasn't better than The Rook and considering that the concept wasn't a surprise anymore it didn't satisfy my expectations. Not completely anyway.

> The pacing was lacking a bit of balance. The first half of the story progressed at a snail's pace. It was even quite boring to be honest. The second half was much better, luckily, but I would have liked it more if the plot had some kind of balance.

> The change of pov disappointed me a bit. I really liked Rook Thomas' story and her voice was quite refreshing and sadly I found the new characters less interesting. Stiletto doesn't focus on one character, like The Rook did, but on Felicity, a Pawn, and Odette, one of the Grafters. The problem is that I did not find them compelling, not really well developed. I really appreciated their friendship, because yes to female friendship, but to say that I didn't care much for them in the end would be an understatement. I honestly would have liked it more if the author had kept focusing on Rook Thomas' story and voice. It had much more potential that I would have liked to see in this sequel.

> The plot is complex and that was appreciated. It was certainly well developed and quite clever. In my opinion it is for sure the best thing about the book as a whole.

Overall Stiletto is a good book, even if it is undeniably slow and even slower than book 1, but I expected and hoped for something different. The plot was good, but there wasn't much character development and the new characters weren't as interesting as the old ones. A solid, 3-stars read, but considering the premise and The Rook, I feel a bit let down by this sequel.