" . . . I did not say it in judgment. We all want to sin. It is the only way we have of knowing the full measure of creation."

I must admit, my heart was not fully in it when I picked it up after I realized it was going to be a heist novel. The most action I read in a year all tend to come from James S.A. Corey and The Expanse series. But I was glad I kept reading, because I do enjoy rich historical settings filled with interesting characters (a monk, a treasure hunter, and a dog-man?). 

My favourite part, which comes as no surprise, is Nicephorus's retelling of the story of Saint Kassiani. Anything with true Romance and I'm there.

And I enjoy the many layers of the title. Nicked, because they tried to steal St. Nicholas' bones, nicked because stealing, and nicked, because Tyun is Like That.