Well, It didn't meet my expectations at all. I actually read The Remnant Chronicles just because of it. Since it's set in the same world and the magic is better understood there but Dance of Thieves is 6 or 7 year after it. Anyway, one year later I got to reading this book with high expectations but I just didn't like it. I didn't like the romance or the plot and I'm not sure if it's because it's actually bad or it's because I've developed more as a reader and grew out of young-adult genre. But I do remember that I flew threw the first and second book of the Remnant chronicles and the characters and mysteries were well written. BUT I also want to note that this time I noticed something that Mary E. Pearson always does and it only bothered me now. She summarizes conversations? The two main characters would be talking and getting to understand each other better and instead of the actual dialogue it would just be like (I asked about that and he told me about his family history and how they were this and that and I thought it was fascinating) -_- It just pulls me out of the moment and I can't connect with them. This is a 500+ pages book, the dialouge shouldn't be skipped it's VITAL! 
I wouldn't be reading Vow of Thieves, I'm just not interested.