Reviews

Lily the Thief by Janne Kukkonen

sisiixl's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

4.25

moranwehrli's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

booklover160's review against another edition

3.0

A solid graphic novel about Lily, a thief (big surprise), who lands in a lot of trouble when she steals a mission from the guild master who won’t take her seriously. This is a surprisingly dark story with many on screen deaths and a fairly complicated and interesting plot.

I hope the other volumes will be translated to English!

aoosterwyk's review against another edition

3.0

Lots of action, but the art was somewhat dark-intentionally- but still.

luigiboard31's review

5.0

This little graphic novel was a lot more than I expected. It felt like watching a movie, and had lots more blood and violence than the typical middle grade graphic novel. I loved it.

mehitabels's review

3.0

surprisingly violent, graphic beating and killing.
appropriate to story, but wowzer in primary reader :o

good story.

rkiladitis's review

4.0

Originally released in Finland in 2016, Lily the Thief is a middle grade fantasy adventure starring a young thief who's desperate to break out of the apprentice role and take on bigger and better assignments in the thieves guild. The Guildmaster only gives her the little jobs, the low-profile stuff: pick-pocketing; trespassing; stealing little things here and there. Durine one little assignment, though, she stumbles onto a big job, but it puts her and her mentor into some very dangerous crosshairs. There are cults, gods, and treasure to be found, but there's also blackmail and danger. Lily's got to keep herself alive!

Lily is a good pick for your fantasy readers and your graphic novel fans who love Ben Hatke's Zita and Mighty Jack books, and Faith Erin Hicks' epic Nameless City epic series. Colors are earthy, and Janne Kukkonen creates moody settings for the thief's tale and uses shadows and light to create an almost sinister, creeping feeling as Lily gets closer to uncovering big secrets that could cost her more than her wages.

jkenna1990's review

4.0

This graphic novel was so cute! It is all about Lily, who is a young girl trying to make a name for herself in the thieves guild. Which isn't easy when the Guildmaster of Thieves doesn't like her or her mentor, Seamus. The Guildmaster only gives Lily small time crimes like pick pocketing and won't let her prove herself to the Guild. Lily decides to prove herself a different way and ends in a whole mess of trouble involving a evil plot by a earl and long dead kings. Can she foil the plot and save everyone in the process?

lolamilaa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sab_rose's review

2.0

Plot was slow going and a bit too raunchy for a kid's graphic novel for me.

Overall rating? Meh.