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josisteacup's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The best books are those you finish in only one or two days and you stay up until 1pm, not thinking about having to get up early and when you fall asleep you continue the plot in your dreams. This is one of those books. I immediately ordered the sequel. It's supposed to arrive tomorrow and I'll probably finish it very fast.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Slavery, Child abuse, Trafficking, Ableism, Confinement, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Child death, Death, Blood, and Grief
Minor: War, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, and Domestic abuse
fromjuliereads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I don't even have words. I somehow became so incredibly invested in this book and the characters! I loved that we got so much of Kestrin and Alyrra in this one, and I really liked Rae! I was so curious how this would go and while I did predict one thing, the ending has left me REELING and I am off to see if I can get a copy of the next book IMMEDIATELY 😅
Anyways this is a really well done fantasy! I am rounding up for GR, even though I think there are parts that could have been trimmed a bit. But a fantastic read!!
Anyways this is a really well done fantasy! I am rounding up for GR, even though I think there are parts that could have been trimmed a bit. But a fantastic read!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Vomit
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Slavery, Ableism, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Grief
towardinfinitybooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Trafficking
Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, and Emotional abuse
young_adult_bookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Premise:
Snatchers have been taking children from all around the country for years, but when they strike close to home Rae decides she must do something. After joining her cousin in court and making a few unlikely friends, Rae starts a dangerous investigation into the secrets of the snatchers. But what she finds might just be too big a conspiracy for her to handle.
Review:
I just loved this book, from the character to the plot everything just kept me engaged and wanting to read more. Every time I put the book down I was already looking forward to when I could pick it back up again. Just marvellous.
The main character, Rae, was such a strong, bold and powerful character and personality. She knew what she wanted and stuck to it, always stopping to help people whenever they needed it. I also loved how she interacted with her disability and how she reacted to other peoples reaction to it. Do what she could do with her disability, working with it and not against it, accepting it as a part of who she is.
I need to know what happened to Rae and how this amazing story is resolved, for Intisar Khanani is an evil genius for that cliff-hanger. The second I can buy the next book in this series I will for this story and Khanani’s writing is amazing.
If you are looking for a story that is adventurous, emotional, mysterious, sad, tense and has a cliff-hanger that will make you curse the author, Theft of Sunlight is for you.
Favourite Quote:
“Sometimes, when you think things are finished, they are only just beginning.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Trafficking, Ableism, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Slavery
lacunaboo's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really appreciate Rae as a character and the themes of this story. I did enjoy reading it but for two things for which I am partially to blame: I failed to read the author's comments here on Goodreads, so went into this having no idea it wasn't going to be a complete story in and of itself, with a cliffhanger ending; and I think it would have been a good idea for me to have reread the companion novel (and even the companion short story) before diving into this one. You don't need to read those first to understand this book, but I had managed to forget some plot details that would have been helpful to know. But mostly, I remember being really into the idea of a romance with a certain thief after reading "Thorn", and it turns out I should have rekindled that before jumping in, because here I was just not that into it. A reminder of why I had wanted to see that happen might have helped.
Looking forward to the next part of Rae's story!
Looking forward to the next part of Rae's story!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence
erinsbookshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Blood, Slavery, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Death
adancewithbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Harper Teen and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in anway.
The Theft of Sunlight is the first book in a companion duology to Thorn, which was released last year. Some of the subjects that were in the background in Thorn are now getting a more center focus. One of them being the dissapearence of so many children out of the kingdom.
Rae is a no nonsense kind of girl which happens often when you grow up in a small town. Even more so when people see your disability as a weakness. She has a club foot. She wants to be seen for herself and not for the foot that she has. But she sees it tainting people's view of her very often. Her disability is a theme thorughout the book as it is so much a part of her life.
We follow her from her small town to the main city and the royal court when she goes to visit her cousin. There she gets tangled up in the web of the politics of courts when she becomes the attendant of the foreign princess Alyra. And while she doesn't really want that, she can't help herself trying to get to the bottom of who is taking children from the kingdom.
Rae is just great to follow as she mostly has a good head on her shoulders. However she really doesn't know when to let go of things. She is strong but gentle to those around her. She will not let you hurt those she loves. That in combination with her kindness is what seems to draw others towards her even though I don't think that is something she really realizes herself. She doesn't always see her own worth, always down playing it.
I got so swept up in the story of finding the lost children with Rae, that even though I had a pretty good idea of who the traitor was for instance, it never took the tension out of the story for me. Intisar always manages to keep a momentum going in a story. Taking the time to let things fall into place but still going forward.
Which is why it was horribly annoying to realize that this book ended up on a type of cliffhanger without even any kind of smooching for Rae. I say boo! I need to know what happens next!
While it is a companion duology, it is also a continuation of Thorn in its own way. So I would suggest you read Thorn before picking up The Theft of Sunlight. You get a better feeling for some of the background themes of the book like the abuse of Alyra. It is also very interesting to see how Alyra is faring after the events of Thorn, and seeing her from someone else's perspective after having that adventure with her.
So Theft of Sunlight is just another great book by Intisar Khanani. Very worth it to invest in.
The Theft of Sunlight is the first book in a companion duology to Thorn, which was released last year. Some of the subjects that were in the background in Thorn are now getting a more center focus. One of them being the dissapearence of so many children out of the kingdom.
Rae is a no nonsense kind of girl which happens often when you grow up in a small town. Even more so when people see your disability as a weakness. She has a club foot. She wants to be seen for herself and not for the foot that she has. But she sees it tainting people's view of her very often. Her disability is a theme thorughout the book as it is so much a part of her life.
We follow her from her small town to the main city and the royal court when she goes to visit her cousin. There she gets tangled up in the web of the politics of courts when she becomes the attendant of the foreign princess Alyra. And while she doesn't really want that, she can't help herself trying to get to the bottom of who is taking children from the kingdom.
Rae is just great to follow as she mostly has a good head on her shoulders. However she really doesn't know when to let go of things. She is strong but gentle to those around her. She will not let you hurt those she loves. That in combination with her kindness is what seems to draw others towards her even though I don't think that is something she really realizes herself. She doesn't always see her own worth, always down playing it.
I got so swept up in the story of finding the lost children with Rae, that even though I had a pretty good idea of who the traitor was for instance, it never took the tension out of the story for me. Intisar always manages to keep a momentum going in a story. Taking the time to let things fall into place but still going forward.
Which is why it was horribly annoying to realize that this book ended up on a type of cliffhanger without even any kind of smooching for Rae. I say boo! I need to know what happens next!
While it is a companion duology, it is also a continuation of Thorn in its own way. So I would suggest you read Thorn before picking up The Theft of Sunlight. You get a better feeling for some of the background themes of the book like the abuse of Alyra. It is also very interesting to see how Alyra is faring after the events of Thorn, and seeing her from someone else's perspective after having that adventure with her.
So Theft of Sunlight is just another great book by Intisar Khanani. Very worth it to invest in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder
Moderate: Ableism and Emotional abuse
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