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Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

3 reviews

justinekorson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

I loved everything about this novel. I loved the characters and their complicated backstories/feelings. I loved the heists and how perfectly the first one went to how un-perfect the second one was and how they never even managed to grab all of the zodiac heads! Instead they found their own unique way to take them down and get what they wanted without having to smash and grab like they had done for the first and tried with the second one. 

I think overall Daniel was my favorite character. He was so sweet and nice and was able to get along with everyone in the group. Will might be the opening POV but Daniel stole the show with his easy going nature. I found Daniel very relatable, despite the fact that we're not similar at all, but his inner turmoil and his disconnect with his father really resonated with me. 

Lily is probably my second favorite character. What's not to love about a racer? Aside from her late night antics, she's probably the one I'm most like so it made sense that she was high up on my list of favorites. 

Alex and Irene might be tied. Despite how much I loved their whole enemies to lovers vibe, I didn't really like how Irene's sexuality was never defined. Irene was said to have gone to pride and had ex-girlfriends but it also seemed like she loved Daniel. Parts of it read like she loved him as a friend and other parts read as if she loved him as something more. I would have preferred if it was explicitly stated whether she was lesbian or bisexual or if she was simply queer. Alex on the other hand was great! She was fierce and stubborn but I almost wished she had ended up with Daniel. They got along really well and I liked the idea of them together. It was also unclear if Alex was bisexual or queer or if she realized she was a lesbian.

I don't want to say will is my least favorite character, because I do still love him, but he is at the bottom of my list. (I'd argue he's tied with Alex and Irene for third). Will's POV's all felt very melancholy to me though and while it isn't a bad thing, I think I expected more from him. He's clever and thoughtful and sounded like an incredible artist. I can only hope that after the ending of the book that he pursued art more seriously. It sounded like he was going to but I'm not sure, especially since he was on the fence about it the whole time.

Overall I enjoyed this book immensely and I'm looking forward to anything else Grace writes!

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bluedilly's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0


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yvonne_cl's review

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

4.25


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