galoshes 's review for:

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I had never read this book, but I felt like I'd read it a thousand times before - it heavily reminds me of Something Wicked This Way Comes, A Wrinkle in Time, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Promised Neverland, and every other book about children who discover dangerous other worlds and have to figure out how to conquer the monsters and find their way home using omniscient intellect that no ten-year-old should logically possess.