A review by courtneyfalling
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

You can tell this is Grace Li's debut novel, but it is an impressive debut. Parts of the characters' monologues or emotions are overwritten (it's a very purply prose style), but I think it works in Li's voice. Their relationships are really what take center stage, even over the plot (which is good, but maybe not immaculate in how intricate heist novels are). And ughhhh love me some messy femmes
but I don't even really know if I'm talking about Irene and Alex, heck yeah, or Lily, love her
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