A review by clarinet
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

5.0

Holy shit, I loved this book. It's a Goose Girl retelling that absolutely dismantles the premise of the evil maid from the fairy tale, and talks about how both the princess and the maid are trapped. ON TOP OF THAT, you have the enchanting magic system/religious lore of the Low Gods, who interfere in the lives of humans. Emeric, the love interest, is basically a magical cop so that does suck but he gets his authority from the Low Gods and convenes them to pass judgement on people which is soooo cool. A god's daughter, Ragna, becomes Vanja (maid from Goose Girl/MC)'s companion and she was hilarious and a clever mechanism to make Vanja actually tell the truth for once in her life/explain things to the audience/kickstart character growth. I love Vanja, I LOVE Emeric, and I love Ragne. I am preordering the next book. 

The narration does get a little maudlin/heavy-handed occasionally and you gotta deal with a book in first person. But this is my favorite book so far this year <3
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