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A review by writervid
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
4.0
Reread: Child Edition. I read this book so often as a kid, but I never continued with the series, and donated my well-worn copy when I entered middle school. I'd forgotten how good this book was? Some clunky pacing, to be sure, and the writing style/voice occasionally annoyed me, and I wished the searching for a locus stone plot thread started earlier, but I really enjoyed it as a whole. I love the characters (particularly Benet) and their relationships (particularly Conn and Nevery--getting Nevery's perspective throughout the story is one of my favorite things). I really appreciate how the magic system is so clearly laid out and ready to be discovered, and I love the world, which feels nearly Victorian. The tropes are there, but somehow very fresh. This book has stuck with me in a lot of ways that I didn't fully realize until now and I'm so happy I got to reread it. Onto the sequel!
*edit: forgot to mention and this is for my own benefit but the Wellmet plotline would be interesting as an elaborate metaphor for climate change? Or even just capitalism robbing people of things they need and forcing them to pay for it?
*edit: forgot to mention and this is for my own benefit but the Wellmet plotline would be interesting as an elaborate metaphor for climate change? Or even just capitalism robbing people of things they need and forcing them to pay for it?