A review by radishcake
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas

2.0

I enjoyed this story but it was formulaic and not written very well. I was brought out of the story by the odd "diary" pages and their exposition. I know this was written for a young audience but I thought the dialogue was weak and the plot elements very rushed and thrown together.
I'm interested to see if the next book's writing is any better. I know every fantasy book about a young wizard who doesn't know he is in fact a wizard will be compared to Harry Potter but frankly this book is so rushed that I didn't even think of the parallels until I was finished.
All in all a good first draft that was published too early.
That said I would recommend it for a young reader who is interested in the story idea but is not a strong reader.