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A review by leandrathetbrzero
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Little Thieves and Low Gods
Thank you #partner @what_eats_owls @fiercereads and @coloredpagesblogtours for this #gifted copy of Little Thieves by Margaret Owen in exchange for an honest review!
↓ Similar Reading Experiences ↓
1. Leslie Vedder’s The Bone Spindle
2. Margaret Owen’s The Merciful Crow (on my TBR)
3. Reclaim the Stars, edited by Zoraida Córdova
Vanja Schmidt is a wicked maid, a little thief, and a habitual liar. In a world of curses, witch ash, and Low Gods, Vanja has fooled everyone into believing that she is the prinzessin, having stolen the real princess’s name and face. The maid is about to make her grand escape when she angers the Low God, Eiswald, who curses her to wear her greed until it kills her. What Vanja doesn’t know yet is that this curse will be just one of many deadly problems on her plate. Scheit, indeed.
This synopsis written by yours truly does not begin to cover how deliciously twisted and complicated the book’s plot is. We have numerous disguises, characters switching places, a sophisticated political system, and a shape-shifting half-god named Ragne that I would do anything for. I loved Vanja as a gray character whose moral code was very much molded by the world around her, and I appreciated the care with which Owen writes about Vanja’s trauma from her past.
The dialogue is sharp and filled with humor, there is a fun budding romance between Vanja and the *junior* prefect chasing her, and there is a talking cat. What more do you need to know??
5 stars, hands down. And on to book 2!
Thank you #partner @what_eats_owls @fiercereads and @coloredpagesblogtours for this #gifted copy of Little Thieves by Margaret Owen in exchange for an honest review!
↓ Similar Reading Experiences ↓
1. Leslie Vedder’s The Bone Spindle
2. Margaret Owen’s The Merciful Crow (on my TBR)
3. Reclaim the Stars, edited by Zoraida Córdova
Vanja Schmidt is a wicked maid, a little thief, and a habitual liar. In a world of curses, witch ash, and Low Gods, Vanja has fooled everyone into believing that she is the prinzessin, having stolen the real princess’s name and face. The maid is about to make her grand escape when she angers the Low God, Eiswald, who curses her to wear her greed until it kills her. What Vanja doesn’t know yet is that this curse will be just one of many deadly problems on her plate. Scheit, indeed.
This synopsis written by yours truly does not begin to cover how deliciously twisted and complicated the book’s plot is. We have numerous disguises, characters switching places, a sophisticated political system, and a shape-shifting half-god named Ragne that I would do anything for. I loved Vanja as a gray character whose moral code was very much molded by the world around her, and I appreciated the care with which Owen writes about Vanja’s trauma from her past.
The dialogue is sharp and filled with humor, there is a fun budding romance between Vanja and the *junior* prefect chasing her, and there is a talking cat. What more do you need to know??
5 stars, hands down. And on to book 2!