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Jan 09, 2014
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Rating: 2.5/5
I was mildly disappointed about my first read of 2014. I expected a little bit more of excitement and adventure and I ended up skimming the pages and waiting for the final page to be honest.
Why the 3 stars you say? The little twist at the end was surprisingly good and stirred enough of my curiosity to push me pursuing the rest of the series; which according to the raving reviews, is much better than the first installment.
Let's hope that's true! ...more
I was mildly disappointed about my first read of 2014. I expected a little bit more of excitement and adventure and I ended up skimming the pages and waiting for the final page to be honest.
Why the 3 stars you say? The little twist at the end was surprisingly good and stirred enough of my curiosity to push me pursuing the rest of the series; which according to the raving reviews, is much better than the first installment.
Let's hope that's true! ...more
Most entertaining read. Great for children old enough to understand the pain of prison. The novel opens with the hero imprisoned. Yes, he is a thief, a most talented one blessed with these skills by the gods. When he is released he has to help a man find a treasure. Only this man knows where it is and the group must travel through enemy country to find it and return to their own. The thief is a talented liar who brags that he can steal anything. One who speaks before he thinks he finds himself i
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"The Thief" was not at all how I expected it would be.
I thought of it being a children's or young adult book about thieving.
In the end there wasn't that much focus on thieving at all, even though the main character Gen nicks quite a few things, depending on how old the characters are suppossed to be (I'm a little bit confused about that) not much of a children / YA thing either.
Gen was put in the king's prison for stealing and bragging about it, and he gets tasked by the king's magus to steal ...more
I thought of it being a children's or young adult book about thieving.
In the end there wasn't that much focus on thieving at all, even though the main character Gen nicks quite a few things, depending on how old the characters are suppossed to be (I'm a little bit confused about that) not much of a children / YA thing either.
Gen was put in the king's prison for stealing and bragging about it, and he gets tasked by the king's magus to steal ...more
I really enjoyed this book. It was quick book, with a simple story line, that had a surprise ending.
Aug 02, 2010
Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)
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Mary Bronson
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Nov 11, 2014
Christi Reynard
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Mar 31, 2015
Gretchen Torres
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Jun 19, 2015
Stephanie
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Jul 30, 2015
Katharine
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Aug 20, 2015
Megzy
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Dec 12, 2015
Amy Quigley
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Jan 20, 2017
Gen
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Nov 11, 2017
Jessica
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Jul 20, 2018
Katharine
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