I loved the emotions that they showed in all of their interactions with each other. Margaret Owen created three-dimensional characters every time, and it was a delight to read, even if it started off a little slow. In fact, all the characters were, even the ones that didn’t spend as much time on the page. If I didn’t give this five stars, what am I doing with my life? There was a moment of Vanja’s that I resonated with so profoundly that I cried, and I had to pause for a moment to take in the fact that this book had done something that no other book ever had. I wouldn’t call myself heartless, but I see all of these people talking about how a book made them cry, and I’ve never understood. If the book itself is one of my favorite reads, Vanja is my favorite character. Hands down, no contest, give this author a prize. Little Thieves is one of my favorite reads of 2023 so far. And with a feral guardian half-god, Gisele’s sinister fiancé, and an overeager junior detective on Vanja’s tail, she’ll have to pull the biggest grift yet to save her own life. Vanja has just two weeks to figure out how to break her curse and make her getaway. Then, one heist away from freedom, Vanja crosses the wrong god and is cursed to an untimely end: turning into jewels, stone by stone, for her greed. Now, Vanja leads a lonely but lucrative double life as princess and jewel thief, charming nobility while emptying their coffers to fund her great escape.
The real Gisele is left a penniless nobody while Vanja uses an enchanted string of pearls to take her place. That was when Vanja’s otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back… by stealing Gisele’s life for herself. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele’s dutiful servant up until a year ago. Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love–and she’s on the hook for one hell of a debt.
Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl…
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