Little Thieves was perhaps one of the most interesting retellings that I have read in a long while. Loosely adapted from The Goose Girl, the story tells the tale of Vanja, a young girl abandoned by her mother at the age of four and left in the care of the Low Gods, Death and Fortune, as her new godmothers. In order to live her own life, she needs money and in order to do that she takes on the persona of several different characters, all with the help of an enchanted string of pearls which aid in her becoming the Pfennigeist(or Penny Thief), a name earned because of the red pennies she leaves in the bare coffers of her victims. On one particular evening of thievery, she is caught byh another low god, whom she offends and who curses her as a result of her greed.
This story was absolutely fascinating. At the very beginning, the prologue hooked me in in such a way that I hadn't been hooked into a book in a long while and the writing got even better from there. I was anxious at times, filled with mixed emotions and dread when ominous things were happening, and really loved how the story developed Vanja's character. She was very a very unlikeable anti-heroine from the start but the callousness of her wore of and I really enjoyed her character by the end. Little Thieves is one of my favorite YA books I've read yet this year and I will definitely be getting a copy.
This story was absolutely fascinating. At the very beginning, the prologue hooked me in in such a way that I hadn't been hooked into a book in a long while and the writing got even better from there. I was anxious at times, filled with mixed emotions and dread when ominous things were happening, and really loved how the story developed Vanja's character. She was very a very unlikeable anti-heroine from the start but the callousness of her wore of and I really enjoyed her character by the end. Little Thieves is one of my favorite YA books I've read yet this year and I will definitely be getting a copy.