Little Thieves is retelling of the story The Goose Girl, however, until now, I had never heard of this story. The story itself felt gritty and harsh in the best way possible. The hard stuff was not always glossed over or "prettied up" with flowery words or disguised with distracting descriptions, and when it was it was told like an old fashioned fairy tale which only added to the appeal for me. The pacing of the story was nice albeit sometimes a little slower than I tend to like, however, I think it was perfect for the story that was being told. Every little detail helped pull each thread of the story closer and closer together until a fairytale retelling masterpiece was woven.
Vanja, our main character, is the antihero of antiheroes and yet you can't help but love her. She is out for herself, and makes no apologies. As the story progresses, you get to see under this hard shell of anger, mistrust, and hurt where there is a soft center just begging to be loved and accepted.
Than we have our favorite JUNIOR Prefect, Emeric. Emeric is just this loveable and seemingly prudish man who is investigating things that could lead to Vanja's downfall. The perpetual thorn in Vanja's side whom she has tried to get rid of on multiple occasions. Yet when circumstances force them to work together, Vanja sees a different side of Emeric that both frustrates and intrigues her. They must work together to stop the evil surrounding them, and has them questioning their real feelings toward each other.
I adored this story. From the main characters to the quirky side characters this book was such a well-rounded fascinating tale. It is emotional and disturbing with strange twists, crazy curses, and dark dark humor. I could not ask for more.
Vanja, our main character, is the antihero of antiheroes and yet you can't help but love her. She is out for herself, and makes no apologies. As the story progresses, you get to see under this hard shell of anger, mistrust, and hurt where there is a soft center just begging to be loved and accepted.
Than we have our favorite JUNIOR Prefect, Emeric. Emeric is just this loveable and seemingly prudish man who is investigating things that could lead to Vanja's downfall. The perpetual thorn in Vanja's side whom she has tried to get rid of on multiple occasions. Yet when circumstances force them to work together, Vanja sees a different side of Emeric that both frustrates and intrigues her. They must work together to stop the evil surrounding them, and has them questioning their real feelings toward each other.
I adored this story. From the main characters to the quirky side characters this book was such a well-rounded fascinating tale. It is emotional and disturbing with strange twists, crazy curses, and dark dark humor. I could not ask for more.