It’s a melting pot of folklore and myth and riffs off different cultural and linguistic traditions.Įverything about this book should work. And I mean that quite literally when it comes to the main character, Vanja Schmidt, and also in terms of its influence and overall vibe. A loose retelling of ‘The Goose Girl’, it’s got a lot going on. This is because of the Slavic and Dutch influence the story seems to take its cues from. ‘Little Thieves’ immediately captured my attention because it very much grabs me in the same way Leigh Bardugo’s writing does. I love it even more when there is a Folklore element to it.
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. 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. Set for publication on 19/10/21 by Hodder&Stoughton, here’s the summary: What is ‘Little Thieves’ by Margaret Owen? Because for a while there it was touch and go. Reading ‘Little Thieves’ allowed me to experience that sports phrase “a game of two halves” and actually understand the full extent of the meaning. This book frustrated me almost as much as it fascinated me. *Received from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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