Humor is a very distinguishing aspect of this tale, and it starts as of the very beginning with the following short quotation: This is by no means an extremely dark book, but there are certain aspects that could trigger some (see below the section on trigger warnings). It’s so important, yet I often feel people still do not take it into account sufficiently. When you open the book, one of the first things you see are the trigger warnings. As the curse will be completed once the moon is full, these are really useful to help the reader keep track of time. I also really liked the phases of the moon that are pictured at the start of each chapter.

I was a bit confused about the chosen style of the cover, because it really called to mind children’s books like A Series of Unfortunate Events, but after getting to know the characters, I believe the illustration style fits perfectly. It not only has a beautiful dustcover, it’s also filled with beautiful illustrations in fairytale style and the naked hardcover is illustrated in full cover. Like I mentioned above, the Illumicrate edition is simply stunning. I had a really good feeling about this book as soon as I saw the cover. Which would be a lot easier if she wouldn’t have to deal with a junior prefect out to hunt for her, a shapeshifting half-god, and a seriously terrifying fiancé… Unexpected humour, adventure, and so much feeeeeeeels But of course, “little thieves” cannot go unnoticed for long and before she knows it, she’s caught by another goddess, who curses her to slowly turn into jewelry herself, unless she’s able to break the curse. So Vanja takes on yet another identity: the mysterious jewel thief. But in order to succeed, she will need a small fortune. No, to do that, she must leave the country. She assumes the role of the bride-to-be royal and Gisele is cast out in the streets without a penny to her name.īut simply assuming a new identity will not help her get out of her godmothers’ reach. She forces her mistress, the Princess Gisele, to switch roles.

Well, her own life is maybe not the right word. Unwilling to do so, Vanja decides to take matters into her own hands and start living her own life without their assistance. When she turns 13, her godmothers demand that Vanja chooses between them and will start to serve the one she picks. Or is it Vanja, the maid? Whatever she is or isn’t, she is certainly the goddaughter of two goddesses, Fortune and Death. Little Thieves tells the story of Princess Gisele.

Little thieves review