Painted Devils
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An Instant Indies Bestseller!
A scrappy former maid and jewel thief must outwit gods, injustice, and her own past in this sequel to the Indie Next Pick, Little Thieves by Margaret Owen.
Let's get one thing straight - Vanja Schmidt wasn't trying to start a cult.
After taking down a corrupt margrave, breaking a deadly curse, and finding romance with the vexingly scrupulous junior prefect Emeric Conrad, Vanja had one great mystery left: her long-lost birth family . . . and whether they would welcome a thief. But in her search for an honest trade, she hit trouble and invented a god, the Scarlet Maiden, to scam her way out. Now that lie is growing out of control-especially when Emeric arrives to investigate and the Scarlet Maiden manifests to claim him as a virgin sacrifice.
For his final test to become a prefect, Emeric must determine if Vanja is guilty of serious fraud or if the Scarlet Maiden-and her claim to him-is genuine. Meanwhile, Vanja is chasing an alternative sacrifice that
could be their way out. The hunt leads her not only into the lairs of monsters and the paths of gods, but also the ties of her past. And with what should be the simplest way to save Emeric hanging over their heads,
he and Vanja must face a more dangerous question: Is there a future for a thief and a prefect, and at what price?
From the indie bestselling author Margaret Owen comes the thrilling next installment in the Little Thieves trilogy with all new interior illustrations from the author.
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Vanja Schmidt (let's call her that, it's easier) is chaos incarnated. And whoever crosses her path is destined to get drowned by her chaos.
It's refreshing to see that nearly every character in this book is deeply flawed yet relatable (not ALL of them, but you know...), and you feel and fear for them. The opening of this book is hilarious, and Vanja pulling a Klaus from Umbrella Academy had me in tears. I also loved the dynamic with Emeric and threat they both have no clue about relationships and still try to make it work. Then however the story feels disconnected with weird pacing for a long stretch, as if the author got drowned by Vanja's chaos as well. It was hard for me to get through it, but gladly the ending makes up for all of this und you'll want to read the next book asap. I'm still puzzled by the fictional language the author is using, which is German but also very not German. At times I felt she overdid it, just trying to be clever, but in the end it didn't bother me too much. Solid 4/4 stars Thank you so much @netgalley and @hodderbooks for the eARC!
Description
An Instant Indies Bestseller!
A scrappy former maid and jewel thief must outwit gods, injustice, and her own past in this sequel to the Indie Next Pick, Little Thieves by Margaret Owen.
Let's get one thing straight - Vanja Schmidt wasn't trying to start a cult.
After taking down a corrupt margrave, breaking a deadly curse, and finding romance with the vexingly scrupulous junior prefect Emeric Conrad, Vanja had one great mystery left: her long-lost birth family . . . and whether they would welcome a thief. But in her search for an honest trade, she hit trouble and invented a god, the Scarlet Maiden, to scam her way out. Now that lie is growing out of control-especially when Emeric arrives to investigate and the Scarlet Maiden manifests to claim him as a virgin sacrifice.
For his final test to become a prefect, Emeric must determine if Vanja is guilty of serious fraud or if the Scarlet Maiden-and her claim to him-is genuine. Meanwhile, Vanja is chasing an alternative sacrifice that
could be their way out. The hunt leads her not only into the lairs of monsters and the paths of gods, but also the ties of her past. And with what should be the simplest way to save Emeric hanging over their heads,
he and Vanja must face a more dangerous question: Is there a future for a thief and a prefect, and at what price?
From the indie bestselling author Margaret Owen comes the thrilling next installment in the Little Thieves trilogy with all new interior illustrations from the author.
Book Information
Posts
Vanja Schmidt (let's call her that, it's easier) is chaos incarnated. And whoever crosses her path is destined to get drowned by her chaos.
It's refreshing to see that nearly every character in this book is deeply flawed yet relatable (not ALL of them, but you know...), and you feel and fear for them. The opening of this book is hilarious, and Vanja pulling a Klaus from Umbrella Academy had me in tears. I also loved the dynamic with Emeric and threat they both have no clue about relationships and still try to make it work. Then however the story feels disconnected with weird pacing for a long stretch, as if the author got drowned by Vanja's chaos as well. It was hard for me to get through it, but gladly the ending makes up for all of this und you'll want to read the next book asap. I'm still puzzled by the fictional language the author is using, which is German but also very not German. At times I felt she overdid it, just trying to be clever, but in the end it didn't bother me too much. Solid 4/4 stars Thank you so much @netgalley and @hodderbooks for the eARC!