![]() ![]() ![]() Vanja herself is a snarky, clever heroine, but her sarcasm is tempered by some real vulnerability as she slowly reveals the events that led her to betray Princess Gisele and steal her life. And yet all these elements are effortlessly woven together so that it never feels like too much.Īt the heart of the story are a fantastic crew of characters. At first glance, there’s a lot going on in LITTLE THIEVES: Vanja’s leading a double (triple?) life, an imperial detective is poking around her recent jewel thefts, Princess Gisele’s fiancé has arrived home and wants to get married, and there are dark creatures attacking the city. LITTLE THIEVES is an near-perfect fantasy adventure story, one that effortlessly threads together multiple plot threads and themes for a rousing standalone tale. But Vanja’s life of luxury is thrown into turmoil when she accidentally offends a forest god and is cursed to die in two weeks, unless she can follow the god’s cryptic instructions to break the curse. And to the gods Death and Fortune, Vanja is their goddaughter. To the nobles, Vanja is the mysterious jewel thief that strikes in the night. Thanks to enchanted pearls, a kingdom believes she’s the Princess Gisele, who has spent the last year awaiting her fiance’s return so they can be married. Vanja Schmidt is a lot of things to a lot of people. ![]()
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