from ncgraham

"Do you mean," I squawked, "that we are out here in the dark looking for something from a fairy tale?" In the genre of young adult fiction, one sometimes runs across a Newbery Honor book that is so overwhelmingly good, it makes one wonder why it did not win the Medal. Megan Whalen Turner's The Th...

from eleanor_eader

Charming and surprising young adult fantasy fiction; I was drawn along gently at first and then with increasing interest, falling into complete absorption at the mid-way point. There's more to this book than meets the eye. Gen, self-proclaimed master thief is unimpressive... imprisoned, dirty, ha...

from xicanti

A small group of adventurers set out to steal a hidden treasure. In some ways, this was a very good book, but it took a long, long time to get going. Turner opens the book with a long travel sequence in which nothing much happens. We get a lot of little details here and there; while these do help...

from wagner.sarah35

A fun read, The Thief follows the journey of Gen from a cell in the King's prison to a journey after a mythical treasure. Gen is an interesting character, full of complaints about food and witty comments about gods. His companions, an advisor to the king, a soldier, and two young noble boys, live...

from BookAddictDiary

From the beginning, The Thief decieved me. From when I first saw the captivating cover jumping out at me from a YA table at Barnes & Noble up until the moment I picked it up at my local library I was convinced that it was the beginning of a new YA series, likely something high fantasy due to the ...