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thewildmageslibrary's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Rape
starlitpage's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse
diorra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming
mattyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Torture, Violence, and Classism
vivavia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
albernikolauras's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As the book carries on and you learn more about Vanya and Vanya starts being forcibly befriended by multiple people, the book gets better and better. By the 30% mark, this book had stolen my heart.
It's not a book that will work for everyone, but some of the scenes between Vanya and other characters just hit me. It was the perfect ideal fairytale to help break the slump for the time.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Abandonment, and Classism
abigail_reads06's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Body horror and Sexual assault
Minor: Body shaming
tinysierra's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“To the gremlin girls,
I would like to tell you something inspiring, but the truth is, when life closes a door for us, it doesn’t always open a window. The good news is: That’s what bricks are for.”
Little Thieves is a work of art. From the gorgeous cover, to the illustrations inside, to the way the story is broken up into 7 tales, to the writing itself. I love how even the Author’s Note is written with care. Be sure to check the trigger warnings! Hanging is mentioned a lot as well as sexual assault/harassment.
This book was confusing to get into at first. In this aspect, it reminds me of how it felt starting Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows duology without knowing anything about the Grishaverse.
Little Thieves was hard to slug through in the beginning, but it did pick up and then I didn’t want to put the book down.
I loved the writing style with the way Vanja told the story like a fairy tale.
I love the humor and wit.
You get to really see Vanja’s insecurities and growth through her narrative. You can see how her trauma affects her perceptions of the situations she goes through.
I loved all the characters, even the side ones!
The romance was amazing, too.
I don’t think the word demisexual is said on page but both the main characters are demi <3
“I’ve read fairy tales, of course, and listened to plaintive love songs, but I never understood why anyone would wake up after a hundred years and marry the prince who broke into their bedroom for a kiss. Or dance with a stranger once and decide to spend the rest of their lives together.”
There’s also wlw and some other LGBTQ+ rep that’s normal in this world. There is lesbophobia but in more of a “the princess is supposed to produce an heir” kind of way.
I love Vanja and Emeric so much <333 a cat and mouse chase… yes please!!
Update ~ 07-14-2023
Reread before I get into Painted Devils. I definitely found it less confusing and easier to breeze through the second time around.
Update ~ 03-13-2024
If you’re a big fan of Vanja and Emeric’s relationship, read Painted Devils immediately!!! I swear it doesn’t suffer from “second book syndrome.” It’s so amazing.
And check out Margaret Owen’s instagram account (@what_eats_owls) for more art and memes of the characters!!
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
sarahaf712's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Police brutality, and Toxic friendship
lri_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, and Sexual assault