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A review by librovert
Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson
3.0
I'm so torn on the rating I want to give this book, so I'm going to stick with my neutral three stars and explain.
I was in love with the idea of an urban fantasy that took place in 1760s Boston during the time of the Sons of Liberty, so I was super excited about this book.
I thought the main character, Ethan Kaille, was great. He had depth of character, he had inner struggle and a bit of a sarcastic wit (the sarcastic wit always gets me). I liked the idea of him being a Thieftaker AND a conjurer, giving him an interesting niche to fill in his world. I liked the hints that Jackson dropped about where his powers to conjure actually come from. I liked the side characters, even the villains were well crafted.
But, I was so disappointed with the historical fiction aspect of the book. There was nothing really tying the story to 1765 Boston, outside of the fact that the book gives you the when and where. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty do make an appearance in the book and have a pretty large role to fill, but they could have just as easily been any patriotic organization in any situation similar to the conflict between the colonies and Great Britain.
I don't feel any compulsion to read further into the series.
I was in love with the idea of an urban fantasy that took place in 1760s Boston during the time of the Sons of Liberty, so I was super excited about this book.
I thought the main character, Ethan Kaille, was great. He had depth of character, he had inner struggle and a bit of a sarcastic wit (the sarcastic wit always gets me). I liked the idea of him being a Thieftaker AND a conjurer, giving him an interesting niche to fill in his world. I liked the hints that Jackson dropped about where his powers to conjure actually come from. I liked the side characters, even the villains were well crafted.
But, I was so disappointed with the historical fiction aspect of the book. There was nothing really tying the story to 1765 Boston, outside of the fact that the book gives you the when and where. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty do make an appearance in the book and have a pretty large role to fill, but they could have just as easily been any patriotic organization in any situation similar to the conflict between the colonies and Great Britain.
I don't feel any compulsion to read further into the series.