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Lhind The Thief (2013)

by Sherwood Smith(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1611382920 (ISBN13: 9781611382921)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Book View Café

review 1: This book is not bad in any mean as Sherwood Smith is not capable of writing a bad book. The rating is however a relative score to this author's lofty standard. Again, any adjective I assign to the book is not in an absolute sense, but a relative one. It's a mess, that's what this book is. It doesn't read like a standalone book for me, like you need some previous knowledge of the world we're put in. The romance, though isn't instant, is not as well simmeringly developed as her other books I've read. The hero in particular falls far from the usual standard as he vacillates between unconsciousness and intense staring. 2 and 1/2 stars
review 2: I understand all the five-star reviews friends and acquaintances gave the novel. This book shows the best of fantasy: a g... morereat plot, a delightful world, a great cast of characters.But it showcases perfectly also why I'm not a fan of YA. I can't connect with the leading characters. They often don't compute for me. Here the heroine is a street urchin, a thief that survives a brutal life in a world where she can be burned at the stakes. She's not stupid, never such. But she's way too naive for the part. Moreover, if you are depicted as someone who doesn't trust, the moment that trust is broken should have consequences. And here there are none. I understand that not all book should be angsty, but at the same time not all books should be pollyannish. The movement from distrust to trust was almost too swift. And in this again we see the behavior of a child, not a grownup. Only a child moves this quickly from dislike to like the first time someone shows him "trust". And the choice of a goody-two-shoe as a hero didn't help. I couldn't like this supercilious guy, never able to think outside what was taught. I did prefer Rajanas to him. All of this shows my age, nothing can be said against such an author :) less

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