Aug 17, 2023livvypassion rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars!!
I usually do not like classics, but this one, I loved! It was highly entertaining and had clever twists that took me by surprise until the end. My only two complaints is that it was a bit boring sometimes, and it was…
In a fantasy world that resembles the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean, the young thief Gen is pulled from a dungeon and ordered by a king to steal a jewel of great value from a rival kingdom or face certain death. If you have a…
Aug 22, 2022Reuben81Sandwich rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I can't say that I enjoyed this book. It was altogether confusing and convoluted. Also, the fact that it's a series means that not everything gets tied up in the end. Maybe I just didn't give it a proper chance, but I still had a hard time…
Jun 07, 2022pacl_teens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"The Newbery Honor winning book “The Thief” by Megan Whalen Turner follows the story of a thief named Eugenides who stole the King of Sounis’s seal. After bragging about his achievement profusely, he is caught and jailed in the king’s…
Apr 19, 2022Kimberleygray rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book would be a beach read for me. The thief is taken on a journey to steal an item that has importance to several countries. The writing is decent and the story moves along at an ok pace. The ending seems a little tidy and rushed…
Sep 03, 2020samvar rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Eugenides, the thief who can steal anything, is in prison for stealing the King of Sounis’s seal. However, the magus of Sounis has discovered the location of Hamiathes’s gift, a stone that gives its owner eternal life. The magus, a loyal…
May 05, 2020NarwhalK1227 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Age Recommendation 10-14
Gen is in prison. He is one of the few people that the king hates, so Gen is in a prison with maximum security. That means extra chains, guards, and no outside time. Gen is sitting in his cell thinking about how…
Apr 23, 2020Fuzzy_Slippers rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Definitely not what I was expecting but absolutely an amazing book! I didn't realize I liked adventure books so much and this one was so funny and had a plot twist that I was absolutley not expecting! I really need to read the next book…
Sep 11, 2019ProblemPatcher rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In a word The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner is smart. Intended for a teen audience, it dives right into hard topics with a narrator who is smarter than he seems and more cunning than the reader realizes. An impressive feat as it is an easy…
Mar 04, 2019IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Clever, exciting, funny, with several plot twists that will keep you turning pages almost too fast to also absorb the excellent characterization. First book in a series of uniformly terrific stories.
In Turner’s fictional medieval…
Jul 20, 2018GabrielleNMurphy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As a page who works in this library system and sees so much content coming in all of the time, I can say that this is one of the most different YA books I have ever read (in the best way possible). Megan Whelan Turner is incredibly witty,…
May 29, 2018coffeebookie rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The best part of this story was the interaction between the characters. The main character and thief, Gen, is mischievous, smug, and ever so amusing. Travel with Gen and his companions on a journey filled with risks, challenges, gods and…
Sep 26, 2017BRUCE PILCHER rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great Tween - Young Adult read.
This is a great adventure story that has some surprising twist without becoming unbelievable (well once to suspend disbelief enough to believe in magic!)
Well worth reading.
Jul 22, 2017WCLSPointRobertsLibrary rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very enjoyable. Great plot twists. Clear and easy to read. Happy to find a new Fantasy author who is highly recommend by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Rose in PR
The first book in Turner's incredible Queen's Thief series, if you haven't read "The Thief" yet it is definitely time to pick it up! Fast-paced and compelling, in "The Thief" Turner creates an engaging fantasy world and a rich mythology…
Dec 21, 2015dr_razzberry rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fun, intriguing teen fantasy. Gen is delightful, funny, cynical, and genuine - and a trickster. This is the first in a series that only gets better. Very entertaining, well-written, and highly recommended.
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