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A review by daniellestarredpages
The Gentleman Thief by Kate Gragg
5.0
Thank You to BookSirens for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Gentleman Thief is what I would call a YA book with Middle Grade humour, and I'm not mad about it.
This book was an amazing read. It had an intriguing premise that was delivered wonderfully, with amazing writing. There were witty characters along with characters who were no where near witty but they were hilarious just because they were them, especially characters who were supposed to be antagonists.
The magic system of this world wasn't explained at all, but it didn't really bother me because the main character also had no idea what was going on so I didn't feel left out. Every character, no matter how little "screen time" they had, had their own personality and they all felt lie real people.
I'm not too sure what to say about Joe, the main character. We are told repeatedly (he is also told this quite a number of times) that he is an adult. Where on that grown-up spectrum, I'm not quite sure, but sometimes he felt like a child. His humour at times was very childish (which I enjoyed) but I'm not sure what to think about the fact that sometimes I find myself thinking of Joe as someone who falls between tween and older teenager.
Descriptions were sparingly given, but I think Kate Gragg makes up for that with wonderful descriptions. They weren't to long and sometimes the descriptive words would only make sense I the context of this fantasy world, but somehow the descriptions still gave me a clear picture of whatever I was supposed to be seeing.
The way conflict was delivered and introduced into scenes was great to read about. You could tell the stakes had risen and the characters demeanor had changed but the scene still had an air of hilarity and whimsy for one reason or the other. But that didn't take away or over power the fact that the characters were I danger or that something bad is happening.
All in all, I think this was a wonderful and quick read that I would highly recommend to someone looking for something fun with a little bit of high stakes (if that makes any sense).
The Gentleman Thief is what I would call a YA book with Middle Grade humour, and I'm not mad about it.
This book was an amazing read. It had an intriguing premise that was delivered wonderfully, with amazing writing. There were witty characters along with characters who were no where near witty but they were hilarious just because they were them, especially characters who were supposed to be antagonists.
The magic system of this world wasn't explained at all, but it didn't really bother me because the main character also had no idea what was going on so I didn't feel left out. Every character, no matter how little "screen time" they had, had their own personality and they all felt lie real people.
I'm not too sure what to say about Joe, the main character. We are told repeatedly (he is also told this quite a number of times) that he is an adult. Where on that grown-up spectrum, I'm not quite sure, but sometimes he felt like a child. His humour at times was very childish (which I enjoyed) but I'm not sure what to think about the fact that sometimes I find myself thinking of Joe as someone who falls between tween and older teenager.
Descriptions were sparingly given, but I think Kate Gragg makes up for that with wonderful descriptions. They weren't to long and sometimes the descriptive words would only make sense I the context of this fantasy world, but somehow the descriptions still gave me a clear picture of whatever I was supposed to be seeing.
The way conflict was delivered and introduced into scenes was great to read about. You could tell the stakes had risen and the characters demeanor had changed but the scene still had an air of hilarity and whimsy for one reason or the other. But that didn't take away or over power the fact that the characters were I danger or that something bad is happening.
All in all, I think this was a wonderful and quick read that I would highly recommend to someone looking for something fun with a little bit of high stakes (if that makes any sense).