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A review by ravensandlace
Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake
3.0
Title: Thief of Lies
Author: Brenda Drake
Genre: YA Fantasy
Format: eARC from Netgalley
Series: Library Jumpers (#1)
Star Rating: 3 stars
tw: blood (a lot as it’s used by the main character for an ability) , animal attack, parental death, burning, arranged marriages, car accident
A special thank you goes to Netgalley and Entangled Teen for providing me with a copy of this book. Please know that this does not influence my rating or thoughts on the book itself.
To clear up my Kindle and catch up on all super late ARCs, I went all the way to 2016. I received this whole series when I worked with Entangled Teen, back when I first started reviewing. But I never finished the book and series. Some personal things happened and I stepped back from reviewing arcs for a time. But now I’ve decided to get going on all my late ARCs, starting with this one as I don’t love leaving books unfished although I am getting better at it.
I’m not sure if it's because I haven’t read fantasy in a while but this book threw so much information at me. I didn’t understand a lot of the lore or the magic systems so at one point I just kind of gave up understanding and just enjoyed the ride. From there, the book became a lot more enjoyable.
The main character, Gia, was okay. She was kind of bratty at times but all teenagers are. I’m glad she accepted herself and the situation pretty quickly. We didn’t have to deal with the angst and the fighting. Sure, she was pretty bummed out about everything but it didn’t take her long to snap out of it. That was pretty refreshing. But other than that, she was okay. Maybe I will like her in the next book.
Unfortunately one of the tropes in this book is a love triangle. I’ve never been a fan of love triangles. Even in the Hunger Games, I didn’t like them. I have a feeling that this love triangle is going to be very prominent, as I have read the synopsis of the second book, and I’m just not looking forward to that at all. This story doesn’t need one.
Overall, while I didn’t love the book, I’m glad I read it. I’ll most likely continue with the series but I’m not going to rush to read it. I think the biggest problem for me is that I’m too old for this book. 16 year old Lacy would have loved this book but because I’m older, I think that’s why it didn’t resonate with me like I thought it was going to. I think I’ll let this one marinate for a while before I start the next book.