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A review by abigcoffeedragon
Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson
5.0
Thieftaker is my kind of story. There is magic, which makes this very much a fantasy, and it is alternate history in the sense of real time and a real place. There are a few true to life events and people, but it is so minor to the story, that it is not jarring at all. My favorite thing about this novel is that when you finish the book, you are finished. There is no, ‘what happens now?’ moment. You have character and plot closure. Sure, you are ready to see what COULD happen next, if there were another book (which there is, I know). Authors who try to compel you to continue their series, trilogy, or whatever by leaving the ending hanging have stung me too much lately. Cliffhangers work for television, but not novels, because I want to close the book and move on.
I like the magic system, because it has rules and it makes sense. However, I have a small caveat to this, but I will not write it so as not to spoil, but I think that if one were to do too much magic, well, it would be obvious I would think. But this is not a flaw, just a thought.
I also like the whole Noir feel in the American Colonies time-period feel to it as well. This is a time when guns are inaccurate and one-shots, so magic stands a good chance against a pistol.
Overall, this is a fun read, and one that I did in 2 days of reading, though there were three days in between that I was too busy to be able to read, and I was itching to get back to the adventures of Mr. Kaille, which is another sign that this is a great read. 5 stars through and through.
I like the magic system, because it has rules and it makes sense. However, I have a small caveat to this, but I will not write it so as not to spoil, but I think that if one were to do too much magic, well, it would be obvious I would think. But this is not a flaw, just a thought.
I also like the whole Noir feel in the American Colonies time-period feel to it as well. This is a time when guns are inaccurate and one-shots, so magic stands a good chance against a pistol.
Overall, this is a fun read, and one that I did in 2 days of reading, though there were three days in between that I was too busy to be able to read, and I was itching to get back to the adventures of Mr. Kaille, which is another sign that this is a great read. 5 stars through and through.