Please try again. The multiple POV's and the frequent time-jumping was frustrating and hard to keep up with. She climbs buildings like Spiderman. Today she is Widdershins, a thief making her way through Davillon's underbelly with a sharp blade, a sharper wit, and the mystical aid of Olgun, a foreign god with no other worshippers but Widdershins herself. His work includes novels, short stories, role-playing games, and video games, all of which he enjoyed in lieu of school work when growing up. . Ari Marmell (Austin, TX) is a fantasy and horror writer and the author of several original novels including The Goblin Corps and three Widdershins adventures, Thief’s Covenant, False Covenant, and Lost Covenant. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. How to explain, people die, a lot, but it's not shown as it would be in an adult book. Thief's Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure (Widdershins Adventures). Spoilers ahead. I'm a Megan Whalen Turner fan, so maybe I just like stories about clever thieves, but Thief's Covenant is a good book in its own right. Less than 10% in and I was already in love with the characters! I really enjoyed the characters and their world, and look forward to reading more. Unique black and white cover. This was a fun and cute book that unfortunately couldn't seem to hold my attention for more than a few minutes. And indeed, the day to day characters didn't disappoint. Please try again. And yes, this is one of the cool and well written attributes of Widdershins' story. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. But now, in the midst of Davillon's political turmoil, an array of hands are once again rising up against her, prepared to tear down all that she's built. Until one horrid night, when a conspiracy of forces--human and other--stole it all away in a flurry of blood and murder. I really enjoy reading characters that have a sense of humour, especially witty humour, and Adrienne definitely fit the description. Based on the description, I expected to really enjoy this book -- I'm a sucker for witty rogues in fantasy settings. I did finally get through the end today and I really liked the end. I wish they allowed half-stars here, because this was definitely 3.5, a little better than "liked it" but infinitesimally below "liked it a lot." He has also written gaming tie-in novels such as In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdoms Chronicles (The Fall of Llael Book One) and worked as an author of role-playing game materials for games such as Dungeons & Dragons and the World of Darkness line. An easy read with interesting characters and plot. See all 4 questions about Thief's Covenant…. He lives with his wife, George; their cat; and a variety of neuroses. The setting is a 17th-century city which, along with the characters, is distinctly French-sounding. Welcome back. This wonderful YA fantasy is not just for teens--I'm in my mid-50's, and I loved it. This and my other reviews can be found at. Members of her own Guild want her dead. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published This is what I have been missing with some of the tripe that gets published in this day and age. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Very enjoyable way to spend an evening or two. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. To see what your friends thought of this book. My faith in YA has been nominally salvaged for the moment! Obviously, I expected nothing special out of Thief's Covenant (but the cover looked so pretty, it was tempting me with its perfection!) The Three Musketeers clearly inspired Marmell's tale of an irrepressible thief and her god-within-her. I love the clever thief trope and I had high hopes. False Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure (Widdershins Adventures), Lost Covenant: A Widdershins Adventure (Widdershins Adventures), In Truth and Claw (A Mick Oberon Job #4) (A Mick Oberon Job Book), Hot Lead, Cold Iron: A Mick Oberon Job Book 1, Dead to Rites: A Mick Oberon Job 3 (A Mick Oberon Job Book), "[T]he plot is relentless and the characters likable. But I won't say now that these hopes were shattered: that's exactly the mistake this author makes. The City Guard wants her in prison. For the most part it was a light and humorous tale full of action, mystery, and adventure, but it also had its dark moments which provided some gravity to the happenings. The protagonist, who goes by several names, is the standard orphan-living-by-her-wits, taken in for a time by an aristocrat who secretly worships a god who's not officially recognized by the clergy. Today she is Widdershins, a thief making her way through Davillon's underbelly with a sharp blade, a sharper wit, and the mystical aid of Olgun, a foreign god with no other worshippers but Widdershins herself. Refresh and try again. An orphan of Davillon, she had somehow escaped destitution and climbed to the ranks of the city's aristocracy in a rags-to-riches story straight from an ancient fairy tale. After all, she's been holding back on her fee (a percentage of her "take"), among other sins. When hiding, sneaking, and trickery are all out, the correct answer is "run like hell.”, “A true lady should have the wit and the imagination, or at least the very restraint, to express herself without resorting herself to such base vocabulary.”. I would have preferred it if the timeline didn't jump every chapter and if there had been no more than 3 POVs, it just got confusing. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Glorious, well thought-out WORDS! I have read other books by Marmell, and even though this one is YA it's still bloody, but not that violent. The main character is 17-year-old Widdershins, a female thief. It's definitely meant for teens (and adults)! So three stars because it was cute and the last 20 pages were 4 stars. Still, poor Widdershins. Please try your request again later. I decided I'd like what Jacob liked about this enough to deal with the dislikes I'll probably also dislike! “It was one of the primary rules of thievery. Something went wrong. He’s the author of the Mick Oberon gangland/urban fantasy series, the Widdershins YA fantasy series, and many others, with publishers such as Del Rey, Titan Books, Pyr Books, Wizards of the Coast, and now Omnium Gatherum. Once she was Adrienne Satti. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Today she is Widdershins, a thief making her way thr. So I am reading Thief's and False again, because they are good and deserve a review and not just stars. The best part about the book is the main character, Widdershins. YA starting out on good premises, but the protagonist grated on me.