Series
Little Thieves
Margaret Owen · 3 novels · 2021–2025
Vanja Schmidt, goddaughter to Death and Fortune, has stolen a princess's identity and jewels to fund her escape from a life of debt -- only to find herself cursed to slowly turn into jewels herself as punishment for her greed. Margaret Owen's Little Thieves trilogy follows Vanja's race to break the curse and outrun the guardian, fiance, and detective all closing in on her, continuing through Painted Devils and Holy Terrors.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
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Stats
By decade
- 2020s3
Shape
3 novels
1 author
reads like:fantasycon artistssecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedadventurousyoung adult
Mood
Bright and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book3 of 3 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Little Thievesdarkest · most intense
- Painted Devilsbrightest · calmest