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| Original Title: | StarCrossed |
| ISBN: | 0545136059 (ISBN13: 9780545136051) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.elizabethcbunce.com/starcrossed.html |
| Series: | Thief Errant #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2012), Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee (2012) |
Elizabeth C. Bunce
Hardcover | Pages: 362 pages Rating: 3.78 | 6678 Users | 655 Reviews
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Digger thrives as a spy and sneak-thief among the feuding religious factions of Gerse, dodging the Greenmen who have banned all magic. But when a routine job goes horribly wrong and her partner and lover Tegen is killed, she has to get out of the city, fast, and hides herself in a merry group of nobles to do so.Accepted as a lady's maid to shy young Merista Nemair, Digger finds new peace and friendship at the Nemair stronghold--as well as plenty of jewels for the taking.
But after the devious Lord Daul catches her in the act of thievery, he blackmails her into becoming his personal spy in the castle, and Digger soon realizes that her noble hosts aren't as apolitical as she thought... that indeed, she may be at the heart of a magical rebellion.
Details Regarding Books StarCrossed (Thief Errant #1)
| Title | : | StarCrossed (Thief Errant #1) |
| Author | : | Elizabeth C. Bunce |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 362 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2010 by Arthur A. Levine Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Magic. Adventure. Young Adult Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.78 From 6678 Users | 655 ReviewsComment On Regarding Books StarCrossed (Thief Errant #1)
4.5 stars!Digger is a professional thief-for-hire with three rules: Stay alive, Don't get caught, Don't get involved. But when a job goes horribly wrong a quick escape finds her swept into the "nob" (or upper class) world where she dons the alias Celyn Contrere and is accepted as a ladys maid to a young shy noble named Merista Meri Nemair. Forced to follow the Nemair family to their terribly isolated and very snowy castle in the mountains, Digger finds herself snowed in with an assortment of nobCelyn Contrare is not the woman she seems to be. Everyone sees her merely as a maid to the Lady Merista, but in reality, shes Digger, a skilled street thief. How did Digger end up in this position? She would like to know too. She adopts her Celyn persona to blend in, hoping to escape living with these nobs at the first chance possible, but before she knows it, she gets drawn into the sticky web of court politics. Blackmailed by the devious Lord Daul who knows her secret, Digger is forced to spy
Did you know the publisher hasn't picked up the third book in this series? Please help out and petition the publisher to have the last book in the trilogy published!http://need-tea.livejournal.com/14670...Thanks!I love thief books, especially if the main character is a female, and this book was no exception. There was a certain charm that waved a spell over me and despite its rather hefty size, I couldnt stop reading it.The plot twists are the best part of the story. Scheming, mind games,
Digger is an accomplished thief, with no real ties to anyone or anything but her beloved Tegan. When Tegan is killed trying to save her magical ability from being discovered, Digger flees. She accepts a ride with a group of young nobles, fully expecting to steal a few coins and jewels and ditch them. But soon she discovers they are much more than a group of wastrel nobs and she gets pulled into a life of intrigue and further deception.Wow! I loved this book! It was definitely not your typical YA
This was such a fun, exciting read! I breezed through it really quickly, partially because it was a really easy read, and partially because it was also fairly gripping and I couldn't put it down.I also liked the characters quite a lot, and the world was fascinating.I would say though that for the most part I wasn't completely blown away by it. Maybe my expectations were too high. After all, I absolutely adored this author's other book, A Curse Dark as Gold. Or maybe it was just lacking
The usual caveat: I edited this, so I'm hugely biased. But it features all of the following fun things:* a cat burglar* a snowbound castle* secret codes* secret identities* glorious dresses* a snarky protagonist* hidden magic * warring princes* religious civil war And MAN, is it a good time.
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