![]() ![]() ![]() However, though the plot is fast and James Riley keeps the surprises coming, I found in the end that Story Thieves lacks a little bit of heart. It’s a bunch of genres flamboyantly gallivanting across the page and rejoicing in their own sometimes silly combinations. After all, its premise, that of characters jumping through various books, allows this book to have it all–magicians, dragons, cyborgs, lasers, zombies, and more. Story Thieves seems to promise a winning middle-grade fantasy from the start. But Owen’s actions have unintended consequences and soon he finds himself starring in what could be his first and only adventure. Bethany warns him they cannot interfere with any plots, but Owen longs to change the course of his favorite series and become a literary hero. Learning that his classmate Bethany can actually jump into stories and experience them, then, is just about the greatest revelation ever. Owen finds life incredibly boring and escapes every chance he can get into one of his favorite books. ![]()
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