The Child Thief

[b:The Child Thief 6308379 The Child Thief Brom https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1336347513s/6308379.jpg 6493440] is one of those rare books that you just don't want to put down and, once you finish, you want another 400+ pages to read. This was definitely a thriller and a wonderful (and more realistic) take on Peter Pan and just what kind of child he really was. I loved being immersed in the world of Avallach and, apart from Ulfger, there wasn't a single character I wasn't interested in which is a rare thing indeed.[MINOR SPOILERS] As for Ulfger, his character was a bit confusing. He went from just being a bully with daddy issues to being a full-on magic-powered murdering psychopath seemingly instantaneously and we never really learn exactly why he was hiding the Lady from the world (I understand it was to protect her and Avalon from outside influences but his methods were a bit more than unreasonable) or how his seemingly stable knowledge of politics gets twisted in such an extreme way (why is he suddenly killing the people he fought to protect). Overall, he seemed mostly pointless because the Flesh-eaters provided most of the conflict and danger. [END SPOILERS]I can only hope to see more from this world in the future from [a:Brom 172487 Brom https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1302077137p2/172487.jpg]. This is the second book from him I've read in just over a week ([b:Krampus: The Yule Lord 13505670 Krampus The Yule Lord Brom https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360091553s/13505670.jpg 19056087] was just as amazing) and at nearly 400 pages a piece, that can only mean good things for Brom's writing.