Giant Thief

I really wanted to enjoy Giant Thief, but unfortunately it was a very mediocre, instantly forgettable "okay" book. I was actually glad when I finished it - not because it was terrible, but because I could move onto a more exciting book. That always makes me sad, because in a way I'd prefer it if it......more

Do you remember when giants were ‘in’? No? Well, actually – neither do I… Probably because Giants had their hey-day many, many years ago… Hercules met a few, David took down Goliath and even the most modern examples within Paul Bunyan and dare I say it; Jack & The Beanstalk are a least 100 years pas......more

As The Mad Hatter said, Giant Thief has one of the best opening lines ever. And as it begins, so it tries to go on in the same vein. And I'm glad to report that in this effort it largely succeeds. Giant Thief has a lot of humour in it and had me smirking at a number of scenes in the book. Giant Thief......more

I’ve been reading a lot of books on thieves lately and each author manage to bring something different with their creation. Giant Thief is a fun and humorous take on this trend, and on many ways it succeeds. In this book we have a thief who has the charisma to charm his way out of any situation, and......more

Giant Thief started out well. The beginning was fast-paced, set up an interesting fantasy world and protagonist, and running off with a giant seemed interesting enough... until it wasn't. It just didn't do it for me, and I think it's because the book ended up being one big long chase sequence, in one......more