I am absolutely stunned into the most massive book hangover!
Tom and his band of friends live on the streets of an alternate London, one that is not under British rule. They live together and take care of each other like a family.
When they get snatched by the child snatchers and put into a workhouse, it is Tom that is broken free by friend Maxine. He vows to return and break the rest of his friends out. While he watches the workhouse, he is approached by the Corsair, a man who offers Tom an opportunity.
Tom accepts and becomes a student at Beaufort’s School of Thieving Arts or Thieves School. The skills he honed on the streets will do him well but he is faced with constant challenges, from the aggression of other students, the work load and physicality but also to learning some hard truths.
His first year at the school is challenging. He throws himself into his work, and his friends but he his ear and his incredible mind to the ground and he puts together some much needed clues. Clues that will help him navigate this new world but also to help friends, both old and new!
I found myself so entrenched in this story that the time flew by. I could not, at any point, put this down. It’s an incredible tale of courage, truth and finding your place in a world determined to be rid of you.
Tom is an exceptional character, capable and strong and one that his classmates and teachers soon learn to respect and not undermine. He proves himself in this first year and I can’t wait to see what Tom finds himself embroiled in next!
This is set to be a masterpiece series
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