I met Fran Wilde at NYCC a few years ago and she made my day by complimenting me on the Wonder Twins tshirt I was wearing. I had first heard of her when I read Updraft, which I remember liking but not loving. over the years I had enjoyed several of her short stories so I was excited when I got an eARC of her new book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. A Philosophy of Thieves was billed as a heist book so I was really looking forward to some fun heists.
But when I read it, I disliked everything about this book. I mean everything: the characters, the setting, heist, the plot, everything. I hated it all. The characters were trite, they were boring, and their problems were petty and cliché. This was a slog from start to finish. I’m very disappointed, but I will happily try the next book from this author. I’m hopeful this was just a blip.
