The Devil's Thief

By: Lisa Maxwell

Narrated by: Candace Thaxton

In this spellbinding sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Last Magician, Esta and Harte set off on a cross-country chase through time to steal back the elemental stones they need to save the future of magic.

Hunt the Stones.
Beware the Thief.
Avenge the Past.

Esta’s parents were murdered. Her life was stolen. And everything she knew about magic was a lie. She thought the Book of Mysteries held the key to freeing the Mageus from the Order’s grasp, but the danger within its pages was greater than she ever imagined.

Now the Book’s furious power lives inside Harte. If he can’t control it, it will rip the world apart to get its revenge, and it will use Esta to do it.

To bind the power, Esta and Harte must track down four elemental stones scattered across the continent. But the world outside the city is nothing like they expected. There are Mageus beyond the Brink not willing to live in the shadows—and the Order isn’t alone in its mission to crush them.

In St. Louis, the extravagant World’s Fair hides the first stone, but an old enemy is out for revenge and a new enemy is emerging. And back in New York, Viola and Jianyu must defeat a traitor in a city on the verge of chaos.

As past and future collide, time is running out to rewrite history—even for a time-traveling thief.

mostly good

Story was compelling with interesting twists. It was not a book I couldn't put down but I did look forward to picking up again. There was one spot I could have done without but it was short and didn't feel like the author was trying to push an agenda. It didn't really fit and was not integral to the plot.
The narration is good, better than a few. Characters had different voices, and there weren't any that bothered me. The cadence did not get on my nerves like some.
I plan to continue the series and would look for other books by the author or narrator.

Good Read

I have enjoyed the story so far. Sometimes the time travel gets a bit to much, I wish they would stay with one story line instead of bouncing back and forth. Still a good read

Esta

I hate her character. She’s so full of herself, yet critical of others with a similar mindset. She was a true continuation of her character from the first book, where she was made to stay in someone else’s home and subsequently stole his room and bed to “better” him merely because she’s a girl and he’s a boy.

The story gets better with every book

I find that the book becomes more intriguing and enjoyable the more I read. A lot of book 2 Takes Pl. at the worlds fair in 1904, and the description is rather fascinating. At the end of the audiobook, the author describes her research.

Stupendous

A wonderful marriage of history, mystery, and magic. The Devil's Thief stole my mind away to another time where my imagination took hold and I was enraptured by its beauty and complexity.