I was so looking forward to Painted Devils because Little Thieves is one of my absolute favourite books.

I was not disappointed at all! I was so happy to be back with these characters and meet some new ones on the way too.

The character development is brilliant and I loved the way our MCs grew individually as well as together.

Owens’ writing is so witty and the moments breaking the 4th wall really made me laugh. The writing style is so funny but also heartfelt and so many observations/take homes relevant to the real-world were made which were brilliant. 

The only reason it’s not a full 5 stars is that I feel a couple of points could have been clearer or explained more

like when Vanja starts to work out that the red maiden is the ghost of her mum

rather than it all being revealed at one point. I like the elements of surprise and the big reveals & twists but would have liked to see a little bit more of the dots being connected in real time if that makes sense!

Bring on book 3!!!!