This book had me entertained from start to finish! It’s a quick listen and full of action – whether it be from stealing, fighting, killing, or escaping. Even the time spent in the kitchen was funny.
In this book we have Jimmy who is our foul-mouthed, obnoxious, too quick witted for his own good MC. He lives in the slums with a group of other orphaned street urchins (think Aladdin but in a low-key homeless run home) . Along with his best friend Grump, Jimmy steals and sometimes works to bring home food and money to be split amongst the gang. Oh! Did I mention that this group’s sole purpose is to take care of orphans? It is, which is endearing. Of course, thieving isn’t honest, so they’re constantly on the move. One such heist leads Jimmy into the world of actual gangs which blows Jimmy’s mind but doesn’t stop him from finding out more. Another turns into with a run in with a low-level wanna-be gang with the silliest of names which of course Jim can’t hold his tongue about their name. Violence ensues, which begets violence and a string of misfortunes leads to some terrible endings. We are left on a cliffhanger, setting up for the next book.
Even though this is a story about a rogue, there wasn’t really any magic in it. I thought being a “fantasy” title would include magic – and it did have mention of dwarves and magic stones, but not much else. I’m hoping this is more of a set up for the rest of the series.
The narrator was fantastic! He did so many different dialect voices. While it caught me off guard at first to hear the major differences it ended up making Amaford a huge melting pot. 10/10 will listen to Sean Duregger again.
I can’t wait to read more from this series.
I was given this audiobook from the author, narrator or publisher in exchange for an honest & unbiased review.