Thief of Magic by Bree Moore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lee is a regular human gorl with an extraordinary ability, since humans were gifted by a race called the Ceteri with Thaumaturgy, different types of magic have been found and the type Lee has is slowly killing her, it is like a cancer which tears her cells apart each and every time she uses her power. Her power is a useful one, it is the ability to cross the veil between realms into the Liminal Realm, a place where she is neither seen or heard by others, but she can travel long distances by using Ley Lines as a power source, it is great for her profession as well. Lee is a professional thief, she is the member of a group of people who are just trying to survive, however, their money doesn’t come from legal ventures and because there aren’t enough jobs to go round, they are currently flat broke.

Lee is realising that her usage of her ability is bringing her closer to death than ever before and all she wants to do now is find out how she can travel to the planet which the Ceteri live on, ask them to cure her of her Liminality and save her life, but in order to get there, she has to find some directions. This is where she starts to keep things from her crew and goes on a job by herself to steal something that she can use to pay for the information she needs, however, when a member of her crew turn up, she has no choice but to let them in on the job, much to her annoyance, because she doesn’t want them to know what she is up to. The heist goes wrong and they are nearly caught and by the FBI no less, however, something strikes her as odd when one of the agents seems to be able to follow her into the Liminal Realm, but she has no time to think about it when all she can do is stay alive and Liminal long enough to escape their clutches.

When they return to the hideout, Lee finds that she is going to be watched and that if she wants to leave the crew, she is going to have to be more stealthy, however, as they realise how much money they will need just to get by, they decide to plan a last ditch effort heist. In order for this to go ahead, the boss decides that they need more muscle and much to her annoyance, the new muscle’s test is to take her down when she returns from one of her night-time walks. They pass the test and it is then that Lee finds out that this new muscle is her new bodyguard, much to her annoyance and theirs, but will this foil Lee’s plan to get the coordinates to the Ceteri’s home, or will it be the FBI or her own demise which will find her before she even has a chance to try? This is an urban fantasy with a magical twist where all the sides are hostile and the odds are stacked against the underdog as they race against time and mortality to achieve their deepest desires.

Reviewed by @roxsannel

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