A review by rae_bookmarkchronicles
Painted Devils by Margaret Owen

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This was disappointing. Honestly Little Thieves could have been a standalone and that ending would have been fine. While I appreciate getting to see 
Vanja and the prefect's relationship grow, she lost all progress that she made in book one and slipped right back into her old ways. While I understand that after being told you're unworthy and unwanted your whole life is hard t unlearn, the fact that she just continued to not listen to him or believe his actions was annoying as hell. Same with her family and friends. The ending of this book pissed me off the most because once again instead of communicating, she's jumping to conclusions and continuing to make dumbass decisions. I will not be continuing the series.