Thief by Elena Dillon
It’s been eighteen months since the tragedy of Daisy Rourke. What happened to the boy who fell for her? The book that explains it all:
Thief
If it came down to it, who would you save? Your girlfriend or your family?
As far back in his seventeen years as Trane Braxton can remember, he’s been a thief. A good one. With a cruel and abusive master thief for a father, he’s desperate to keep himself and his brothers from a life of crime.
When he meets London Carstairs, his unbreakable rule of not getting involved with anyone outside his family goes up in smoke. As hard as he tries to keep his two lives separate, fate forces his hand. When his two worlds meet head-on, he must choose between the girl he loves and the family he’s been working so hard to protect.
Author’s Bio
Award winning Young Adult author Elena Dillon is the winner of the Weta Nichols Writing Award for Young Adult, the InD’tale RONE award for Young Adult and was finalist in the Book Buyers Best Awards.
Elena writes sweet teenage romance with sass, suspense and swoon.
What other’s are saying about Elena’s books:
“With a huge reveal, uncovering the dark evil on her trail, this tale is one of the best YA thrillers I’ve read!” Amazon reviewer
“This book pulled me in from the very first line: “Most days I can almost forget someone murdered my sister.” Clare Chu ~ Amazon reviewer
My Review
4 Stars
Coltrane Braxton, Trane, comes from a family of thieves. His father is abusive yet has raised his son’s to be thieves. Trane hates this life but is willing to do anything to make sure his brothers are OK. London Carstairs is the daughter of a jewelry store owner and model. London is tired of the modeling life and just wants to spend one summer as a normal kid.
London’s father tells her to work at a local pool as a life guard like he did during his summer’s and she jumps at the chance. At the pool London meets Trane and becomes a little obsessed with him. The feeling is mutual but Trane tries to keep some distance between the two of them. Both don’t really want the other to learn the secret of their families.
This was a good story, kind of typical teenagers meet from the wrong sides of society and fall for each other. They have secrets that they don’t the other to know about. When I learned about London’s family having a jewelry story and Trane being a thief I had a little bit of an idea where this story was going. But I will say there were some surprises that I was not expecting.
This was a good read for a young adult story. It was my first book from Elena Dillon and I think that it was a great introduction to her work. I will definitely be checking out her other books.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
I would like to thank Ari with Candid Book Reviews for the opportunity to read and share this book.
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