Painted Devils will be a HUGE hit with ages 10-16, and anyone else also! The initial installment was SO enjoyable and this next book will be exciting to read! Just the opening alone for this book made my hungry for more. Youth will LOVE it!

I LOVED Little Thieves, but is a sequel necessary? I thought it was prefect as a stand-alone…BUT THE SEQUEL IS NECESSARY GIMME MORE

Omg this little chapter sampler was a blessing to find but also a curse. It gave me just enough to pull me in and then ended way too soon with a mini cliff-hanger! I can't wait for my physical copy to come, though May 16th feels decades away.

Only go the sampler for this and I have not read Little Thieves, but it was enough for me to want to read this and Little Thieves. The first chapter was enough of intrigue to get me hooked.

This is just a sample so take this review so far with a grain of salt. After reading the first few chapters, this book seems like a great book. I am looking forward to possibly being able to read the whole book soon. It is hard to rate just a few chapters however these chapters look quite promising for the book. I would say my rating is very preliminary and not a reflection of the full book. I enjoyed this sneak peak.

Thank you!

Simply put: I am waiting for this book like an absolutely feral, wild creature and I will be completely unstable until it's in my hands. I'm grateful for this morsel and yet it only made the wait that much more brutal.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this sequel, since the first book wrapped up so nicely. From this short sampler, it looks like we’re going to get an exploration of the gods and the folklore, which I’m super excited for. This is only the first chapter, so I can’t say for sure how it’s all going to play out, but so far I’m intrigued. After having read this author’s older fantasy duology, I can definitely tell that her writing keeps improving with every book she writes. I’m often nervous about sequels beyond the main plot of the series, because they often end up feeling like they’re just tagged on for no reason other than to sell another book. I think as long as this sequel feels like it’s a necessary story to tell in this world, it’ll be great.

Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc of the chapter sampler.

I fell in love on the first page of Little Thieves and the same happened wirh Painted Devils. I honestly can't wait to read the entire book once it is out!! Margaret Owen is a genius with words and spinning tales!!

This is a brilliant opening, giving the reader a full sense of the conflict and punching us in the gut with Vanja's very real and relatable emotions. It's a strong set up and I cannot wait to read the rest!

The devil in person must have decided that we only could read the sampler. It's so good, like I need the following chapters and even a bit more of the story (bookS)

Really good to start to the second book; I am a huge fan of Margaret Owen's writing, and I am excited to continue this duology. As it was a sampler, not a lot to review, but so far the premise of the book and what's going to/what may happen really dragged me in, and I can't wait for the full book to be available.

AHHHHHHHHH please give me the book fast AHHHHHHH I can’t wait to read my vanjameric getting reunited in more detail. I already love the sarcastic wit Vanja displays throughout the whole of one chapter and how Emeric’s first thought when he was definitely in danger was to say “I’m a Prefect”

If there is one thing in this world I want, it's this full book in my hands right now. Margaret Owen's insane little gremlin characters make me feel feral, and I am always left in awe of how well she writes these atmospheric, supernatural mysteries.

I just finished the chapter sampler on NetGalley and I could not be more excited for this book!

What an amazing start, Vanja is such a sarcastic chaotic mess in the best possible way and I think the character development in this book is going to be incredible!I can’t wait to see where Owen takes the story in this sequel.

I absolutely loved Little Thieves, so I was very excited to get this little sample. Normally, I worry about sequels not matching the tone or feeling unnecessary, but I really enjoyed this! I'm very much looking forward to Painted Devils!

I absolutely loved Little Thieves by Margaret Owen, the first book in this series so I was excited to read a sample of the upcoming Painted Devils. In just a couple chapters, I was hooked. The characters drew me right back into their world and stories.

I was a little hesitant to start this book, since I enjoyed Little Thieves so much. But I have to say this excerpt of Painted Devils impressed me, it kept up the witty tone from the first book, and the first few chapters were fast paced, immediately throwing the reader into the action without wasting time recalling the first book or reintroducing characters.

WHAT?! THAT'S IT?! I am SO lucky I got a full ARC of Painted Devils right after I finished this because UM WHAT. SCREAMING, CRYING, THROWING UP. Seriously, how are these books this perfect? How does Margaret develop her characters in such a vivid manner? How do I both laugh and cry in the same chapter? Just how! I can't. My level of excitement for Painted Devils was already sky high but now, the limit doesn't exist. Seriously, this book is going to a masterpiece and I am both ready and not ready for it. If you haven't read Little Thieves what are you doing???

Vanja's story could be considered closed in the first installment of the Little Thieves series, but I'm grateful it was not.
Vanja is one of the most well crafted characters in literature that I have seen in the last years, her traumas can be seen reflected in her actions and she is believable, and while she may not be the best person, she is trying. And this sampler shows it.
After the events of the first book, Vanja is aiming to become a better person, but she is not having much luck on it.
Painted Devils start strong, and I'm excited to see the rest of the book.

This was an excellent sample of the upcoming sequel to "Little Thieves"! Based on the sample, I am very excited to pre-order "Painted Devils" and I can't wait to see what happens next. These first few pages already show that the heart and humor I loved in the first book will be back in the second. It already had me laughing out loud! I also appreciated that the story appears to be moving at a quick pace, so it gets right into the action and it grabbed my attention. I'm very intrigued by the cult plot, and I loved the reunion of characters. I'm glad the book doesn't waste time keeping them apart when they were one of the best aspects of the first book. I feel very confident that "Painted Devils" will be a fantastic book based on this sample and I can't wait to read the whole thing.