Story Thieves, James Riley
Story Thieves, James Riley
13 Rating(s)
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Story Thieves

Author: James Riley

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/13/2016


Synopsis

This “clever opener likely to leave readers breathless both with laughter and anticipation” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is the first in the New York Times bestselling series from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.

Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. Owen knows that better than anyone, what with the real world’s homework and chores.

But everything changes the day Owen sees the impossible happen—his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. It turns out Bethany’s half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character.

Bethany can’t let anyone else learn her secret, so Owen makes her a deal: All she has to do is take him into a book in Owen’s favorite Kiel Gnomenfoot series, and he’ll never say a word. Besides, visiting the book might help Bethany find her father…

…Or it might just destroy the Kiel Gnomenfoot series, reveal Bethany’s secret to the entire world, and force Owen to live out Kiel Gnomenfoot’s final (very final) adventure.

About James Riley

James Riley lives in Virginia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time, Story Thieves, Revenge of Magic, and Once Upon Another Time series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tina Rafii➹ lives in Fandoms on January 13, 2021

4 Golden Stars Story thieves continues. this Episode: Mystery-themed! brilliant! isn't it sweet Owen assumed himself as a sidekick, but he's actually the clever planner MC? Our overjoyed bookworm comic relief Sad Panda! (haha, get it!?) quick read I liked book 1 better, but this one was also so good, surpr......more

Goodreads review by Pinky on February 28, 2016

I got this book super early for some reason because I pre-ordered it, and yet I am the last person to read it. I am such a disappointing fan. I always looked at my bookshelf and wished I could read, while I was looking down at my math homework. UGH! Anyway, after I read this book, I wanted to see h......more

Goodreads review by Yapha on August 11, 2015

(4.5 stars) This sequel to Story Thieves cleverly starts on chapter 11 because Owen and Kiel have just had their memories wiped and don't know what happened earlier in the book. Like the first one, it has books within books within books, with characters moving between worlds and stories. Bethany, Owe......more

Goodreads review by LW on April 30, 2020

These books are just SO fun. There's twists, awesome characters, hilarious jokes...I am such a a Story Thieves fan.......more

Goodreads review by Reading Rainbow Community on January 23, 2016

Reading the Story Thieves books is like reading Six Characters in Search of an Author, or Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, but for kids. The books are mind-bendingly meta, and just so darn FUN! The first book introduces you to a character who has the power to jump into any book or story--and w......more