![]() There’s an entire romance subplot that arises out of this, which I thought was kind of corny and forced, but more on that later. Some of them know each other a little too well beforehand, others are complete strangers. The premise of Portrait of a Thief is a fun one: a group of Chinese Americans, all around the same age (college), are brought together to steal back certain artifacts from the world’s most prestigious museums. ![]() Let’s dig into why.Ĭhinese American students and friends decide to steal back Chinese art for a lot of money. Before we get into the review, I must confess I wasn’t into this book as much as I expected. Books that have shorter chapters tend to go by a lot quicker I find, so it went as fast as I expected it to be. I ended up reading the entire book in the span of an hour and a half, which isn’t bad because I thought it was a pretty straightforward and simple read. ![]() So I checked it out at the library way after it was actually released. But then I completely forgot about this book until one day I was really bored and diving deep into my Goodreads on what to read next. I say one of my strengths as a writer is keeping my pulse on the writing industry as a whole, as I like to see what’s being published. And, me being the nosy person I am that likes to keep tabs on the publishing industry’s trends, knew I had to read this once I saw some streaming platform bought the rights to it. For awhile, before the slow death of writing Twitter as we knew it before, I found myself seeing this book and author all over my timeline. ![]()
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