The Thief of Blackfriars Lane

3.5 stars rounded up for enjoyment

I listened to the audio for this story and really loved the experience, as the narrator was a good one and the plot and characters engaging.

The story moves quickly and there is no lack of action. It feels like they make it from one corner of London to another more than once, and in short order at that!

There are a lot of heartfelt moments along the way as the MCs get to know each other and try to find the missing cabbie together. I really appreciated that the story's more focused on action than romance and that the two got to know each other as they worked together for a solution without originally thinking of romance.

What I didn't like: Kit's default was deception in a lot of ways, and that got on my nerves a few times. The last third of the book seemed more disjointed than the previous sections and the time skips were longer. Several of the plot points seemed a bit more of a leap than a logical step but by that time I was invested in the characters and it didn't bother me as much as it would have toward the beginning. A lot of the side characters had rather abrupt endings and I was left wanting more detail on what happened to them.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.