Until one day, Peter steals a box containing three pairs of Fantastic Eyes. His talents are eventually exploited by Mr Seamus, who takes the boy in and makes him steal for him. Taken to a city that had no need for a blind baby, he was left to fend for himself, which he does by becoming a great thief. And what a story this is! When Peter was a baby, he was found floating in a basket in the ocean, a raven perched on his face, eating his eyes. If you are surprised by this, don’t be because as the omniscient narrator tells us:įor those of you who know anything about blind children, you are aware that they make the very best thieves.Īnd just like that, the whimsical tone of this story is set.

That is all.Īna: Peter Nimble is the greatest thief that has ever lived – and he is only a 10 year old blind orphan. Peter Nimble is a charming, adventurous, delightful gem of a novel about a brave boy that is both a thief and a hero. Thea: I, on the other hand, disagree! I have no problem saying this: I think that Ana is off her rocker. And then everything was RUINED by one single event – one single event that to me, comes with a lot of negative connotations and effectively ruined the whole experience for me (I will talk about it in depth below in a separate section with SPOILER WARNING).įor now, I will simply repeat: this book broke my heart. And I was delighted with about 99% of the book: it is a fun book, it is wonderfully written, the story itself has awesome twists and turns and right up until the very ending I was a very happy reader. I love stories with thieves as protagonists and I was most intrigued and happy to see a blind kid as the main character of this story. A story about a blind thief? We’re in!Īna: I am just going to be upfront and start by saying: this book broke my heart. Why did we read this book: It sounded good, it looked good and above all: it had the potential to be really, really good. How did we get this book: ARCs from the Publisher (via BEA)

Along with his loyal sidekick-a knight who has been turned into an unfortunate combination of horse and cat-and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to discover his true destiny. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher-a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery.

Title: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes

Peter nimble and his fantastic eyes