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Nominee for Readers' Favorite Graphic Novels & Comics (2022)Wie zum Teufel kommt diese edle Teekanne in Ellas Bett? Der teure Schmuck?! Das kitschige Tierstehrumsel?! Wenn sie sich doch nur an die Party in dieser Villa erinnern könnte, auf der sie am Vorabend gelandet war! Ein klassischer Fall von Filmriss. In bester Erinnerung hat sie hingegen, dass ihr großer Schwarm Madeleine auch auf der Feier war. Und wieder nichts gelaufen ist… Puh, unglücklich verschossen plus peinliche Anfälle von Kleptomanie – ein bisschen viel am frühen Morgen. Aber als Madeleine plötzlich vor der Tür steht und ihr ihre Liebe erklärt, scheint es doch ein Glückstag für Ella zu werden! Bis Maddy ihr erzählt, dass man sie am Abend zuvor auf der Party im Haus ihrer Eltern ausgeraubt hat. Ups…
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 4, 2022
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Lucie Bryon
25 books114 followersLucie Bryon is an cartoonist and illustrator. She studied graphic design in Orléans, France and comics at the ESA St Luc Brussels, Belgium.
She now lives in France and works for children’s publishing, video game companies and various publications as an illustrator and comic artist.
Her work has been published by ShortBox, Milan, BDkids, Kaboom Studios, Cicada Magazine, and France Inter.
She regularly publishes short comics online and self publishes books.
She now lives in France and works for children’s publishing, video game companies and various publications as an illustrator and comic artist.
Her work has been published by ShortBox, Milan, BDkids, Kaboom Studios, Cicada Magazine, and France Inter.
She regularly publishes short comics online and self publishes books.
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June 20, 2022An adorable sapphic romance about two teens who steal! Such a sweet and funny story with complex, flawed characters that you can't help but love, along with gorgeous, emotive artwork.
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November 21, 2023
My heart has been stolen by Thieves, the upbeat and adorably queer graphic novel from Lucie Bryon. Which is fitting, as the catalyst for Ella and Madeline’s blossoming romance happens to be an act of drunken larceny that makes for a riotous premise. Ella crashes a party and meets Madeline, the girl she has been crushing on. The two hit it off, but Ella wakes up the next morning to discover she stole random stuff from the party. And then that the party was at Madeline’s house… but Madeline also likes to steal to feel a tiny bit of control in her life. What ensues is a hilarious romcom as the two girls try to make things right by crashing parties to secretly return everything they’ve ever stolen. It is such an adorable book, especially since Ella and Madeline are so cute together:
See? What did I tell you?
Also it comes highly recommended by Alice Oseman, Molly Knox Ostertag, and my personal favorite graphic novelist Tillie Walden, and those three are amazing.
This story was so much fun, and the artwork truly adds to the upbeat vibes of the book. With a very loose but also very expressive character design, Bryon keeps up a fast pace bouncing between school, home, and parties while juggling dialogue and interior monologues across scenes or back and forth through time that really pushes the story forward without ever feeling cluttered or confusing. I like the simple use of only one color per scene, changing to match moods or time of day and Bryon effectively gets a lot of emotion and energy across.
The characters are fantastic and we get a lot of character development for such a short book. Madeline seems like the perfect, got-it-all-together girl on the outside, but inside she is riddled with anxiety (she is still reeling from frequent bullying in the past) and her grades are teetering towards failing to graduate. As the frenetic story of reverse burglary goes on, Ella and Madeline have to confront the difficult-to-love aspects of each other and choose to help the other grow instead of walk away. They are aided by Ella’s best friend, the caustic Leslie, though a big part of the story is a reminder that you can’t just want your best friends around during bad times and need to allow them to be there for the good ones as well. The surprise twist on who Leslie’s boyfriend is was great and the dynamic of the two couples makes for a really heartwarming second half to the book.
I love stories like this that manage to be fun and upbeat while still dealing productively with issues of mental health and self-confidence. This book is a great reminder that people’s interior life likely does not match the outward front they present to the world, and that Bryon really embraces flawed characters and makes them more loveable with their quirks and shortcomings is really wonderful. Also who doesn’t love an adorable sapphic love story!? Keep bringing the queer coming-of-age tales, publishers. Theives is a great time with great art and you should let it steal your heart too.
5/5
See? What did I tell you?
Also it comes highly recommended by Alice Oseman, Molly Knox Ostertag, and my personal favorite graphic novelist Tillie Walden, and those three are amazing.
This story was so much fun, and the artwork truly adds to the upbeat vibes of the book. With a very loose but also very expressive character design, Bryon keeps up a fast pace bouncing between school, home, and parties while juggling dialogue and interior monologues across scenes or back and forth through time that really pushes the story forward without ever feeling cluttered or confusing. I like the simple use of only one color per scene, changing to match moods or time of day and Bryon effectively gets a lot of emotion and energy across.
The characters are fantastic and we get a lot of character development for such a short book. Madeline seems like the perfect, got-it-all-together girl on the outside, but inside she is riddled with anxiety (she is still reeling from frequent bullying in the past) and her grades are teetering towards failing to graduate. As the frenetic story of reverse burglary goes on, Ella and Madeline have to confront the difficult-to-love aspects of each other and choose to help the other grow instead of walk away. They are aided by Ella’s best friend, the caustic Leslie, though a big part of the story is a reminder that you can’t just want your best friends around during bad times and need to allow them to be there for the good ones as well. The surprise twist on who Leslie’s boyfriend is was great and the dynamic of the two couples makes for a really heartwarming second half to the book.
I love stories like this that manage to be fun and upbeat while still dealing productively with issues of mental health and self-confidence. This book is a great reminder that people’s interior life likely does not match the outward front they present to the world, and that Bryon really embraces flawed characters and makes them more loveable with their quirks and shortcomings is really wonderful. Also who doesn’t love an adorable sapphic love story!? Keep bringing the queer coming-of-age tales, publishers. Theives is a great time with great art and you should let it steal your heart too.
5/5
September 19, 2022
So cute. The art style is my favourite I’ve seen so far. And, did I mention, cute.
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April 3, 2022J’ai adoré ! Le dessin si expressif et doux, les couleurs parfaites, et une histoire qui emporte et fait ressentir plein d’émotions, aaaah, vague de tendresse. Vraiment superbe.
September 29, 2022
I love Lucie Bryon's art and I've been anticipating this book for years. Set in France, Ella is a high school senior with a snarky no-nonsense best friend and a crush on a somewhat mysterious fellow senior, Madeline. Ella only gets a chance to really talk to her crush at a party, but then she drinks to much and wakes up some how at home surrounded by a pile of stolen possessions. When Madeline shows up to check on Ella, and comments offhand that some of her stuff was stolen last night from her room, Ella realizes that she has accidentally drunkenly burgled the girl she most wants to kiss. What follows is a hilarious kind of re-verse heist in Ella (and also Madeline) attempt to return items to their former owners. Along the way they also have to figure out their feelings for each other, and how to communicate, and forgive each other's inevitable fuckups. A queer coming of age story after my own heart.
December 19, 2022
A cute and energetic romance about the titular thieves and their silly plan to undo their thefts. The storytelling relies too much on stupid coincidence and the world's most perfect best friend, but the characters are charming in their flawed ways.
I picked this up because it was one of the few nominees I hadn't read in this year's Goodreads Choice Award graphic novel category.
I picked this up because it was one of the few nominees I hadn't read in this year's Goodreads Choice Award graphic novel category.
November 26, 2022
Very sweet
February 4, 2023
An upbeat, adorable and unapologetically queer story with a soft and muted colour palette, an endearing art style and envy inducing OOTD's.
March 26, 2023
BEAUCOUP TROP CHOU ! J’ai adoré, j’ai été happée, c’est doux, c’est mignon et ça se lit tout seul. Les sujets abordés sont importants mais la douceur de la relation entre les héroïnes rend le tout beaucoup plus facile a lire et j’ai beaucoup aimé la colorimétrie et le trait !
TW : harcèlement
TW : harcèlement
February 13, 2022
THIS IS SO CUTE AND SOFT, I LOVE IT LET'S GO LESBEANS LET'S GO
May 27, 2023
Idk I feel like at some point I should actually be critical abt books despite pretty art
like,, this was cute but there’s no plot/char development,, at all (kinda bummed me out)
like,, this was cute but there’s no plot/char development,, at all (kinda bummed me out)
September 22, 2023
Loved this so much! The art style is adorable and the plot was so fun.
February 17, 2024
Eine sehr cute, queere Story mit einzigartigen Charakteren! Toller Zeichenstil mit sehr schöner Farbgebung. Hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht! 😊
March 4, 2022
C'était adorable, mais aussi suffisamment intéressant et profond pour pas tomber dans le côté niaiseux d'un amour de lycée. Et qu'est-ce que ça fait du bien d'avoir un personnage bisexuel qui ne se justifie pas de l'être !
January 23, 2023
Absolutely lovely cartooning throughout this whole book!!
February 1, 2022
J'ai ADORÉ !! C'est super beau, visuellement ça m'a rappelé Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with MeLaura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, mais c'est une histoire moins dramatique, sur une relation lesbienne saine et adorable. J'ai été émue par l'entraide et la compréhension entre les personnages, les moments doux, les moments d'émotion... un vrai 5/5 💗
Avertissement de contenu : souvenirs de harcèlement scolaire, consommation d'alcool
Avertissement de contenu : souvenirs de harcèlement scolaire, consommation d'alcool
April 3, 2022
IT WAS SO CUTE AAAAAAAAH I WANT TO REREAD IT NOW
July 19, 2022
Non mais cet amour de BD. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
July 9, 2022
C'est si douuuux! J'ai adoré cette lecture <3
September 19, 2022
Rep: bi/pan mc, sapphic mc
Galley provided by publisher
Thieves is a very sweet graphic novel, following two girls who come up with a plan to return items that one of them stole. And in the midst of it all they fall in love. Probably my favourite aspect of it was the art. Not only was it very cute but it got the emotions of everything across very well. The art is possibly the primary reason I enjoyed this one so much, although the story itself was also very engaging and creative. Although the main plot was about the characters falling in love, the side plots of returning the stolen items and also Ella's relationship with her best friend, kept the story moving along. Overall this is one I highly recommend.
Galley provided by publisher
Thieves is a very sweet graphic novel, following two girls who come up with a plan to return items that one of them stole. And in the midst of it all they fall in love. Probably my favourite aspect of it was the art. Not only was it very cute but it got the emotions of everything across very well. The art is possibly the primary reason I enjoyed this one so much, although the story itself was also very engaging and creative. Although the main plot was about the characters falling in love, the side plots of returning the stolen items and also Ella's relationship with her best friend, kept the story moving along. Overall this is one I highly recommend.
April 3, 2024
I wanted to like this more than I did based on the art style alone which is absolutely stunning. Unfortunately, some parts just didn’t click with me. Such as the characters going from barely knowing each other to dating almost instantly.
I feel this would’ve been better if it were longer because then there would have been more time to flesh out a more realistic relationship and to delve more into Madeleine’s backstory as we barely understand her motives.
Overall, a cute sapphic read so I can’t complain too much. Once again I can’t emphasise enough how adorable the artwork is, it’s a truly gorgeous book!
3.5 stars
I feel this would’ve been better if it were longer because then there would have been more time to flesh out a more realistic relationship and to delve more into Madeleine’s backstory as we barely understand her motives.
Overall, a cute sapphic read so I can’t complain too much. Once again I can’t emphasise enough how adorable the artwork is, it’s a truly gorgeous book!
3.5 stars
November 13, 2022
Really great art, fun romance, and perfect pacing. Highly recommended!
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October 27, 2023Molt guai aquest còmic juvenil. I que bé llegit històries realistes d'amor zero ensucrades.
September 13, 2022
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review!
Very sweet and soft, the colour palette is really soft and soothing and so nice to look at. It's just a very cozy read looking at anxiety, bullying and kleptomania, righting wrongs, very heartwarming. I do wish that we knew more about our main character Ella, as we don't really get any background information on her apart from that her parents relocated, but other than that, a super cute, sapphic graphic novel.
Very sweet and soft, the colour palette is really soft and soothing and so nice to look at. It's just a very cozy read looking at anxiety, bullying and kleptomania, righting wrongs, very heartwarming. I do wish that we knew more about our main character Ella, as we don't really get any background information on her apart from that her parents relocated, but other than that, a super cute, sapphic graphic novel.
November 19, 2023
Les dessins de cette BD sont vraiment superbes, ce qui rattrape un peu les défauts dans l'écriture et la dramaturgie. En effet, tout va très vite pour les deux personnages alors qu'on aimerait que ça prenne plus son temps dans leur relation. Cette BD est tout de même très chouette et rapide à lire !
April 23, 2025
Nenápadná, ale o to silnější komiksová romance plná něhy, nejistoty a hravosti. Lucie Bryon vypráví s neskutečnou lehkostí. A ty barvy? Kdyby se z nich dal uvařit čaj, piju snad jen ten.
April 27, 2025
my secret book exchange book from marianna!!!! and yes, she did it again, she’s a master book picker for me. really fun art, loved the characters, super silly, and great plot!!! let’s fricken go, another book exchange dub!
June 1, 2022
Les graphismes sont très doux, j’ai beaucoup aimé! Pas un coup de cœur mais vraiment une chouette lecture 💞
April 27, 2025
troppppp bienn trop mignooon hihhihi
October 21, 2025
10/10, les dessins ? Je me suis régalée, l’histoire ? Trop kikii ? Les couples ? À me faire fondre le cœur bref, parfait
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