Jade Mouse: The Journals of Vincent Tucat, Volume 2

by Aaron Kite

Vincent Tucat is the most talked-about Lord in all of Harael... and that's not exactly a good thing. His reputation as a master thief is growing quickly, and for obvious reasons. Dozens of things have gone missing from his fellow Lords these past few months. Everyone seems to know who's to blame for it, too. For weeks, many of these victimized Lords have been discussing the infamous Lord Tucat and his activities in hushed whispers, and lately they've started using words like "assassination" and "murder". A smart thief like Vincent should probably return these items right away before the situation becomes too desperate. However, there's just one problem - he isn't the one behind these thefts, and has no clue who actually is. In fact, the only thing that Vincent has been able to find out about this thief is that the culprit chooses to dress as a wraith - a gold-fearing incorporeal spirit who steals memories of the dead. At least, Vincent hopes it's a disguise.

Genres: Fantasy

364 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2009

Reviews

[Abi (The Knights Who Say Book) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great book. Its plot twists were perhaps less extreme and surprising than Two Cat's were, but it still had more genuine suspense and twisty-ness in it than many more well-known series. I personally am also a big fan of those characters who somehow just happen to sort of adopt a kid without meaning to—face it, accidental not-a-dad Vincent is hilarious and Connor is amazing. Just as snarky and funny as Two Cats, though I don't remember getting quite so bored during some of the middle parts of the previous book. When the plot gets going, it's amazingly exciting, but sometimes the pace slows and gets repetitive. I did also really like getting to see the results of Cyrus's part in the last book that got him more screen time and the emergence of Talia as a real character instead of background eye candy—not that she isn't often treated that way anyway.

[Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vincent goes on more adventures.