Beetlebrow the Thief
Trilogy Book 1
von Ben Parker
Cameron Publicity & Marketing Ltd

Cover:
The cover looks a bit overwhelming on me, due to the mood of the colors and the extensive landscape

Review:
"Two teenage girls, Beetlebrow and Pook, living in a desperate world, are trying to end the hunger aching in their streets. 
But first they must find their way through sinister palaces, dank dungeons, and winding mazes of alleyways, encountering kings, prostitutes, scholars and cut-throats, and delving deep into the centuries-spanning cult of the Unfinished Painting of Essum… 
'Beetlebrow the Thief' launches the epic adventure trilogy of their story."
A story that has attracted me emotionally. She is narrated from Beetlebrow's point of view, a 16-year-old girl who is attentive, spontaneous and resilient. Pooks, however, is bigger but younger, she is an open-minded personality and almost everyone darling. They both get together and escape their fate. It is a dystopia. The descriptions are alive throughout the book. Sub-characters are carefully provided with bittersweet backgrounds, so you can not see exactly what motives behind it. The lesbian love relationship is clearly visible from the beginning. Sexism and other prejudices inherent in the world are addressed, but not tolerated. Without it you really want to immerse yourself in this book so completely, that unfortunately it is over sooner than you would like. Towards the end you can not wait to finally read the next in the series. 
4/5 stars
Thanks to Netgalley and Cameron Publicity & Marketing Ltd for the review copy.