"A bundle of rollicking fantasy adventures: Twelve-year-old pickpocket Jake relies on his wits to survive the streets of Victorian London. but when he develops mysterious powers, a sinister..." Three no's here. 'Chronicles' in the title, and 'rollicking' and 'sinister' in the description mean a flat refusal to even consider entertaining this loser novel. Avoid everything with 'chronicles', 'saga', or 'cycle' in the description unless you truly enjoy pretentious shit.
