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'The Secret Stealer is a creative and well-crafted fantasy story for young adults, and takes the reader on an entertaining ride as it looks at magic curses, good and evil, and the challenges of dealing with the adult world. An exceptionally well-written, engrossing, compelling and easy to read novel. Jessica Webster's characters are believable and fully developed, and the storyline is absorbing and exciting. Humour flows throughout the piece, quirky and always clever, and invests the story with liveliness, originality and charm. The book will appeal to young adults aged 15-18 years and older as well as readers of fantasy.'

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[Review] The Secret Stealer Sally Murphy , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 31)
— Review of The Secret Stealer : A Grand History of the Curse and Its Accursees, Volume 267 : James Winchester IV Jess Webster , 2010 single work novel

[Review] The Secret Stealer Peta Harrison , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 3 2010; (p. 44-45)
— Review of The Secret Stealer : A Grand History of the Curse and Its Accursees, Volume 267 : James Winchester IV Jess Webster , 2010 single work novel