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Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

carrrol_z's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

christiana's review against another edition

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4.0

Still really good and cute. Per yooj, I stayed up too late to see what happened. Shout out to my girl Heather for putting this one on my radar!

brunettegeekgirl's review against another edition

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5.0

way better. loved it :-)

maddiem_'s review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

4.0

evmb_c's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

kamitc's review against another edition

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5.0

Im sure its awesome...altho its not out yet... : (

caitlinxreads's review against another edition

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5.0

This is the second book in this series, Kat is still trying to stay away from stealing unless it is for good. She and her crew get themselves into a mess when they steal an emerald and give it to another thief. They must get it back and redeem their mistake. Some people from their past come back...

I really enjoy this mystery series. It is entertaining and funny. I find myself trying to figure out all of the schemes that Kat and her team do. They have such funny names, 'Jack and Jill', 'Cinderella', and 'the Mary Poppins'. I would love to know what they do in all of these. Some of the ways they solve cases is really cool.

I just want Hale and Kat to be together already!!! Hoping that will happen in the next book.

brianals's review against another edition

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4.0

I think I'd rate this more like 4.5 stars.

brianals's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 stars

nitzanschwarz's review against another edition

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3.0

So, if you read my review of Heist Society, you probably didn't expect me to pick up book two. I didn't think I'd do that, either. But then, while looking through my local bookstore, I found a hardcover copy of Uncommon Criminals, and I just... thought it was so damned pretty. #Shallow

I was hoping Uncommon Criminals might actually live to the potential of the awesome idea behind these books, but while it was a better read than the first, it was by no mean anything incredible.

Maybe Carter's writing is just not for me - a lot of people praise this book as an exciting and fast story. To me, the book was the complete opposite - it was a fast read, sure, but the content of the book felt slow and somewhat anticlimactic.

I did like Kat a whole lot more in this book. While she's always been likable, she's also been a flat character. In this installment, she's added more depth and felt a lot more rounded. She still lacked a past, but it wasn't as intolerable as in Heist Society.

Alongside Kat, Hale and Gabrielle get an upgrade in the depth department as well. Unfortunately, Simon and the brothers are left as the one-dimensional decoration they were in Heist Society which sucks because I really like these characters. Far more than I like Gabrielle.

As for the romance - it was still such a small, undeveloped and unsatisfying part of the plot, but I am proud to say I'm Team Hale, and luckily (if I'm reading things correctly) he's also endgame, so yay for me! Though, I don't think my curiosity in that aspect is enough to make me read on with this series.

One thing that really bothered me and drove me nuts was the heists themselves. Lots of parts were just left out and made no sense at all! Like, the Interpol. For god's sake, how did they make all these things explode? Or the doves and the casino. Maybe those are actually robot doves, and that's why they did exactly what they wanted them to.

I felt like Carter thought of all those interesting ideas for the heists but had no idea how to explain them... so she didn't, believing the reader would just suck it up despite it. It may not bother everyone, but to me, this was a major issue.

Maybe book three will be better. Maybe not. I'll probably never find out.