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Cute, fast, and fun! The cast is definitely immaturely YA but that’s the genre so it works. Heist books are my favorite.
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funny
medium-paced
There were so many parts of this book that felt bloated. (Do I really need to read how hot Jackson is over and over and over? No, no I don't. And the teenage angst got very repetitive). Sometimes the mc, Olivia, talked and acted like a 13 year old and other times like a 30 year old. Honestly, though I felt for her position, she was completely unlikable. All the characters were unlikable, except Tom. The story itself was a little convoluted, but it had some fun twists I didn't see coming. It wasn't anything special and I have no intention of reading the sequel, but overall it was a fun read. 3 stars
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was our book club book, and i stand by that being one of the only reasons i finished it. the other was because unfortunately, with the train wreck that is the plot, i couldn't look away. also because i was able to finish it in one day - no prolonged pain.
olivia is the dumbest person i have ever had the displeasure of being stuck in their head. she so obviously didn't actually plan out the heist as well as she thinks she did, and the ragtag team she brought together had no chemistry, no camaraderie, no depth. to top it all off, she was unforgivably horny for her ex-boyfriend. girl get over him, it's getting embarrassing.
some highlight notes i wrote down with little to no context:
"girl he KNEW you were thinking of stealing??? LOOSE END."
"screw redemption and 'everything jackson couldn't love' take what you deserve"
"'makes me do what i swore i wouldn't: hesitate' GIRL you do that in every chapter he's in"
"if tom has 0 fans, i'm dead"
"'was i forsaken or was i freed' TONE DEAF. olivia has no redeeming qualities - THAT'S the problem. 'aaaah i'm manipulating him...i'm SO awful' girl just be a bitch"
"'no plan have i inscribed as deeply as [insert jackson trait here]' I KNOW"
"lexi should have been interesting :/"
"a second daughter has hit the third wedding"
"'he said the first thing he ever said to me <3' bro he said 'hey'"
"blackmail??? she's said maybe 3 conversations in the entire book"
"kevin exists to make jackson tolerable"
save yourself from this
olivia is the dumbest person i have ever had the displeasure of being stuck in their head. she so obviously didn't actually plan out the heist as well as she thinks she did, and the ragtag team she brought together had no chemistry, no camaraderie, no depth. to top it all off, she was unforgivably horny for her ex-boyfriend. girl get over him, it's getting embarrassing.
some highlight notes i wrote down with little to no context:
"girl he KNEW you were thinking of stealing??? LOOSE END."
"screw redemption and 'everything jackson couldn't love' take what you deserve"
"'makes me do what i swore i wouldn't: hesitate' GIRL you do that in every chapter he's in"
"if tom has 0 fans, i'm dead"
"'was i forsaken or was i freed' TONE DEAF. olivia has no redeeming qualities - THAT'S the problem. 'aaaah i'm manipulating him...i'm SO awful' girl just be a bitch"
"'no plan have i inscribed as deeply as [insert jackson trait here]' I KNOW"
"lexi should have been interesting :/"
"a second daughter has hit the third wedding"
"'he said the first thing he ever said to me <3' bro he said 'hey'"
"blackmail??? she's said maybe 3 conversations in the entire book"
"kevin exists to make jackson tolerable"
save yourself from this
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
This is YA, but really no one over the age of 14 should read.