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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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:
Complicated
This book was really good… until the last like 20 pages or so. The ending felt very rushed, which was unfortunate because the twist was very well set up. It just happened very suddenly. It almost felt like the author had a page limit and suddenly realized that she was close to that limit. Otherwise this was an excellent book
Can there be honor among thieves? Rosalyn Quest may have been brought up in one of the legendary thieving families, but she's been sheltered and never made friends. She lives by the rule; never trust anyone who's last name isn't Quest.
When a job goes bad, her attempt to get out of the thieving life and try to be "normal" for awhile is sent off course. Now she needs to find a way to come up with a billion dollars and rescue her mom. Her only option is the strange email waiting in her family's black box email account. Sent by The Organizers, asking her to join this year's Gambit.
When she arrives, her only acquaintance is Noelia Boschert - the girl who betrayed her and ran the lesson home about trusting no one when they were both only 9. She quickly learns that out of the 12 teens invited, she might be the only one who hasn't heard of The Organizers or the Gambit. She doesn't plan to be out of the loop for long though.
Each contestant must make their way through three phases in order to be the winner. From the outset, Devroe tries to join up with Ross, offering to team up with her in the museum. Despite turning down his offer and being determined to work alone, he saves her later in the night. Then The Organizers are separating them into two teams, and Ross is questioning everything she's ever known.
Can she really trust her teammates? Can she save her mom without them? And when push comes to shove, can she win the Gambit her way?
When a job goes bad, her attempt to get out of the thieving life and try to be "normal" for awhile is sent off course. Now she needs to find a way to come up with a billion dollars and rescue her mom. Her only option is the strange email waiting in her family's black box email account. Sent by The Organizers, asking her to join this year's Gambit.
When she arrives, her only acquaintance is Noelia Boschert - the girl who betrayed her and ran the lesson home about trusting no one when they were both only 9. She quickly learns that out of the 12 teens invited, she might be the only one who hasn't heard of The Organizers or the Gambit. She doesn't plan to be out of the loop for long though.
Each contestant must make their way through three phases in order to be the winner. From the outset, Devroe tries to join up with Ross, offering to team up with her in the museum. Despite turning down his offer and being determined to work alone, he saves her later in the night. Then The Organizers are separating them into two teams, and Ross is questioning everything she's ever known.
Can she really trust her teammates? Can she save her mom without them? And when push comes to shove, can she win the Gambit her way?
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
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- The Quest family are famous for being thieves. During a heist, Ross mom is kidnapped she needs to find a way to save her.
It seems an impossible task coming up with a billion dollars, until she remembers a competition where she can win a wish. A wish for anything she wants. All she wants right now is her mom back.
Who will she trust?
The story gave me hunger game vibes without the hunger. Right off the bat I had a feeling this wasn’t for me, knowing that, take this review with a grain of salt.
The story starts out with a girl who wants to get away from her thieving family, famous thieving family I might add. I like the way the author tried to introduce the world that she lived in as if it was normal. As if being raised to be a thief is like any other job. Instead of going to college, she’s going to other thief related things.
In this story we have a little love interest, a little learning to work together, and overall has some really great hidden messages sprinkled throughout the story. I found it to be an overall really wholesome story with some fun action scenes and puzzles along the way.
I think I can really appreciate what the author was trying to do but for me it needs a lot more refinement.
The story is so young adult, it's almost cringey. I felt the main characters feelings weren’t sincere. I got the vibe of soap opera meets Disney Channel. Most of the storyline, conversations and action all felt really dry. Formula-like. I was bored most of the time, never feeling the emotions come off the page.
The action scenes were a big part of this story and the author struggled to put the reader IN the action. More telling instead of showing what was going on. As a reader the story was very predictable.
An interesting concept with a fun little twist at the end that tries to save the day but the reader is lost where the end isn't as impactful as it should be. In summary this book was not for me. I hope there is a lot more fine-tuning done on the manuscript before completely releasing it to the public.
Amazon Link -Thieves' Gambit By: Kayvion Lewis
Stats: 384 pages - First published September 26, 2023
***Thank you to Penguin Young Readers and NetGalley for a copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Out now!
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Click here to read my full review, for now enjoy a little snippet below...
- The Quest family are famous for being thieves. During a heist, Ross mom is kidnapped she needs to find a way to save her.
It seems an impossible task coming up with a billion dollars, until she remembers a competition where she can win a wish. A wish for anything she wants. All she wants right now is her mom back.
Who will she trust?
The story gave me hunger game vibes without the hunger. Right off the bat I had a feeling this wasn’t for me, knowing that, take this review with a grain of salt.
The story starts out with a girl who wants to get away from her thieving family, famous thieving family I might add. I like the way the author tried to introduce the world that she lived in as if it was normal. As if being raised to be a thief is like any other job. Instead of going to college, she’s going to other thief related things.
In this story we have a little love interest, a little learning to work together, and overall has some really great hidden messages sprinkled throughout the story. I found it to be an overall really wholesome story with some fun action scenes and puzzles along the way.
I think I can really appreciate what the author was trying to do but for me it needs a lot more refinement.
The story is so young adult, it's almost cringey. I felt the main characters feelings weren’t sincere. I got the vibe of soap opera meets Disney Channel. Most of the storyline, conversations and action all felt really dry. Formula-like. I was bored most of the time, never feeling the emotions come off the page.
The action scenes were a big part of this story and the author struggled to put the reader IN the action. More telling instead of showing what was going on. As a reader the story was very predictable.
An interesting concept with a fun little twist at the end that tries to save the day but the reader is lost where the end isn't as impactful as it should be. In summary this book was not for me. I hope there is a lot more fine-tuning done on the manuscript before completely releasing it to the public.
Amazon Link -Thieves' Gambit By: Kayvion Lewis
Stats: 384 pages - First published September 26, 2023
***Thank you to Penguin Young Readers and NetGalley for a copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Out now!
Follow along on my Bookstagram/Instagram.
Read along with me by joining Book Of The Month Club - discount code linked!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this book so much. The characters were great, the plot was amazing (although a little predictable), and the cliffhanger at the end left me dead. I’m super excited for the next book to come out.
This was actually better than I expected - loved the characters and the plot twist at the end was insaneeeeeee
5⭐️ totally recommend
5⭐️ totally recommend
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes