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Thieves' Gambit

Kayvion Lewis

3.89 AVERAGE

adventurous 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

i really liked this. i love a good heist book. basically the book has ross participate in the thieves gambit to save her mom and it was just a whirlwind book. i liked getting to know the other people participating in the quest, like noelia and devroe. i'm currently reading the second book.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

Yllätyin siitä, kuinka paljon pidin kirjasta. Se oli vauhdikas, omalaatuinen ja sisälsi hauskan hahmokaartin! Odotan innolla, että pääsen jatkamaan sarjaa :D
5 tähteä en kuitenkaan antanut sille, koska olisin toivonut enemmän vinkkejä joihinkin juonenkäänteisiin, koska osa tuntui tulevan vähän puun takaa. Toisena olisi kiva ollut tutustua lisää sivuhahmoihin, koska he kaikki vaikuttivat mielenkiintoisilta hahmoilta! Muuten kirja ylitti odotukseni, mitkä olivat näemmä liian matalalla...
adventurous mysterious tense 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: Yes
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

This really reminded me of the Teen Killers series. I loved how fast paced it was, wondering how the young thieves would get themselves out of each situation. Although some situations were far-fetched and required serious suspension of disbelief, I still enjoyed it all the same.

From the beginning, I never liked Ross' mom and I didn't really want her to be saved. The reveal in the end was not at all shocking. It just proved how rotten she was on the inside.

The romance ... was the weakest part of this. It was very lacklustre and I couldn't feel any connection between Ross and Devroe. The supposed romantic scenes took me out of the story and had me skipping forward for more action packed scenes. I was also not shocked about the big reveal on Devroe's end. There was quite a bit of foreshadowing.

I'm excited to get into the next book and see how the story unfolds.

overall: 3.5/5
idk why but this book game me so much nostalgia - it's exactly the type of book I used to devour in middle school
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
adventurous funny mysterious 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: No