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A review by xxjenadanxx
Asbury High and the Thief's Gamble by Kelly Brady Channick
3.0
The Thief's Gamble is the first book in the YA mystery series Asbury High. Set in the seaside town of Asbury the book follows a foursome of BFF's as they maneuver their first year of high school, eat pancake tacos and solve the crimes the local police department can't seem to be bothered to.
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The group is vaguely reminiscent of the Scooby gang; Cornelius, the super rich but down to Earth leader, Maddie the beautiful best friend who is oblivious to the chemistry between them, Carly the rich but sweet, out of your league type who loves to shop who's ideas are never taken seriously during the investigation and Pilot, the loveable goofball who is a master of all things electronic and an all around genius. While there is no loveable dog to round out the group Cornelius does have a cousin named Dane, which I like to think is a nod to Scooby's breed, the Great Dane. Or maybe I'm just reading more into than I should, who knows?!
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While this book is technically YA, it reads younger and personally I would class it as a mid-grade series instead. The book felt a little chaotic and immature. I would recommend this for 10-12 year olds.
Thank you very much to the author, Kelly Brady Channick, for providing me with copies of the books to review! All opinions are my own.
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The group is vaguely reminiscent of the Scooby gang; Cornelius, the super rich but down to Earth leader, Maddie the beautiful best friend who is oblivious to the chemistry between them, Carly the rich but sweet, out of your league type who loves to shop who's ideas are never taken seriously during the investigation and Pilot, the loveable goofball who is a master of all things electronic and an all around genius. While there is no loveable dog to round out the group Cornelius does have a cousin named Dane, which I like to think is a nod to Scooby's breed, the Great Dane. Or maybe I'm just reading more into than I should, who knows?!
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While this book is technically YA, it reads younger and personally I would class it as a mid-grade series instead. The book felt a little chaotic and immature. I would recommend this for 10-12 year olds.
Thank you very much to the author, Kelly Brady Channick, for providing me with copies of the books to review! All opinions are my own.