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A review by kimu23
Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
1.5
Is the heist in the room with us right now?
No thrill, no risk, can it even be called a heist?
The worst thing that can happen to this group of teenagers is getting send back to their parents. No heist story can be good without a serious risk for failing.
Also there are some scenes in the beginning where the MCs are horrified that one of their online friend is actually a minor. Mind you, the minor character is 14 and the rest of the MCs are 16. I’m pretty sure Gabe is the only one being 18 so I can understand his reaction. But they make it sounds so serious that they brought a CHILD to danger, when the whole time the child is just… 2 years younger.
Anyway, I’m ace so I love that this book has a bunch of asexual characters. That’s the only positive thing I can say.
No thrill, no risk, can it even be called a heist?
The worst thing that can happen to this group of teenagers is getting send back to their parents. No heist story can be good without a serious risk for failing.
Also there are some scenes in the beginning where the MCs are horrified that one of their online friend is actually a minor. Mind you, the minor character is 14 and the rest of the MCs are 16. I’m pretty sure Gabe is the only one being 18 so I can understand his reaction. But they make it sounds so serious that they brought a CHILD to danger, when the whole time the child is just… 2 years younger.
Anyway, I’m ace so I love that this book has a bunch of asexual characters. That’s the only positive thing I can say.