A review by ladykaylee
Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really liked this book, but I just wish there were more- more character development, especially with the sidekicks of the heist, more of an epilogue, especially with the fallout from the family about the secret uncovered during the course of the book, and more of the heist itself.  I was really looking forward to reading about a casino heist, especially in a book where "heist" is part of the title, and I was continually disappointed.  The gang got together (and I quite liked having a gang of teenaged asexuals as the protagonists, though I think the author tried to fit in too many people in so short a novel, and most of them felt very flat and one-dimensional), but the "heist" was very disappointing to me- they tried multiple attempts to break in to the Avalon Club, but it didn't have that classic "heist" feel that I was hoping for when I started the book.