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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Heist Society by Ally Carter


Title: Heist Society
Author: Ally Carter
Published: February 2010
Source: The Library
Synopsis from Goodreads:
When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own--scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected.

Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat's dad needs her help.

For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in history-or at least her family's (very crooked) history. 


Heist Society is a fast, fun read that transports you into the world of professional thieves: who are teenagers. I really enjoyed the concept, but some things just didn't really seem to click for me.

I thought that Carter could have gone deeper into the back-story. We know that Kat's father is a thief, we know that her uncle is too, but that's about all that we know about them. As well as Kat's mother. Some things I just didn't feel were fully explained, and I wanted to know more.

I really liked Kat, she's a no nonsense type of girl who can really kick butt and hold her own against the bad guys. Hale was an intriguing character, but I don't think that I ever really got to know him. I didn't have much of a connection with the other supporting characters either, which is one of the things I like best about the Gallagher Girls series.

The plot was nicely paced and played out, and the whole book was very interesting, I guess I was just looking for more meat. Maybe I'll get those connections in the sequel(s), which I am looking forward to.


Characters: 7/10
Writing: 8/10
Plot: 9/10
Originality: 8/10
Ending: 10/10
Overall: 42/50 B
Cover Comments: Love it! I love the expression and the glasses with the reflection, everything!

5 comments:

  1. I really want to read this. Thx for the review!

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  2. Really nice review. Glad you liked it!

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  3. I liked this too. It was the first book by Ally Carter that I read. After reading the Gallagher Girls books I definitely prefer those. I liked Cammie and her friends much more than Kat. Good review! I hope things improve with book 2.

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  4. Sounds like a fun, engaging read! If I see this I'll pick it up.

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  5. That's it. You're the second positive review I've read today of this book. I'm going to go put it on hold at the library now. :)

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