Heist Society by Ally CarterSeries: Book 1 of ?
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
When I saw this book come out last Tuesday, I was so happy to snag the first copy at the library. I have really been enjoyed the Gallagher Girl series, and I was excited to see Ally Carter begin a new series about young art thieves.
Katarina is a 15-year old reformed art thief who comes out of "retirement" to re-steal priceless works to save her dad's life. Her partners-in-crime include billionaire (and potential love interest) Hale, his butler Marcus, her beautiful cousin Gabrielle, techie Simon, an unknown but savvy pickpocket (and potential love interest) Nick, and a few more besides. Their heist takes them all across Europe as they figure out where the paintings are and how they are going to retrieve them.
I did have high expectations, but I was somewhat disappointed in this one. There were too many characters and the plot unfolded in kind of a confusing way. I did feel that Carter worked out most of the kinks by the end though and set herself up better for future books, so I will probably read the next one. Plus, I loved Hale...
Also reviewed by:
- Ticket to Anywhere (5 of 5 stars)
Book 15 of 100 for the 100+ Reading Challenge
Book 22 of 55 for the Countdown Challenge (2010)
Book 4 of 25 for the Support Your Local Library Challenge
Source: Library
2 comments:
You are right, maybe she will get it right in the next book!
The cover looks good :)
Sounds like a great premise for a story - hopefully the series will improve.
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