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🦇 Thieves' Gambit Book Review 🦇

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫

❝ "Knowledge is control." ❞

❓ #QOTD If you could have one wish, what would it be? ❓ 🦇 Ross Quest is a master thief at age 17, specializing in escape plans and keeping anyone outside of her family at arm's length. A plan to run away for a short break from her legendary family goes haywire when her mother gets caught, leaving Ross to gather an impossible sum to save her. Desperate, Ross enters the Thieves' Gambit; an international heist competition that promises the grand prize of win wish to the winner; a wish she could use to save her mom. With the stakes higher than they've ever been, can Ross bring herself to trust another thief, or will she con them all?

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💜 Thieves' Gambit is fun, action-packed, and thrilling; everything you would expect from a heist. Kayvion Lewis keeps readers on their toes with twists and changing alliances, ensuring the pacing never slows. The story is plotted out like a film, leaving very little space for filler scenes (great for the pacing, but unideal for development). Each character is well-written, interesting, and dynamic, their hidden agendas and backstories adding to the intrigue. Even with the stakes so high, the heists are engaging without seeming too childish. With every heist, Ross learns a little more about herself in the process (though her character development isn't quite as strong as it could have been). There's also a light romantic element, though it never overshadows Ross's motivations or development. The dialogue is full of quick wit, moving just as quickly as the plot. Lewis manages to balance the coming-of-age issues (namely, trust, friendship, and self-identification) typical of most YA novels without abandoning the action-packed plot.

🦇 Though the novel is categorized as YA, the prose feels a little too juvenile at times. It also lacks strong descriptions that could have grabbed readers and dragged them through the thrill of a heist. With so much going on at such an intense speed, it's difficult to linger on small details that would have amplified the intensity. Unfortunately, that also makes it difficult for readers to empathize with the intense emotions Ross experiences during the game. A little more focus on "show, don't tell" would have bumped this up to a five. In a way, the story felt like it was written from a script, focusing more on dialogue and action than on imagery or emotions.

🦇 I'm also a bit disappointed in the heists themselves; namely, Ross's final heist. As a huge fan of the heist genre, I've read and watched enough media to know you should have a plan A to Z (Hardison usually dies in plan M...if you know, you know). You should always assume the plan is going to fail (to quote Leonard Snart, "Make the plan, execute the plan, expect the plan to go off the rails, throw away the plan."). Ross and the other competitors always seemed shocked when a plan went haywire. Some of the plans were too simple, while the final plan felt too easy (this big bad organization has safeguards throughout the entire competition, but allowed a bunch of teenagers to derail them?). The excitement of a good heist is watching savvy characters get themselves out of a domino effect of messes, all while stealing their score without the mark or audience realizing it. Instead, the final act felt rushed to get us to the cliffhanger (likely to hook readers before Netflix's production is released).

🦇 Recommended to fans of Six of Crows, Little Thieves, or the Inheritance Games.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 💎 Ocean's Eleven / Leverage Vibes 💎 YA Mystery/Heist Thriller 💎 Betrayal 💎 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Soon-To-Be-Movie 💎 First of a Duology

🦇 Major thanks to the author @kayvionclewis and publisher @penguinteen for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

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Title: Thieves' Gambit | Author: Kayvion Lewis | Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books (2023)

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Title: Thieves’ Gambit

Author: Kayvion Lewis

Rating: 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Favourite character: Noelia

Overall this is an entertaining book with an intriguing concept and plenty of twists. A number of them were predictable but there were a few which took me by surprise.

Some of the characters were two dimensional but given the book felt a bit short this is unsurprising. I’m hoping some of them make an appearance in the second instalment of this series and we can go deeper into their backstories.

I liked how Ross’ relationship with Noelia developed throughout and I was more invested in that than the relationship with the “tall, dark and handsome” boy with a British accent.

There were a couple of pacing issues with the ending twist being very short and any action sequences being blasted through with not many consequences for the main character.

Despite this it was still an enjoyable read with a few twists that took me off guard.

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Favourite book authors: Cathy Cassidy (Chocolate Box Girls and Lost and Found), Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl), Holly Smale (Geek Girl) and Kayvion Lewis (Thieves' Gambit)

Favourite TV programmes: Mostly cartoons aimed at children, but I'm more of a boy-oriented person than it is for girls (Matt Hatter Chronicles, to be exact)

Favourite movies: The Men in Black trilogy by Barry Sonnenfeld (avoid the 2019 reboot, please)

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Thank you for reading. Hope you enjoy the quest!

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA,’ SEPT. 25-30

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s “Good Morning America” during the week of Sept. 25-30. “Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program anchored by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, and Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist. The morning news program airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (7:00-9:00 a.m. EDT) on ABC.

Highlights of the week include the following:

Monday, Sept. 25 —Swimming with the Sharks series with entrepreneur and TV personality Robert Herjavec (“Shark Tank”); actress and author Kerry Washington (“Thicker than Water”); author Kayvion Lewis (“Thieves’ Gambit”); authors James Patterson and Mike Lupica (“12 Months to Live”)

Tuesday, Sept. 26 — Swimming with the Sharks series continues with entrepreneurs and TV personalities Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John (“Shark Tank”); actress and cookbook author Tiffani Thiessen (“Here We Go Again”); Peloton instructor Robin Arzón on new journal (“Welcome, Hustler”); Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

Wednesday, Sep. 27 — Author Michael Easter (“Scarcity Brain”); reality TV personality Gerry Turner (“The Golden Bachelor”); actor and author Omar Epps (“Nubia the Reckoning”); a performance by Grupo Frontera

Thursday, Sept. 28 — Swimming with the Sharks series with entrepreneurs and TV personalities Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner (“Shark Tank”); actress and author Reese Witherspoon (“Busy Betty & the Circus Surprise”); a performance by the cast of Broadway musical “Here Lies Love”; Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

Friday, Sept. 29 — Swimming with the Sharks series concludes with entrepreneur and TV personality Kevin O’Leary (“Shark Tank”); Rise and Shine series stops in Miami with ABC News correspondent Victor Oquendo; former professional football player Rob Gronkowski and model Camille Kostek

Saturday, Sept. 30 — Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

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Review: Book: The Half-Class- Kayvion Lewis

Review: Book: The Half-Class- Kayvion Lewis

Title: The Half-Class Series: The Class Chronicles #1 Author’s Name: Kayvion Lewis Publisher:  Parliament House Genre: YA Page Count: 406 Pages ISBN: 978-1736981993 Author or Book Website: Kayvion Lewis Link to Amazon purchase page: Amazon.com: The Half-Class: Lewis, Kayvion: Books Link to Goodreads: The Half-Class (The Class Chronicles, #1) by Kayvion Lewis | Goodreads Release Date:…

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Cover Reveal: The Half Class by Debut Author Kayvion Lewis!

Cover Reveal: The Half Class by Debut Author Kayvion Lewis!

Let us know what you think of the cover for The Half-Class (The Class Chronicles, #1) by Kayvion Lewis, which releases Aug. 24, 2021! This cover reveal is brought to you by Parliament House Press. About The Half-Class: By day, Evie is an outcast, a half-class. Too dark for the illustrious light class, and too fair for the lowly dark class, she is forced to walk the edge of the street with her…