Series: Thieves’ Gambit #1 Published by Simon and Schuster on September 26, 2023
Genres: Coloring
Pages: 383
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The Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat competition brings together the world’s best thieves and one thief is playing for the highest stakes of all: her mother's life.
At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. Until her plan to run away from her legendary family of thieves takes an unexpected turn, leaving her mother’s life hanging in the balance.
In a desperate bid, she enters the Thieves’ Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where killing the competition isn’t exactly off limits, but the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world—a wish that could save her mom. When she learns two of her competitors include her childhood nemesis and a handsome, smooth-talking guy who might also want to steal her heart, winning the Gambit becomes trickier than she imagined.
Ross tries her best to stick to the family creed: trust no one whose last name isn’t Quest. But with the stakes this high, Ross will have to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out. After all, only one of them can win.
Review:
The Thieves’ Gambit is precisely the type of book I love. It is addictive, fun, hilarious, entertaining, and unputdownable. I loved everything about it! The heists, action, mystery, and competition had me completely immersed in the story, and I loved seeing how friendships and bonds started to form between the characters! The ending had my jaw on the floor, to say the least. I can’t wait to see how this continues! This will be your alley if you’re a fan of Ocean’s Eleven and the Inheritance Games.
About Kayvion Lewis
KAYVION LEWIS is a young adult author of all things escapist and high-octane. Her THIEVES’ GAMBIT duology has been published in over 25 languages, and is being adapted for film by Lionsgate. A former youth services librarian, Kayvion’s been working with young readers and kidlit since she was sixteen. When she’s not writing, she’s breaking out of escape rooms, jumping out of airplanes, and occasionally running away to mountain retreats to study kung fu.
Though she lives in Louisiana and often visits her family in The Bahamas, Kayvion never really knows when she’ll take off on her next adventure, which could take her anywhere in the world.
This was an award nominee for high school students in my state recently and glad to hear it is so good! Great review!
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