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The height of Shakespearian comedy. Riotously funny one moment heart tuggingly poignant the next. Gold.
I can't believe it took me this long to read Heist Society! So new and different and refreshing!!! No purple prose, no stock characters (unless you watch a lot of Oceans 11) and not 500 pages long! I immediatly bought Uncommon Criminals on ebook so I can start it tonight! Full review is ready! 7/21/11 4.5 HEIST SOCIETY is a book that put me in the good mood for days afterward. Such solid writing! Such a fantastic premise! Such witty characters! Such an honest to goodness FUN READ! *takes deep breath* Ok, now for a real review. Before reading this book, I looked at the title and cover and read the summary and thought, "This book would be SO COOL if it really met my expectations!" I LOVE heist and/or con movies and storylines. They are quirky and have a cast of oddball characters. They are charming and suspenseful and smart. They are more Frank Abagnale Jr. and less Jason Borne. Heist and con stories leave you with this feeling that the little guy with smarts and heart always wins against the big guy with money and brawn. They are just fun! And HEIST SOCIETY did meet my expectations! There was cheese, but it was endearing and fun and was timed perfectly. The characters had depth and true personalities. The plotting was perfect and nothing felt unnecessary or out of place. It was just a pure delight to read this book! I have to explain then why my rating is a 4.5 and not 5, and that has to do with personal preference. I didn’t DIE over this book. I’m a fairly dramatic person, and I need some angst and drama in my favorite books. And there was some romantic tension, and some really good suspense, but still not quite enough to make it a stay-up-all-night-till-you-finish type of book. That being said, I can’t think of a single person I would not recommend this book to! It was fabulous! So go pick up a copy for when you want a break from pining, tragic YA books! HEIST SOCIETY is a real treat!