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sarahbru17
Oct 02, 2018sarahbru17 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Characters: 7/10 Plot: 7/10 Writing: 8/10 Ally Carter definitely captures the "Disney Channel Original Movie" vibe--fun, lighthearted, easygoing, with just the appropriate touch of drama. I love heists--I love the intellectual challenge and the suspense--and this did deliver *some* of that, but I wanted more. There was more interpersonal drama than there were intellectual challenges. We were left out of a lot of the preparations for the heist, and so we couldn't tell if the heist was going well or not while it was happening. I loved the ingenuity of the job they were pulling and the strong stakes/motivation behind it, but it didn't seem as challenging as it should have been (perhaps I've watched the Ocean's movies too many times). I'd be willing to read the sequels to see what else Ally Carter came up with!