When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie tra...
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Nov 24, 2011
Lyndsey
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Who is in the Heist Society?
* One of them is a mini Sydney-Bristow-in-training, whose family has been falsely accused, and she's armed with a big attitude and huge problems.
* Then there is the handsome and debonair millionaire thief who compares dancing to navigating through a laser grid.
* There is also the beauty who is literally electrifying in high heels and a skirt. At least, when she gets too close to priceless works More...
Who is in the Heist Society?
* One of them is a mini Sydney-Bristow-in-training, whose family has been falsely accused, and she's armed with a big attitude and huge problems.
* Then there is the handsome and debonair millionaire thief who compares dancing to navigating through a laser grid.
* There is also the beauty who is literally electrifying in high heels and a skirt. At least, when she gets too close to priceless works More...
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Jul 16, 2011
Heather
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I love it when you get excited when seeing a book you never heard of before, and then while reading, it turns out to be fantastic, instead of the opposite. I am now a huge fan of Ally Carter's. I have her other series (the Gallagher Girls), but I just haven't had the time to read them yet...what, with so many other books to read, but not now. I wont wait to read them.
I can see this series becoming my new YA favorite.
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I can see this series becoming my new YA favorite.
I loved the characters and the twist and turns in the plot More...
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May 29, 2011
Krystle
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Okay, the only reason I wanted to read this book was because I took a course called “Art in Popular Literature” and it was an awesome class that really sparked my interest in art. Perhaps that wasn’t the right perspective to view this book from because the complete absence and respect paid to the true real works of art in this book left me absolutely pissed.
First of all, for the majority of the book I was so confused. All the amounts of names for characters we had to keep track of an More...
First of all, for the majority of the book I was so confused. All the amounts of names for characters we had to keep track of an More...
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May 30, 2011
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After a childhood spent assisting her father, one of the world’s most talented art thieves, Katarina Bishop tries to leave the family business behind when she forges her way into a New England boarding school.
She quickly discovers, though, that her past is inescapable. Her father has been accused of stealing already stolen masterpieces from a dangerous Italian billionaire. Certain that her father is innocent, Kat resolves to find the missing paintings and return them to their unsavory More...
She quickly discovers, though, that her past is inescapable. Her father has been accused of stealing already stolen masterpieces from a dangerous Italian billionaire. Certain that her father is innocent, Kat resolves to find the missing paintings and return them to their unsavory More...
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May 31, 2010
Bry
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Definitely 5 stars! Put it this way, I got this on audiobook from the library, finished it today in the car on the way to work, and stopped at the book store on the way home from work to buy a copy to keep. What a great premise! A bunch of preteens pulling off an Ocean's 11 worthy heist all in the name of saving family.
Katerina Bishop (such a fantastic name) is the daughter of Bobby Bishop - one of the world's greatest thief's - and she is well on her way to being the same. She More...
Katerina Bishop (such a fantastic name) is the daughter of Bobby Bishop - one of the world's greatest thief's - and she is well on her way to being the same. She More...
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May 22, 2011
Melissa
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As a fan of Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series, I was surprised to find out that she was coming out with another series. However, surprise quickly turned into anticipation after I read the summary of Heist Society, especially since it was about thieves.
Heist Society was a great, quick read. The plot was suspenseful, full of twists and turns; the characters were unique and interesting; and the writing was quite dramatic at times, making certain scenes have more of an impact to the s More...
Heist Society was a great, quick read. The plot was suspenseful, full of twists and turns; the characters were unique and interesting; and the writing was quite dramatic at times, making certain scenes have more of an impact to the s More...
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Sep 07, 2010
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Oct 19, 2010
Kate (Literary Explorations)
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I'll be honest, what first drew me to this book was the cover. I spotted it on a blog I was browsing and clicked over to Goodreads to learn more. I quickly learned it was teen fiction with an engaging plot straight out of Ocean's Eleven or The Italian Job. Those are two movies that I absolutely love, by the way. I minored in Art History as an undergrad so I'm instantly attracted to any type of book related to art, especially if it has to do with crime.
The book starts out with Ka More...
The book starts out with Ka More...
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Jun 16, 2011
Pia
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Kat hat die Schnauze von ihrer Familie voll. Sie will keine Meisterdiebin mehr sein und flüchtet deswegen auf ein Internat, stiehlt sich aber auch hier ihre Identität. Es stellt sich schnell heraus, dass jemand möchte, dass sie von der Schule fliegt - Ihr alter Freund Hale. Doch sein Anliegen ist nicht selbstbezogen - jedenfalls nicht in ganzer Hinsicht.
Ihr Vater steckt in Gefahr. Ein gefährlicher Mafiaboss vermisst eines seiner Gemälde und beschuldet ihren Vater, es More...
Kat hat die Schnauze von ihrer Familie voll. Sie will keine Meisterdiebin mehr sein und flüchtet deswegen auf ein Internat, stiehlt sich aber auch hier ihre Identität. Es stellt sich schnell heraus, dass jemand möchte, dass sie von der Schule fliegt - Ihr alter Freund Hale. Doch sein Anliegen ist nicht selbstbezogen - jedenfalls nicht in ganzer Hinsicht.
Ihr Vater steckt in Gefahr. Ein gefährlicher Mafiaboss vermisst eines seiner Gemälde und beschuldet ihren Vater, es More...
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Oct 29, 2011
Danya
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The characters of Heist Society are endearing, and really the stars of the show; Kat and Hale particularly stood out for me. Kat's confident in her thieving (to the point of recklessness at times) and yet vulnerable about her future and her role in her family. She's arguably mature in some instances and not so mature in others — in other words, she's just like any teen despite her unusual circumstances. She's still just trying to figure out what she wants in life. I would ha More...
The characters of Heist Society are endearing, and really the stars of the show; Kat and Hale particularly stood out for me. Kat's confident in her thieving (to the point of recklessness at times) and yet vulnerable about her future and her role in her family. She's arguably mature in some instances and not so mature in others — in other words, she's just like any teen despite her unusual circumstances. She's still just trying to figure out what she wants in life. I would ha More...
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Sep 30, 2011
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Loved it! Hilarious, intriguing and realistically well-woven!
The world of thieves is a real buzz - especially when the characters in question are essentially a team of mischievous, energetic, IQ-blows-all-standarts teens; a group of young adults who are not just ready to face the world, but have grown up facing it, and so have developed a sense of disillusionment, some sarcastic tendencies, a love for danger and excitement, along with ties of friendship that turn them more into a self- More...
The world of thieves is a real buzz - especially when the characters in question are essentially a team of mischievous, energetic, IQ-blows-all-standarts teens; a group of young adults who are not just ready to face the world, but have grown up facing it, and so have developed a sense of disillusionment, some sarcastic tendencies, a love for danger and excitement, along with ties of friendship that turn them more into a self- More...
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May 29, 2011
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"Why are you doing this, Hale?...You could do anything, why are you doing this?"
Heist Society appears to be the typical Ally Carter's novel; spies and everything else mysterious. This time in Heist Society, she's going for the professional thieves!
Katarina Bishop just wants to be normal and to achieve that, she walked out of The Life.
But since it runs in the family...she has to do this one; her father's in More...
"Why are you doing this, Hale?...You could do anything, why are you doing this?"
Heist Society appears to be the typical Ally Carter's novel; spies and everything else mysterious. This time in Heist Society, she's going for the professional thieves!
Katarina Bishop just wants to be normal and to achieve that, she walked out of The Life.
But since it runs in the family...she has to do this one; her father's in More...
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Jun 08, 2011
Ashley
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I have been looking forward to this book for months, so maybe that's why I was a little bit disappointed with it. Nevertheless, it was still enjoyable. I liked Kat a lot, which is important for me: I have to like the main character to enjoy a book. I loved the whole "family business" element... I know Ally is a fan of Alias, and I think the book had a similar feel to it, even though it's her other books that are about spies, not this one. One negative is that I didn't like that the bac
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Dec 29, 2011
Kayla
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I’ve always been a fan of Ally Carter’s writing (I’m anxiously awaiting the newest Gallagher book to be on the e-book store), so when Heist Society was announced, I was thrilled. Not just because it’s by Ms. Carter, but also because I love con movies/shows (Leverage, Oceans 11, The Italian Job). So I had high hopes for this book, maybe too high.
The book follows Katarina Bishop who has spent her whole life conning people. From the age of 3 she was helping her parents and Uncle Eddie cas More...
The book follows Katarina Bishop who has spent her whole life conning people. From the age of 3 she was helping her parents and Uncle Eddie cas More...
Oct 25, 2011
"Katarina Bishop sólo quiere tener una vida normal, pero si tu familia se dedica a un negocio tan peculiar como el robo de guante blanco, resulta cuanto menos arduo. Kat lo consiguió durante tres meses en la escuela de élite Colgan. Sin embargo, su padre la necesita y no puede darle la espalda. Alguien ha robado una colección de cuadros de grandes maestros, que se creían perdidos. Su dueño, Arturo Taccone, está convencido de que el padre de Kat es el responsable y le lanza un ultimátum
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Jan 03, 2012
Elaina Wiltshire
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In Carter's newest novel, main characer Katarina Bishop is forced to come back to the theiving past she thought she left behind. After attending a boarding school on her own for a few months, Kat finds herself framed, and kicked out from her new school by an old friend fom her past. After flying back home from school, Kat must rethink her entire life, and where to go from here. When her father is framed for stealing the priceless pieces of a rich man out for blood, Katarina must get her old crew
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Jan 03, 2012
Kimberly
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Heist Society is book one in Ally Carter's young adult series about a group of teenage thieves.
We have young Kat who has conned her way into one of the best boarding schools in her country only to have her friends get her expelled. And why? Because they need her help to do the one thing she tried to walk away from--her family's buisness.
Hale, Kat's gorgerous friend, has a good reason for doing so though. A collection of very vaulable artwork has been stolen and the owne More...
We have young Kat who has conned her way into one of the best boarding schools in her country only to have her friends get her expelled. And why? Because they need her help to do the one thing she tried to walk away from--her family's buisness.
Hale, Kat's gorgerous friend, has a good reason for doing so though. A collection of very vaulable artwork has been stolen and the owne More...
Jan 01, 2012
Peacebug_13
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I love Ally Carter's writing style. It's very unique, very different, from other authors I've read. And I kind of like that. I think what I like best about it are her lovable characters, and the way she presents them. She shows the readers just enough so that they can get an idea of who the characters are, but not so much that the characters are no longer a mystery. Plus, she makes the characters... interesting. When I find myself getting close to the end of one of her books, I always feel
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Nov 26, 2011
Kiera
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Genre: action-adventure, billionaire's club, teenagers rule the world
Summary: Katarina Bishop just wants to live a normal life. That is why she conned her way into a prestigious private school. Nothing says normal than going to high school. Except when she is kicked out for something that she knows she didn't do. Best friend billionare Hale arranged her exit to get Katarina back into the family business. Thievery. Kat's family is on the hook for stealing something that they didn't an More...
Summary: Katarina Bishop just wants to live a normal life. That is why she conned her way into a prestigious private school. Nothing says normal than going to high school. Except when she is kicked out for something that she knows she didn't do. Best friend billionare Hale arranged her exit to get Katarina back into the family business. Thievery. Kat's family is on the hook for stealing something that they didn't an More...
Nov 12, 2011
Chance
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A fast-paced globetrotting adventure, Heist Society is good page-turning fun. It's a bit like an Ocean's Eleven (or seven, in this case) for teens.
Katarina Bishop is your typical young-adult heroine, i.e. she's atypically smart, observant, witty, and a babe who doesn't yet think she is attractive. She's surrounded by a motley crew of other young thieves--lifelong friend Hale, her busty cousin Gabrielle, a pair of brothers, a computer expert, and a hot young newcomer whom she might have More...
Katarina Bishop is your typical young-adult heroine, i.e. she's atypically smart, observant, witty, and a babe who doesn't yet think she is attractive. She's surrounded by a motley crew of other young thieves--lifelong friend Hale, her busty cousin Gabrielle, a pair of brothers, a computer expert, and a hot young newcomer whom she might have More...
Nov 08, 2011
Ana
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I can count on one hand all the times I’ve read a book about thieves– and they’re all Nancy Drew s. Heist Society is a refreshing, a-typical book from a criminal’s point of view, and I enjoyed it as one might enjoy eating a foreign chocolate, marveling at the conspicuously new taste, and immediately wanting more.
Katarina Bishop is three months into her new, normal, life at boarding school. She’s decided to call it quits with thieving and say More...
I can count on one hand all the times I’ve read a book about thieves– and they’re all Nancy Drew s. Heist Society is a refreshing, a-typical book from a criminal’s point of view, and I enjoyed it as one might enjoy eating a foreign chocolate, marveling at the conspicuously new taste, and immediately wanting more.
Katarina Bishop is three months into her new, normal, life at boarding school. She’s decided to call it quits with thieving and say More...
Oct 20, 2011
Jaskirat-SeeitORreadit
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An astoundingly epic read, Heist Society is a clever, fast paced, fun book. Ally Carter never fails to impress me and once again writes a brilliant action packed thriller with the perfect dose of nail biting suspense, jaw dropping adventure, and risk taking characters! Heist Society has a very refreshing storyline that will leave readers desperate for more!
The plot moves forward at a steady pace and I love the way Ally Carter builds the tension up. The beginning is a bit More...
The plot moves forward at a steady pace and I love the way Ally Carter builds the tension up. The beginning is a bit More...
Oct 04, 2011
Jessica
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This was such a cute and totally fun book! It was a really easy read and as soon as I started I had to finish it! Seriously, I could not put it down!
Kat finally has a "normal" life. She stole her way into one of the most prestigious schools and is just trying to be your everyday, normal teenager. We won't mention the fact that her family is full of thieves. Kat however is blamed for a prank played on the Headmaster and is soon kicked out. She soon finds out why. More...
Kat finally has a "normal" life. She stole her way into one of the most prestigious schools and is just trying to be your everyday, normal teenager. We won't mention the fact that her family is full of thieves. Kat however is blamed for a prank played on the Headmaster and is soon kicked out. She soon finds out why. More...
Sep 10, 2011
Alexis
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I absolutely loved this book! In the beginning it was a little hard to get into but the action picked up pretty quick. Kat was my favorite character. She was a girl that wouldn't let anything get in her way of saving her father and returning the stolen paintings to their rightful owners.
Hale was also a great character. At first, I saw him as kind of a jerk because he framed Kat of a crime she didn't do so that she could get kicked out of boarding school. As More...
I absolutely loved this book! In the beginning it was a little hard to get into but the action picked up pretty quick. Kat was my favorite character. She was a girl that wouldn't let anything get in her way of saving her father and returning the stolen paintings to their rightful owners.
Hale was also a great character. At first, I saw him as kind of a jerk because he framed Kat of a crime she didn't do so that she could get kicked out of boarding school. As More...
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Aug 29, 2011
Heather
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Talk about one hell of a good story. i for one have to decided to take on the life of a full-time thief. Is there a class i can take?
Katarina Bishop has jumped to the top of my life of favorite female characters, and boy did she jump with amazing grace and speed. Not only is she a complete and total badass, but she has the most incredible devotion to her family. The risks she is willing to take to save her father are admirable to say the least. Plus, it doesn't hurt that her partn More...
Katarina Bishop has jumped to the top of my life of favorite female characters, and boy did she jump with amazing grace and speed. Not only is she a complete and total badass, but she has the most incredible devotion to her family. The risks she is willing to take to save her father are admirable to say the least. Plus, it doesn't hurt that her partn More...
Aug 19, 2011
Stories & Sweeties {Becky}
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This was my first time reading Ally Carters work, and her reputation definitely preceded her. Luckily, I wasn't mislead by all the great word-of-mouth! Heist Society is a fun, super-fast-paced story with great, memorable characters, and a plot that has the nostalgia and class of the old original Ocean's 11-style capers.
Kat is a great character with a voice that is almost wholly formed by her family's way of life. With every thought, there is a pause to think of what her family would More...
Kat is a great character with a voice that is almost wholly formed by her family's way of life. With every thought, there is a pause to think of what her family would More...
Jul 19, 2011
Kay
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Katerina Bishop pulled the biggest con of her life to walk away from the family business, but can she truly be free? More importantly, can she come back home again? She’s about to find out once her friend and business partner Hale shows up to get her kicked out of school. Kat’s dad needs help that only she can give. The brutal Aturo Taccone has had five paintings stolen from his personal collection, and he wants them back. He’s convinced the thief was Kat’s father. Taccone will have either
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Jul 08, 2011
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A thrilling, fun and easy read that by the end of it will have you eager for more. You literally cannot put this down, it's too adventurous. This is a book that you will not regret picking up. My favourite aspects of it were, the characters travelling all around Europe/United States in 13 days, a headstrong, independent female lead who strives for the opposite of most teens *normalcy*, witty dialogue and the thief/spy aspect of it.
Ally Carter knows how to write a very good and enter More...
Ally Carter knows how to write a very good and enter More...
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Jul 07, 2011
Rachael
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Katarina Bishop comes from a family of world class thieves. Her parents and her Uncle Eddie are some of the most cunning criminals out there, but Kat is determined to leave behind the family business. At fifteen, as her last con, she scams her way into an elite boarding school, sure that she’ll no longer have to deal with the complications and politics of coming from a crime family. But turning her back for good on her past is much easier said than done, especially when she finds out that her fa
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Jul 07, 2011
Stephanie
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This review originally appeared at <a href="http://www.readinasinglesitting.com/2011/07/07/review-heist-society-by-ally-carter/>www.readinasinglesitting.com</a>
Having now read two of best-selling author Ally Carter’s books (and with another four or so in the stack by my bed), I have to say that Carter knows exactly what she’s doing when it comes to the elevator pitch. These books are high-concept all the way, and it’s no surprise that they’re being More...
This review originally appeared at <a href="http://www.readinasinglesitting.com/2011/07/07/review-heist-society-by-ally-carter/>www.readinasinglesitting.com</a>
Having now read two of best-selling author Ally Carter’s books (and with another four or so in the stack by my bed), I have to say that Carter knows exactly what she’s doing when it comes to the elevator pitch. These books are high-concept all the way, and it’s no surprise that they’re being More...
