Heist Society series by Ally Carter - Reading "Heist Society" from October 13th 2017

[rachel, x]

Heist Society (Heist Society #1) by Ally Carter

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 traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own—scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving “the life” for a normal life proves harder than she’d expected.

Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring Kat back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has a good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat’s dad needs her help.

For Kat, there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family's history--and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way

[Riya]

Can't wait for this! The date definitely works :)

[rachel, x]

Awesome! Glad the date works. Majority excited to start this one. I have had it on my tbr list for ages and ages! :))

[Riya]

Haha nice- I'm excited :)

[rachel, x]

Me too! ;))

[Pahel]

I'll join in! Wanting to read this for so much time! :D

[rachel, x]

Pehel wrote: "I'll join in! Wanting to read this for so much time! :D"

Awesome. Same! :)

[Riya]

Just wondering- is it okay with you guys if we start this on the 4th instead???

Doesn't really matter, I'm just wondering

[rachel, x]

Riya wrote: "Just wondering- is it okay with you guys if we start this on the 4th instead???

Doesn't really matter, I'm just wondering"

Tomorrow? I sorry, but I don't think I can. Pls feel free to though and Ill catch up later. :)

[Riya]

Haha nah it's fine! I found a long book to read next rather than the short one I was going to do instead, so I'll wait till the 7th :)

[rachel, x]

Riya wrote: "Haha nah it's fine! I found a long book to read next rather than the short one I was going to do instead, so I'll wait till the 7th :)"

Thanks, Riya! I just am going to busy for the next few days and cannot start it. Sorry!

[Riya]

Haha- that's fine!! I look forward to the 7th!

[rachel, x]

Okay, Riya! Me too. :)

[Riya]

So what do you think so far?

[rachel, x]

I like it. Sorry only a few chapters in. This weekend I have had all day dance rehearsals - our showcase is coming up so I haven't had much time. I plan on getting some more read today. What about you? :)

[Trinity]

I loved this series, hope you guys like it!

[rachel, x]

Thanks Trinity! Me too! :)

[Riya]

I'm only a couple chapters in too, and it's interesting! I'll probably read a ton more tonight though!

[rachel, x]

Hope you enjoy it then! I will try to as well.

[rachel, x]

11% - Am a little confused at the moment, but am enjoying git.

[rachel, x]

24% - I feel like all these characters know so much more than what us readers have been let in on, like when your friends are laughing at inside joke and you're just sitting there like this is awkward...

[rachel, x]

27% - Oh no, what have you gotten yourself into now Kat!

[rachel, x]

45% - Its getting intense! Ahhhh! :)

[rachel, x]

49% - This is getting exciting. They are (view spoiler)[going to case out the Henley now and attempt to steal back the painting so Kat's father will be off the hook. I cannot believe they are going to try and rob it. They're going to rob the best secured art gallery in the world! This is going to be intense and exciting. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

I finished this yesterday and still don't know how I feel about it.... Do we want to buddy read the second book sometime? I have to order it in from the library but hopefully that won't take too long. :)

[rachel, x]

By the way, what part are you up to? Are you enjoying it? :)

[Riya]

Haha- sorry for totally not replying! My exams are coming up so I got super busy yesterday

And I finished :) It was good- and definitely!!!! I have a copy from a friend, so whenever you get it just let me know!

So what'd you think overall? Have you ever read any Ally Carter books before?

[rachel, x]

That's fine! I know what its like! My exams finished only last week.

Okay. I know. I really enjoyed it though the characters were little to aloof for my liking and the ending had me sooo confused. Okay. I am going to put in on hold from the library now. It shouldn't be too long. I'll let you know when I get it. If I take too long feel free to start without me and I'll post my thoughts when I get it!

Nah, I haven't read any of her books before. I bought myself the first Gallagher Girls books, well what I thought was the first one, which ended up being the fourth one so I will buy the real first one soon. Have you read any of her work? If not, do you want to read the series together? :)

[Riya]

:)

And yeah- I feel like the characters need to be developed a bit more. I didn't really have strong emotions about any of them. And the plot was interesting enough, although not extremely intense. And awesome! I have other books, so I'll just wait :)

I have read the Gallagher Girls books and highly recommend them! I reread them a bunch though- so if I can reread them while you read them for the first time maybe? :) They're significantly better than this book (not saying this book is bad though)

[rachel, x]

Yeah, they did. Same! Exactly. Did you pick up (view spoiler)[who was the person that actually ended up stealing the Angel? Was it Nick or Romani or someone else entirely? Plus that nice painting expert man that knew Kat's mother just confused me. Did he steal the painting? And did the 5th painting get returned to Kat? Or was it just a small little replica one? (hide spoiler)]

Thanks. Only if you don't mind waiting!

Awesome! I will definitely be reading them then. Thanks for recommending them! :)

[Riya]

Hopefully the next few books will work on that then!!! (view spoiler)[and yeah I think it was Romani. And the expert man I think was just like a good friend who helps return paintings to their rightful places. I think she got the real painting (hide spoiler)]

And I don't mind waiting at all! Besides, buddy reads are more fun anyways :)

No problem- you'll seriously love them!!

[rachel, x]

Yeah that what I thought, but the blurb says its a new mystery. (view spoiler)[I thought so, but I wasn't quite sure about it being Romani. I want to see more of Nick. Even if he was the Interpol officer's son. He was nice. That's pretty cool of him. I thought so, I was just a little confused. I thought so too, but then I thought that one of the Bagshaw boys carried it in and I thought the real one would be a little heavy to do that. (hide spoiler)]

Thanks Riya. Yeah, I think so too. I really enjoy buddy reading.

I sure hope so. I might ask for it for xmas then. :)

[rachel, x]

Hey Sarah or Abbie! Can you pls move this discussion into the series to read group - I have no idea how to do that and Riya and I are were planning o reading the sequel! :) Ta.

P.S. I already changed the title so all is good! :)

[rachel, x]

Never mind guys, figure out how to do it! :)

[Riya]

Interesting (view spoiler)[Haha I wasn't a huge Nick fan :/ And I like Hale, but I don't understand his relationship with Kat at all???? And yeah, it's slightly confusing... (hide spoiler)]

No problem- super excited! Buddy reads are actually the best :)

And haha, it'd be a great present :P

[rachel, x]

Yeah (view spoiler)[I didn't Like like him but he was an interesting character. And I did like Hale too but like you said I wasn't sure what he and Kat were! (hide spoiler)]

I know, right!? Me too.

It would be! :)

[Brooke]

Can I join for book 2 please?

[rachel, x]

Sure, Brooke! We will start very soon. My book came in at the library today Riya so hopefully I will be able to pick it up today or tomorrow.

[rachel, x]

Yeah. I have my copy of Uncommon Criminals! Now do you guys want to start tomorrow? Or Tuesday? (I have my dance concert on Monday so I want get a chance then) :)

[Brooke]

Could we start Tuesday? I'm going to be real busy till then and I have to finish a few other buddy reads.

[Riya]

I totally agree Rachel!

Awesome! Do you guys wanna start Uncommon Criminals on Tuesday then- it doesn't really matter to me :)

[rachel, x]

@Brooke That's fine!

@Riya That sounds perfect. Tuesday it is! :)

[rachel, x]

Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life. Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two months she’s simply been known as the girl who ran the crew that robbed the greatest museum in the world. That’s why Kat isn’t surprised when she’s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners.

There are only three problems. First, the gem hasn’t been seen in public in thirty years. Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself. But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous and that is simply… the emerald is cursed.

Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend—the gorgeous Hale—and the rest of her crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the globe, dodging curses, realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time.

Which means, this time, Katarina Bishop is making up her own rules.

[rachel, x]

I'm really excited to read this. I want more of Hale and Kat and the Bagshaws! :)

[Riya]

EXCITED! I read the first Heist Society book a few years ago (so I didn't remember it, thus I reread it here), and I've been meaning to read this one for AGES! Can't wait for Tuesday :)

[rachel, x]

Yay! You'll finally get to read the sequel then. I have been meaning to read any of Ally Carter's work for ages now and now I have I love it. I want to read more! :)

[Riya]

I know right! Super looking forward to it :) And yeah- I read the Gallagher Girls already, which just makes me want to read this even more!! I'm gonna be sad when I finish the series though, cause then i've read all her YA books

[rachel, x]

Me too. Really excited! :) So are there going to be more Gallagher Girls book being published? And what else has AlLly Carter written that you've read? :P

[Riya]

It's gonna be AWESOME!
And nah- there are 6 and that's all of them. The last one came out this year, and it was fantastic!
Other than Gallagher Girls and this book I haven't read any others of hers. She's only done 2 other books, and those aren't YA ones so they didn't interest me.

[rachel, x]

I know!
Was it? I really need to get a move on start the series soon. Oh okay. I'll check them out anyway. :)