All These Things I've Done (Birthright #1) by Gabrielle Zevin - Starting October 1st 2014

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Sixteen year-old Anya becomes the head of a mafia family after her parents are both murdered by rival gangs. Although Anya is embroiled in the criminal world, she is determined to keep her brother and sister out of the mafia family, but her father’s relatives aren’t so keen to let them go. When Anya’s violent ex-boyfriend is poisoned with contaminated chocolate – chocolate that is produced illegally by Anya’s mafia family – she is arrested for attempted murder and sent to the notorious jail on Manhattan Island.

Eventually she is freed by the new D.A. in town, who believes she has been framed. But this D.A. is the father of Win, a boy at school to whom Anya feels irresistibly drawn, and her freedom comes with conditions. Win’s father wants to be mayor, and he can’t risk having his ambition jeopardized by rumors spreading that his son is seeing a member of a notorious crime family. Anya knows she risks the safety of her family by seeing Win again, but the feeling between them may be too strong to resist...

[Adriana]

This should be good! It's really different, plot wise, than what's out there in the book world.

[rachel, x]

I have been on holiday so I haven't started this yet. I will get to it asap. :)

[Adriana]

That's okay. I've been sick so I'll be starting today (:

[rachel, x]

I hope you get better. I am starting asap. :)

[Adriana]

I am feeling better thanks (:
I finished reading it today. I didn't add any of my chapter breaks on here before ):

Overall: (view spoiler)[ I like how calculating Anya was. How practical she was and her overall personality. But when it came to the romance I didn't necessarily believe she was in love because she didn't seem in love. Even though she acted like it... she didn't convince me fully.
I loved the sibling dynamic. Anya was the protector and I got how she got her personality from her father especially with all those quotes.
Her sister was adorable. I recently read a book about a little sister that reminded me of her but she isn't so bratty. Sh really understands what her family does for her and how important they are. I would like to know how "genius" camp (I hate that they kept calling it that)will take her in life. I need an epilogue at the end of her figuring out what to do about the water problem. She might possibly get in the family business and use it to their advantage.
Her brother Leo... I really liked Leo and was so worried he was going to get killed which I'm happy isn't the case. I'll be super pissed if Anya and her sister don't visit him or if he doesn't come back home.
I think Mickey and her might become partners but then Anya will be the one who really takes over when she proves herself. Everyone is impressed by her calculating manner and wise decision making - being only 16 now 17 it makes sense they are impressed. It's when she does something for the business and the whole family that she will really show what a leader she is.
I love her relationship with her best friend Scarlet. They are both very loyal and forgive each other's mistakes. I know Gabele or whatever his name is going to mess something up and Anya will be there. When she whispered she would kill him if he did anything to Scarlet. I truly believe her.
I like that she got to fire a gun. I was waiting for something major to happen to her and her go all gangster princess on everyone.
She owes so many favors. I wonder how this is all going to play out in the next book. (hide spoiler)]