Review: Heist Society

Title: Heist Society
Author: Ally Carter
Series: Heist Society #1
Published: February 9th 2010
Rating: 4

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.

Fun. Flirty. Adventurous. Mysterious. Those four words come to mind when I think about Heist Society. This was my first time reading a Ally Carter book and she certainly didn't disappoint! 

Katarina Bishop is the kind of girl I think we all wanted to be at one stage or another. A life filled with exciting missions, constantly traveling to exotic countries, seeing things your regular teenage self could only dream of experiencing at such a young age. Yes, I think we could all agree that Kat has lived a very adrenaline rushed life. A life for some reason that Kat wants to leave behind, but you don't just walk away from the business Kat runs in, it eventually comes back to bite you, and bite it did! 

Kat's dad is in grave danger when Arturo Taccone a very dangerous man known for his "evil ways" thinks that Kat's dad stole his precious paintings and if Kat doesn't find those paintings in two weeks.. lets just say Arturo Taccone will live up to his reputation for his "evil ways".  Kat's gorgeous  partner  in crime W. W. Hale the Fifth joins her in her high stakes mission to pull of this biggest heist yet! Along with Gabrielle, Nick, Simon and the Bagshaw brothers Kat has her wacky team in effect.  These teenage thieves have to complete alot in a short period of time. With twists and revelations at every possible corner it's going to be hard to accomplish this heist, even for this strong unit.

I adored every character I met while reading Heist Society! I thought the collection of different personalities was a breath of fresh air. Each character brought something different to the table, whether it be super intelligence to crazy antics or a sassy attitude that could bring some celebrities to shame, Heist Society never bores.    

Heist Society is a lighthearted fast paced read. It's an enjoying mystery that'll make you laugh along the way. I highly recommend Heist Society, it's a must-read! A great start to the series, I cannot wait to read Uncommon Criminals and Perfect Scoundrels! 

-Taylor X