Thank you so much to Penguin Teen for advance copy!
Thank you so much to PRH Audio for the complimentary audio! 

This book will be published on September 26th.

This was my first ever heist book! And I really enjoyed it!!!

“A Quest can only trust another Quest.”

It is fate that Rosalyn's last name is Quest because her family's business is doing heist. And she pretty much was raised on doing these different tasks and is an assistant to her mom on these different missions. I love that the book opened with her doing a heist with her mom. Once her mom gets kidnapped, she joins the Gambit as the winning prize would be anything she wants. So naturally she wants to free her mom. And that's when the fun begins!

Trust is a big theme throughout the book. Ross has always been told not to trust anyone. But during the course of the Gambit that theory is constantly being tested. And it was tested in the form of another competitor - Devroe. The immediate attraction was hard to ignore. Ross did resist until she caved in. I felt bad for her throughout the book because you could tell that she had a hard time connecting with the other competitors. Though you could see things changing toward the end still you could tell she had difficulty accepting any sort of friendship. I really liked her character and thought she was could think ahead and was quick on her feet. Even if she had a hard time trusting people, people trusted her.

"These are real people, Devore." I felt my lips quiver. "Real people. Lives --"
"So are we."

There were a few different twists that I wish I could discuss but you have to read to find out what they are! I was surprised by the end and also disappointed at some of the characters involved. And the way that the book ended it felt like there could be sequel which I am in for! I want to see more of the new relationship Ross will have with this particular character. The last 50% definitely kept the pace moving and I was really sucked into the game.

I paired this with the audio which only added to the element of the fast pace feel of the book. 

I did see that this is going to be adapted for theaters and prior to knowing that I thought this would be a perfect movie! I will definitely go and see it and I think my husband would enjoy it as well. 

Check this book out if you enjoy young adult competition games with a wee bit of romance.