Fans of Ally Carter's Heist Society novels will love this teen mystery/thriller with sarcastic wit, a hint of romance, and Ocean’s Eleven–inspired action.Beginning:
Julep Dupree tells lies. A lot of them. She’s a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago’s swanky St. Agatha High, where her father, an old-school grifter with a weakness for the ponies, sends her to so she can learn to mingle with the upper crust. For extra spending money Julep doesn’t rely on her dad—she runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average.
But when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father gone, Julep’s carefully laid plans for an expenses-paid golden ticket to Yale start to unravel. Even with help from St. Agatha’s resident Prince Charming, Tyler Richland, and her loyal hacker sidekick, Sam, Julep struggles to trace her dad’s trail of clues through a maze of creepy stalkers, hit attempts, family secrets, and worse, the threat of foster care. With everything she has at stake, Julep’s in way over her head . . . but that’s not going to stop her from using every trick in the book to find her dad before his mark finds her. Because that would be criminal.
I can't say I have much personal experience with conscience. I wasn't born with that particular cricket on my shoulder.
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"So you're following me now?"
He points at a nearby classroom filling with students. "I have Grosky for Spanish seventh period. And yes, I am following you."
I love this book's clever beginning because of the reference to the "cricket on my shoulder." So original! I like the voice in the Fri56 too, as well as the book's title. I'll be adding this to my TBR list.
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Oh this sounds fun! The Ally Carter series is on my TBR and it sounds like this one needs to be as well. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOooh this sounds like a lot of fun! I haven't read The Heist Society, but that one also sounds like a fun read. The cover is great as well, absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing :) Have a great weekend!
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I had to smile at the Jiminy Cricket reference...and I am intrigued by the blurb and excerpts. Thanks for sharing!
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Wow...the title and the girl's expression say it all.
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Elizabeth
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I like the snark in the beginning!
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Sounds a fun book :)
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