Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.
I lost interest in this story due to the fact the main character and others involved in the Gambit asked little to no questions about the tasks they were on. I was having a harder time with suspending belief as I watched the characters continuously work towards a prize that I didn't believe any of them truly wanted or needed outside our main character. But I was also having an incredibly hard time buying anything about the main character's mother's kidnapping and sole reason for competing. It all screams fishy to me, and the foundation of the story was quickly slipping. While the heists themselves were interesting, I was missing the stakes since the kidnapping seemed suspicious. This may be more enjoyable for younger teens.
I'm making a point to DNF books I feel like would be a 3 star or below, this one was feeling very solidly in the 3 star range. It wasn't awful, I just wasn't impressed enough to continue on.
I lost interest in this story due to the fact the main character and others involved in the Gambit asked little to no questions about the tasks they were on. I was having a harder time with suspending belief as I watched the characters continuously work towards a prize that I didn't believe any of them truly wanted or needed outside our main character. But I was also having an incredibly hard time buying anything about the main character's mother's kidnapping and sole reason for competing. It all screams fishy to me, and the foundation of the story was quickly slipping. While the heists themselves were interesting, I was missing the stakes since the kidnapping seemed suspicious. This may be more enjoyable for younger teens.
I'm making a point to DNF books I feel like would be a 3 star or below, this one was feeling very solidly in the 3 star range. It wasn't awful, I just wasn't impressed enough to continue on.