I LOVED this book. I read it in one setting. I loved our MC and the entire crew. I felt like they were really fleshed out for a relatively short book with so many characters. This book was simply a treat

I’m a huge fan of these two authors and their YA books so I was really excited about this one, especially since it seemed a little different than their usual romance route. It took me a little bit to really get into the story at first. I felt like I had been dropped in the middle of it and was lost, but as it got going, things were explained and I had a great time reading it. With heist stories, you absolutely have to suspend your belief in reality a little bit, but that’s was part of the fun for me. Olivia was a fantastic character who had a lot of depth and complexity to her. I loved her ragtag crew and how close they all became throughout the story. I did guess one twist, but it was a good one so I was not mad about it. Honestly, I’d love a book two if they’re up for it. I’d love to see these characters again, especially Kevin who was simultaneously cringey and endearing.
CW: infidelity, divorce, emotional abuse, mentions of a car accident

Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown Young Readers for an advanced digital reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you @littlebrown @netgalley for a copy of this book. I will start by saying I am not the right audience for this book and may work better for the intended audience.

This one did not work for me. I don't know why I didn't DNF it - I guess I was curious how it would turn out.

This is about Olivia who is 17 year old pulling a heist on her dad's wedding day. I find it unbelievable that 1. An adult would be part of the heist and 2 that it was so easy to pull off with all that twists and turns.

Obviously there is a lot of resentment with Olivia and her das and nothing was resolved between that. There was just too many unbelievable plots that made this a meh for me. There is zero character development as the story focuses on the day of the heist.

I did enjoy the humor sprinkled through out the story.

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka's Heiress Takes All is a fun, fast-paced ride of a gang of teens staging a heist at a huge wedding. Olivia's wealthy father is getting remarried - again - and she sees her chance to get her revenge on him. She rounds up a team to help her steal from him underneath his nose, but gets quite a bit more than she bargained for.

Reminiscent of Ally Carter and Jennifer Lynn Barnes, this book hit for me as a caper of a YA novel: a twisty adventure with relatable teenage themes layered into the big heist. The tight focus on just a handful of hours keeps the plot barreling forward, and I found the ending pretty satisfying. This would make for a great teen movie or series as well.

I really enjoyed this book!

Once I got into it, (by the second chapter, I was hooked) I was so invested and I couldn't wait to see what happened next. There were definitely things that happened that I didn't see coming which made the book even better. My heart raced during so much of the book.
I also laughed quite a bit and I think I teared up a little at one point.

I really liked the added romance element as well! I liked that when they needed to be enacting the heist and the phases, Olivia had to pause cause the ex-boyfriend kept popping up and I just feel like it added to the story and made it even better.

Definitely recommend to YA readers and fans of Emily and Austin's previous books!

Thank you to Little Brown Young Readers and NetGalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Read if you like:
🎲 Ocean’s Movies
🔥 Slow Burn Plots
📚 YA Books
😡 Revenge

Overall, this is a slow paced, slightly action packed YA Ocean’s meets revenge plot with our FMC attempting to steal millions from her father who kicked her and her mother out with nothing when she told her mother she caught him cheating.

Fast forward several years her and her mother have struggled with her mother’s health and associated bills with no help from her wealthy father who disowned her for telling her mother he was cheating.

Now he is getting married to his second wife post divorce and it’s time to get revenge.

Thank you to the publisher for my ARC in exchange for my feedback.

Oceans Eleven but with vengeful teenagers in a Rhode Island high society setting. This book was a quick read that captured and held my attention. The more you read the more you hate Dash Owen’s and vote for the crew of misfit teenagers to take him down on the day of his 3rd (but probably not last) wedding. Easy flowing ready style that will keep the reader hooked until the last page!

Heiress Takes All is a new YA heist book about a girl who plans to steal from her dad during his wedding. He kicked her and her mom out without much money so she is taking things into her own hands and stealing from her.

I did not like this book. I will start with the things I did like. I thought the heist was well planned out and was interesting to see it unfold. Everything was planned well and that was fun to read. It was fast paced and I liked that about it.

However, I did not like the characters. Everyone felt so whiny and annoying to me. It might be because they are all teenagers but I am not sure because I have liked other YA characters before.

I also felt like it was very "eat the rich" type stuff but then like the characters want to be rich too? Like it was just a disconnect for me and I didn't like that.

I feel like some of the "twists" were a bit unrealistic and it turned me off from the book.

While this book didn't work for me, I think there are still readers out there who will enjoy it.

Thanks so much to netgalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for the arc of this one in exchange for an honest review!

This was my first YA read by this duo, and I didn’t love it. I didn’t hate it, but I also didn’t love it. I kept feeling like I wanted something more to happen. I think the last ~20% of the book was my favorite, because there was finally some twists to the story. At times the characters did not feel like a bunch teenagers, and other times they really did. It also felt like the heist itself wasn’t super high stakes. I just never felt it.

Outcast teenage heiress Olivia Owens arrives at the home she grew up in for her father’s third wedding with a crew of teens who barely know each other and a heist planned down to the minute. It doesn’t take long for her careful plans to go comically wrong. Oliva takes the changes in stride. But even all the recalibrating and recalculating in the world could not prepare her for the twists and turns to come.

Heartfelt and emotional, this is a story about family, both found and by blood, and a second chance YA romance.

This was a fun, riveting ride: Teenage ‘Ocean's 11’ with emotions in every chapter.

Heiress Takes All follows Olivia Owens as she executes a heist against her own father, who has kicked her out and revoked her heiress status. Filled with twists, turns, and father-caused trauma, this book is entertaining with some deeper themes of being a child of divorce and questioning what familial love is.

I like this, but I didn't love it. It tried too hard to be funny at some points, and while some of the jokes landed, others didn't. I really related to some of Olivia's struggles and saw myself in her. I called part of the ending, but I was still entertained throughout:)

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review:)

the premise of this book was so fun! its about Olivia who very much so is displeased with her (very wealthy) dad, as he’s cheated on her mom and kicked them out…and is now getting remarried.

the amount of drama in this was absolutely insane and enjoyable 😆 Olivia was always aiming to be many steps ahead anyone/anything else in her plans and plotting. not to mention, I ended up really admiring Jackson - I feel as if he was an underestimated underdog!!

📖 ARC REVIEW 📖

Thank you @thenovl for an early copy of Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 🤍

Rating: ⭐⭐/5
Release date: June 4th, 2024

Blurb: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180164877-heiress-takes-all?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=xw1HQnVqLI&rank=1

🛑Read on with caution; review may contain spoilers🛑

Heiress Takes All is a revenge heist planned and led by teenager Olivia Owens. She formed a crew of unlikely people who would be willing to commit a crime, but hey, who wouldn’t say no to cash right? While the blurb seemed very interesting, the entirety of the plot really wasn’t. It felt chaotic – the story just started out with the heist and the very background was just being narrated by Olivia as the heist comes along. It also got me thinking that though fictitious, the entire heist couldn’t have been all thought out by a teenager, right? It felt over the top and seems like just a petty revenge by a teenager who was robbed of her inheritance just because her parents divorced.

The overall vibe of the story was not what I was expecting, it felt very anticlimactic and quite boring. There were so many scenes and twists added that felt really off and unnecessary too, like it was just added to make the novel longer.

I had such a great time reading this book! I've really enjoyed other books by this duo, and this book sounded really excellent, and boy, it was! This girl bringing together a team to rob her father on the day that he's getting married? Yeah, it was such a cool concept!

All of these people had reasons why they were taking part in the heist, and a lot of them stemmed from her dad being such a huge asshole, with a bunch of money that frankly, he didn't need to have. So watching this group pull of this heist, it was thoroughly entertaining!

There were a lot of tense moments, and there were a fair number of emotional moments. These characters were done wrong, and luckily, together they had the ability to get back. Olivia, between the stress of plotting this out, and seeing an old familiar face, had a lot going on and I loved it!

Oh, but I really enjoyed that ending, it as really satisfying, to watch the group come together after being victorious in the heist, and while it was sad to see them disband, well, they had to. But that last bit with her grandmother, that could be, and hopeful is, set up to make this a series, which I'd love to see!

Loved reading this book, and if it becomes a series, I'll definitely read it!

As soon as I saw The Inheritance Games as a comp title, I said... YES PLEASE! This was SO good! I loved all the heist details! I know this will be a must read in my library and I can't wait to share it with my kiddos!

This book was so much fun! I thought that the concept of teenagers trying to pull off a heist in the middle of a wedding was absolutely incredible and I loved everything that happened throughout the book. The authors romance books have been hit and miss for me, so I was pretty intrigued to give this one a read and see what my thoughts were. And honestly, why have they not written more books like this? I absolutely adored it and I cannot wait to see what they come out with next!

I had a really difficult time getting through this book and struggled to finish it. I did enjoy the integrity and character Olivia has and the author did a really great job showing that. I do wish the ending was more satisfying. Overall, a decent read!

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I love a good heist plot and was excited for this. Nice hooks and fun plot overall.

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's 11 had me HOOKED to read this one. I love a good heist book/movie that is more focused on the heist rather than gun and run types. It's the mental plays and outwitting your opponent like in a game of chess that draws me in. Highschooler Olivia does exactly that when she plans a heist to steal her father's money.

While there were a couple plot holes and twists that weren't necessary, I really did enjoy this book's story and characters. I was even surprised by how much I enjoyed the romance although yall may not agree with me but #teamTom (SNS). McCoy and Kevin really stole the show for me though. While you may hate Kevin in the beginning, just wait. He really grows on you.

I wasn’t expecting the book to be as funny as it was though. A lot of times, heist stories tend to be tense and serious, and this one was at times, but there were also so many humorous moments that I laughed aloud quite a few times. I didn't expect the emotional rollercoaster Olivia would go through with her complicated feelings about her dad. She struggles with anger at how he's treated her and her mother (as we all would be), and the shame of still wanting him to be proud. The trauma and mistrust he's caused carry over to all of her relationships, making trust in a heist difficult at first. But her growth is there and for that I'm thankful.

Thank you NetGalley and Little Brown Books for Young Readers, for the advance copy. Here's to hoping for a sequel! <3

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemun-Broka have crafted a captivating and delightfully devious tale in Heiress Takes All, a novel that seamlessly blends the charm of a heist story with the emotional complexities of a young woman's quest for justice.

Seventeen-year-old Olivia Owens is a protagonist readers will quickly rally behind. Her father's betrayal—cheating on her mom, evicting them from their Rhode Island home, and cutting Olivia out of her inheritance—sets the stage for a gripping narrative filled with intrigue and high-stakes drama. Olivia's plan to exact revenge during her father's wedding is as bold as it is brilliant, promising a thrill ride for readers from start to finish.

The plot is meticulously detailed, reflecting the intricate planning required for Olivia's heist. Wibberley and Siegemun-Broka excel in creating tension and excitement as Olivia, with the help of a motley crew of high school friends and a former teacher, maneuvers through the wedding chaos to access her father's online accounts. The pacing is superb, maintaining a steady build-up to the climactic theft while allowing for moments of character development and introspection.

Adding to the story's complexity are the numerous obstacles Olivia faces. An over-inquisitive wedding guest, an ex-boyfriend with lingering feelings, scheming European relatives, and a vindictive soon-to-be stepmother all contribute to a series of unexpected twists that keep readers on their toes. These characters are well-developed, each with their own motivations and backstories that enrich the main narrative.

In conclusion, Heiress Takes All is a rollicking read that combines the excitement of a heist with the relatable journey of a young woman standing up for herself. It's a story of empowerment wrapped in a deliciously entertaining package. Fans of contemporary YA fiction with a flair for the dramatic will find much to love in Olivia Owens' daring adventure.