Cute YA book that has an “Ocean 11”’s feel. Oliva Owens wants revenge. Her father cheated on her mom, kicked them out of their home, and cut her off from any inheritance she may have gotten. When is the best time to steal what she feels is rightfully hers? During her father’s third wedding, of course!

Thank you, NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, for a copy!

"Heiress Takes All" is a funny, entertaining YA thriller that reminds me a bit of both the Finlay Donovan and Good Girls Guide to Murder series. I wasn’t expecting the book to be as funny as was, but there were also so many humorous moments and I laughed aloud quite a few times. Olivia, the main character and heist leader of a ragtag team was hard not to like, even when she's literally committing white-collar crime. The book had a great group of supporting characters as well. I adored Jackson and his unwavering love for Olivia. I was definitely rooting for them. The rest of the crew was equally as interesting. Tom was just so funny. And even Kevin, who was super annoying at the beginning and seemed to be everywhere all the time, I grew to care and root for. I thought I knew how this book was going to go and up to a point I was correct, but then the twists and turns started and I could barely guess what was coming next! Even though this book isn’t very long, I felt that the characters all had really satisfying arcs. I enjoyed the romance subplot and was glad that it didn’t really distract from the heist and other things going on throughout the book. The authors set themselves up perfectly for a sequel which I hope they write because I would love to read more books with this cast of characters! I would highly recommend this book, especially if you're looking for a fun, YA, quick-read thriller! Thanks to Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka, Netgalley, and Little Brown for an ARC in exchange for my thoughts.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC! I really enjoyed this book. There were a few plot holes but nothing major that distracted too much from the story. The characters were great, and Olivia was a wonderful protagonist. I loved the plot twist towards the end! I’d highly recommend this book!

I’ve been a fan of Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka’s writing in their YA and adult romances, but I was especially excited to see them take on the YA mystery/adventure genre. It’s the Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s 11. It’s a heist at a high-society wedding when a teenage daughter is looking to get revenge on her neglectful father at his third marriage by stealing his money. She’s assembled a ragtag group of fellow classmates and former teacher as her crew and partners in crime. She’s forced to get creative with the high-tech security her father hired for the event, and its all an orchestra of moving parts that could go wrong at any moment. Complicating matters is the ex-boyfriend who can’t seem to leave her alone, as well as meddlesome European cousins. It’s a high-stakes operation in more ways that one… if only she can survive. I found the writing fun and snappy, with a fast-paced plot and enough intrigue to keep the reader engaged. A perfect easy read for the beach or poolside.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for Heiress Takes All coming out June 4, 2024. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This is the first book I’ve read by these authors. I think it’s really fun that they’re married and writing books together. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but I thought the description sounded fun. I love heist books. It turned out to be a really fun book for me. I love semi-vengeance stories. The plot was really fun. It definitely felt like Ocean’s Eleven. I thought Olivia was a strong character and it was cool she was doing all of this for her mom. There are definitely some twists in the book and the ending got a little crazy, but I loved all of it. I would definitely check out more books by these authors.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys heist stories!

I love this duo! They write the most fun books. And I saw they are doing a fantasy book next!? So fun. This was a good read, i liked the thriller aspect!

While this book had an interesting topic, I feel that the execution of it was done poorly. All the characters felt one dimensional, I can't even name them to think of what their job was on the heist. This truly read like a first draft that needed more time to be fleshed out and the repetitive lines taken out.

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.