This was such a great read! I loved the twists and turns, the intrigue, the betrayals. I am excited for book two!

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinions are completely my own.

A fun story filled with puzzles and lovable characters. Due to the cover I did think it was part of the Inheritance Games series due to the cover, but I was mistaken . The stories are both full of puzzles and there is a race to the riches, but that is the end of the similarities.

Rating: 4/5
I received an eARC for my honest opinion.

When you’re a Quest, there is only one thing that you need to remember, “A Quest can only trust another Quest” or can they?

I really liked this book, it has international heists, romance, action, drama and so much more. I really didn’t know much about this book going into it and I loved that I didn’t because it made it so much better for me. I love that in this book you will find twists in the plot, betrayals and surprises, but you will also find friendship forged through this game that these teens are playing and it’s not just fun and games are a game where you can be the winner of the Gambit and get anything you have ever wanted.

I found the plot to be fun, trying to figure out who could be trusted and who couldn’t be, only to change my mind about that person and move them to a different category. It made it fun trying to guess what would happen next and who would be let go and/or killed. I thought the pace of the book was done well but I am hoping that we get a sequel because I would love to see more of what happens next and to see what might happen between two characters. I enjoyed getting to know the characters more throughout the book and seeing how they developed.

Ross was a great MFC, she is determined, strong, smart, and resourceful, but she is also stubborn and wants to believe that people are good. I liked getting to know her character more as the book went on and to see her open up to her new friends, I know it was not easy for her to do that because she had been raised to never trust anyone. I liked that she would show them a little bit of the truth but still had enough sense in her not to fully open up with everything right away. I liked Devroe's character, but I also felt that he was not being completely open with Ross. He would be vulnerable, but you could feel that he was still holding back and not showing himself really to her. Do I see a relationship between them now, but maybe in the next book we could. I didn’t mind that there was no real romance in this book because it really was about each character trying to get what they want and then change into something better. I was excited at the ending, who would have thought that you have two betrayals and not just one.

I want to thank NetGalley and Penguin Group for the opportunity to review this book.

Title:  Thieves' Gambit
Author:  Kayvion Lewis
Genre:  YA     
Rating: 4 out of 5 

At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. Until her plan to run away from her legendary family of thieves takes an unexpected turn, leaving her mother's life hanging in the balance.

In a desperate bid, she enters the Thieves' Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where killing the competition isn't exactly off limits, but the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world--a wish that could save her mom. When she learns two of her competitors include her childhood nemesis and a handsome, smooth-talking guy who might also want to steal her heart, winning the Gambit becomes trickier than she imagined.

Ross tries her best to stick to the family creed: trust no one whose last name isn't Quest. But with the stakes this high, Ross will have to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out. After all, only one of them can win.

This reminded me of Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ The Inheritance Games—and that’s a good thing. This was a lot of fun from the very beginning, except Ross’s mom is a lot. I always feel really not smart when reading books like this, but they’re also fascinating, seeing how someone else’s mind works. I loved the action in this, but the different characters and their personalities were the real stars of the show. This is a great weekend binge read!

Kayvion Lewis is from Louisiana. Thieves’ Gambit is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of Penguin Group in exchange for an honest review.)

What a creative ride! Ross is a very unique character in the world of thieves! Better yet a family of thieves! Seriously just picture it! This had a Ocean's 11 vibe to it and family spy elements! The author is a genius for including a competition!🥳

Ross does not wish to be apart of her family's thieving lifestyle anymore. When she decides to set out on her own and make an escape unfortunately her mother is kidnapped! Immediately the author brings in a plan, a plan that goes wrong, and a plan that must be made! A Rubik's cube literary treat I gladly decided to decipher and enjoy! 🎆

In order to get her mother back she has to enter a competition called Thieves Gambit! She will win her mother back only if she wins the competition. It definitely had a touch of Hunger Games feel! Can you imagine, as well, adding to this book a romance between competitors?! Love!!!! 🍾

The pace and tone of the novel it's so easy to read for one moment I forgot I was reading and felt as if I was watching a movie reel in my mind! 📺

This novel truly has everything! A teenager and an adult would very much enjoy it! Hopefully when this is made into a movie I'll be the first one in line! 💞

Bravo! ☕

The Thieves' Gambit is a heist thriller with high stakes for one of the players. I found this book to be absolutely bingable. The ending of this book is chiefs kiss. I didn't see it coming, and I can't wait to read the next book because there is a great cliffhanger.

The twists and turns in this title are so fun! I will definitely recommend to my high school librarians.

I loved the premise of this book and have read many similarly themed books. I expected this book to be exciting and fast-paced based on the blurb, but it seemed to drag at points. There was a lot more social back-and-forth than I expected too, and I would not say I found it very engaging. Unfortunately every time I put the book down I found myself not wanting to pick it back up again. Thank you for the chance to read this one, but I would have to say I do not recommend it.

I wish I could say that I loved this book but I didn't. For a YA book, I found it to be unnecessarily wordy and slow paced. It was hard to connect to Ross although she was really the only one that you were rooting for in the story. Unfortunately the book was easy to put down and there wasn't a lot to draw me back to it. Thank you for the ARC.

Fans of the Inheritance Games will love this one (also anyone who loved Oceans 11). In it, our main character has to enter the thieves' gambit in order to save her mom. This includes stealing famous works of art and artifacts. A high energy book that will keep you up reading late into the night. Definitely worth the read, but watch out because it ends on a cliffhanger, which I wasn't expecting.

This book has a good story line. Teen girl wants to run away from home and live her own life. But, here is the twist. She is a member of a family of world-renowned thieves. When trying to run away from home, she leaves her mom during a heist. Unfortunately, her mom is kidnapped. In order to save her mom, she enters a world-famous competition, the Thieves Gambit. During the Gambit, she needs to steal famous pieces of art; steal ancient artifacts; and steal secrets that can harm important people. Of course, she needs to do all this while trying to save her mother from those kidnappers, challenge off a long time archnemesis, try not to fall in love with a challenger, and try to overcome her self loathing for allowing her mom to be kidnapped. If she succeeds, she may get her wish to save her mom. If she doesn’t, both she and her mom are likely to meet a perilous end. On top of all this, Lewis is able to insert more twists and turns to keep the story exciting. I am looking forward to the second book in this series, Heist Royale.

Really enjoyed this - read through it quickly because I wanted to know what happened next! I liked Ross a lot, and seeing how she interacted with the other competitors was great. I feel like I should have seen the twist coming at the end, but I didn’t and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next book!

3.5

I was completely captivated. I found the storyline to be really original, and I appreciated the variety of characters. The book has an excellent blend of excitement, action, suspense, mystery, and just a hint of romance woven throughout. I was really shocked at the end. I’m jumping straight into book with the way it ended

This book was super fast paced and I things started happening so quickly which is always a plus! I love a good competition, and the added "who is the best thief" part was perfect. The characters fell a bit flat for me but I enjoyed it otherwise.

Where to start?

This wasn’t a typical type of read for me, but I was drawn in by the description. The book is really fast paced and things got started almost as soon as you turn the first page.

Things I liked:
The pacing
All the twists and turns
The heists
Noelia

Things I didn’t like:
The romance- it didn’t have depth, felt rushed and forced.
Telling versus showing
Predictability

I enjoyed the last half of the book, but it was very hard to connect with the characters as I feel they were very face value. I give it 3 stars because the pacing really kept my attention.

Thank you NetGalley, Kayvion Lewis for the arc in exchange for an honest review

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the digital ARC.

I read this in like 30 seconds because you give me oceans 11 type thievery, teens in a competition and life and death stakes and I am HOOKED!!!! I NEED MORE!!!!!!!

Immediately got this book for the classroom library and it was checked out the very same day! The kids are already trading it back and forth!

Loved this book! Anything with heists definitely grabs my attention and the premise of this was so unique. The book started out quick but then took a bit of time to pick back up. I loved the writing style and how I was on the edge of my seat. Everything about this book was great except the romance. The romance just fell flat for me.

This is a fun YA romp through an implausible game of thievery, but I was IN for all of it! It involves a competition to see who’s the best thief amongst an international crew of families who’ve been stealing for decades. It’s a nice mix of kids from all different backgrounds, countries, and ethnicities + their personality types are quirky in the very best ways. A little romance was thrown in, of course, but not overly much. Think Ocean’s Eleven meets The Inheritance Games - very appropriate for any age:)

This was one of my highly anticipated books!! Thieves’ Gambit is perfect for fans of heist books. It was such a fun page turner.