《Thieves’Gambit》(作者:Kayvion Lewis)

Wesley Jacques
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评论:《Thieves’Gambit》(作者:Kayvion Lewis),《Kayvion Thieves’Gambit》。8-11住在巴哈马群岛的奎斯特一家是世界闻名的小偷,但罗莎琳·“罗斯”·奎斯特可能正准备放弃一切,过上一些青少年的生活,只要她能鼓起勇气告诉她那坚定不信任她的母亲,她小心翼翼地发送了大学申请,并收到了录取通知。相反,罗斯决定采取简单的路线,并计划为他们的下一个母女演出精心设计的消失行为,但事情很快就出了问题,当妈妈似乎被绑架了,数十亿美元的赎金迫使罗斯进入一个秘密的高端盗窃竞争谁是谁的青少年猫窃贼。尽管罗斯正忙于调和她对一个骗子同伴的直接迷恋,以及家庭对所有非任务的不信任,但导致“Gambit”的设计应该让读者停下来。事实上,目前还不清楚来自潜在杀手的赎金要求是如何被迅速接受的,但刻薄的女孩和可爱的十几岁的男孩可能会让你丧命。尽管如此,比赛的挑战将这群精明的青少年从法国带到埃及到加勒比海,从博物馆抢劫到石棺骗局再到他们自己的绑架企图,同时揭露他们各自家庭戏剧的花边新闻和沉重的犯罪遗产。这本小说还可以更深入一些,但罗斯与母亲和她信任的人之间复杂的关系,让人瞥见了她与母亲之间的情感联系。版权所有©2023伊利诺伊大学董事会
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Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (review)
Reviewed by: Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis Wesley Jacques Lewis, Kayvion Thieves' Gambit. Paulsen/Penguin, 2023 [384p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780593625361 $19.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780593625378 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys Ad Gr. 8-11 The Bahamas-based Quest family are world-renowned thieves, but Rosalyn "Ross" Quest might just be ready to give it all up for some teenage normalcy, if only she can muster up the courage to tell her staunchly untrusting mother about the discreetly sent college applications and the acceptances she's received. Instead, Ross decides to take the easy route and plans an elaborate disappearing act for their next motherdaughter gig, but things quickly go awry when mom is seemingly kidnapped and a billion-dollar ransom forces Ross into a secret high-end thieving competition for the who's who of teen cat burglars. The contrivances that lead to this "Gambit" should give readers some pause, even as Ross is preoccupied with reconciling her immediate crush on a fellow crook with the familial commitment to distrusting all non-Quests. In fact, it's unclear how ransom requests from would-be killers are promptly taken at face value but mean girls and cute teenage boys might be the death of you. Nonetheless, the challenges of the competition transport the troupe of markedly savvy teens from France to Egypt to the Caribbean, from museum heists to sarcophagus scams to kidnapping attempts of their own, all while revealing tidbits of their respective family dramas and burdensome legacies of crime. The novel could sorely use more depth, but Ross' complicated relationships with her mother and others she trusted give momentary glimpses of emotional connection. Copyright © 2023 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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