Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life. Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two months she’s simply been known as the girl who robbed the greatest museum in the world. That’s why Kat isn’t surprised when she’s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners. There are only three problems. First, the gem is owned by the most secure auction house in the world. Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself. But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous and that is simply… the emerald is cursed.Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend—the gorgeous Hale—and the rest of her intrepid crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the world, realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time.Which means, this time, Katarina Bishop is making up her own rules.Critics and fans alike have fallen for Heist Society (no conning necessary). With more mystery, non-stop action, romance and humor, this second novel in the hit series is just as irresistible.
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Uncommon Criminals (A Heist Society Novel)
von Ally Carter
Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life. Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two months she’s simply been known as the girl who robbed the greatest museum in the world. That’s why Kat isn’t surprised when she’s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners. There are only three problems. First, the gem is owned by the most secure auction house in the world. Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself. But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous and that is simply… the emerald is cursed.Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend—the gorgeous Hale—and the rest of her intrepid crew with her as they chase the Cleopatra around the world, realizing that the same tricks and cons her family has used for centuries are useless this time.Which means, this time, Katarina Bishop is making up her own rules.Critics and fans alike have fallen for Heist Society (no conning necessary). With more mystery, non-stop action, romance and humor, this second novel in the hit series is just as irresistible.
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Rezension von Natália OliveiraI love how this books are short but so entertaining and with great development of the story and the characters! Also, this one kept me on edge, because it had lots of unexpected twists! I think I may like it better than "Heisty Society", although Hale got me on my nerves sometimes in this book, something that did not happened in the previous one and it mattered in terms of rating. I'm amazed at how the crew seems to have matured since the Henley job! Even Gabrielle seems more grown up and I love how her friendship with Kat seems to have blossomed. This book though was all about Kat's development not only as a thief but also as a person. She started the novel trying to distance herself from her family and her crew because she thought she could handle without them and didn't needed to bother them and that was the main reason why things went the way they did. The realization that the reason why she would never end up like Maggie was because she had people backing her up, people that loved and were there for her, was so beautiful! That's what ultimately made the heist work. Speaking about Maggie, she was delightful as a villain. Heartless, greedy, smart and cocky, she was a much complex character than Taconne in the previous novel. Also, her background story made everything even more difficult but more entertaining to read. I'm sad that Nick wasn't so present in this book. Honestly, I think it's a waste of a very interesting character to use him the way it was done in this. He was barely there, except to make Hale jealous and to serve as a spy during the job and even so we got too few glimpses of him. I wish his relationship with Kat could've progressed a little bit more and his interactions with the gang as well. Also, a little bit more on his background and his relationship with his mother. We were spared the love triangle, though, and I'm glad for that. Hale was a little too much in this book, pressuring Kat a lot and making her confused, because most of the times he was all over her, but when she returned a little, he would turn cold and would distance himself from her. Thankfully, that was resolved 3/4 in, so the final part was more gripping with KatxHale drama out of the way. In the next novel, we'll have more of this, but at least we'll get some cute romance first, since they seem to have ended Uncommon Criminals together. All in all, a solid 4 stars! I'll definitely will be continuing with the series and it's bugging me the whole Romani mystery. I want to know who the guy (or girl) is!