Smash & Grabby Amy Christine Parker
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date: July 19th 2016
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller, Fiction
My Rating:
My Rating:
Ocean’s Eleven meets the star-crossed lovers of West Side Story.Grab some popcorn and get ready for an adrenaline-filled heist!
LEXI is a rich girl who loves a good rush. Whether it’s motorcycle racing or BASE jumping off a building in downtown Los Angeles, the only times she feels alive are when she and her friends are executing one of their dares. After her father’s arrest, Lexi doesn’t think twice about going undercover at his bank to steal the evidence that might clear his name. She enlists her hacker brother and her daredevil friends to plan a clever heist.
CHRISTIAN is a boy from the wrong side of the tracks. The local gang has blackmailed him and his friends into robbing banks, and he is desperate for a way out. When the boss promises that one really big job will be the last he ever has to do, Christian jumps at the chance for freedom. In fact, he’s just met a girl at the bank who might even prove useful. . . .
Two heists. One score. The only thing standing in their way is each other.
Told in alternating points of view, this caper is full of romance and fast-paced fun. Hand to fans of Perfect Chemistry, The Conspiracy of Us, and Heist Society.
This was my first heist book. Where I was promised Ocean’s
Eleven meets West Side Story, I ended up with something of a shadow of those two
concepts. I didn’t hate what was given to me, but I was just left with wanting
more.
Lexi along with her brother Quinn and group of friends
are adrenaline junkies. When Lexi and Quinn’s dad gets locked up for fraud,
what’s the best way to relieve that stress? Base jumping off a building of course.
That is until Lexi ends up running into Christian. Teenage bank robber going on
his last heist before getting out of the business. So what is the logical
choice? Team up together and do the ultimate rush, rob a bank.
I will say it now, I didn’t like Lexi. She felt too much
to deal with as a character for me. She felt ignorant at times and there was
nothing I could grab hold on to even care about her. I felt sympathy for her
I did appreciate Christian. I liked how his character
felt a little more developed than Lexi. Maybe that was the influence of the
Mexican mafia or his want to get out of the bank robbing business. Something
about him felt more genuine. I could see the West Side Story comparisons when
it came to him and Lexi.
Where the story lacked in believability, it made up in
writing. The writing wasn’t bad at all. I quite liked the pace it all went
through. If it wasn’t for Lexi, I would have liked this 10 times more but I
didn’t hate it. The dual perspective helped a lot. Maybe I’m being greedy and just wanted more.
"I did my best to flirt, but truth is, I always feel like a giant tool putting on the charm." - Christian
"You want me to enroll in UCLA so I can apply for this?" I ask. "That seems sort of over complicated, don't you think?" - Lexi
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AMY CHRISTINE PARKER writes full-time from her home near Tampa, Florida, where she lives with her husband, their two daughters, and one ridiculously fat cat. Visit her at amychristineparker.com and follow her on Twitter @amychristinepar.
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