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The Blurb On The Back:

Dear Logan,

Someday I’m going to write a book: How Not to Die in Alaska – A Girl’s Guide to Fashionable Survival.

I bet you don’t know that a hair pin can make an excellent fishing hook. You may think you can use just any kind of mud masks, but trust me, you CAN’T! in a pinch, nothing starts a fire like nail polish remover.

Alaska is tough. You might know this, if you ever replied to my letters …

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The Verdict:

Ally Carter’s standalone YA survival thriller has a cute idea but is sadly a limp and predictable affair with a central romance that never catches light, cardboard cut-out antagonists, a plot that’s full of holes, and some eye-rolling moments that combined to make me relieved to get to the end.

NOT IF I SAVE YOU FIRST was released in the United Kingdom on 27th March 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.

The Blurb On The Back:

When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre … to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie travelled to Austria … to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own – scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind.

But now her dad’s life is on the line, and Kat must go back to the world she tried so hard to escape …

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The Verdict:

Ally Carter’s novel, the first in a new crime thriller series, is a mix of OCEAN’S ELEVEN and THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR for teens. It’s a frothy, light-hearted romp with an interesting, resourceful and dynamic main character and a promising series arc. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

HEIST SOCIETY was released in the UK on 1st September 2011. Thanks to Orchard Books for the ARC of this book.