In this heart-stopping sequel to Thieves\u2019 Gambit (2023), Ross, an 18-year-old professional thief, once again finds herself at the whims of the organization, competing in something that\u2019s \u201cless like a gambit, more like a gauntlet\u201d to help their leader retain control after a takeover attempt puts the Quest family at risk. From New Orleans and Antarctica to Monte Carlo and Cape Town, the returning cast of beloved characters, including Ross\u2019 friends Noelia, Mylo, and Kyung-soon, among others, find themselves competing against Devroe, Ross\u2019 former crush, and his mother, Diane, who deeply hates the Quest family. Ross must continue to face the uncertainty of choosing to trust her friends\u2019 loyalty, despite her mother\u2019s continually urging her to do the opposite, all while she attempts to remain one step ahead of her opponents. Much of the same nail-biting action continues here, making for a fun and satisfying read. While Ross and Devroe\u2019s relationship falls a little flat, losing some of the sparkle from the earlier entry, Ross\u2019 other relationships bloom as she grows confident in her own personhood, building a future for herself. New readers will want to start with the first book to grasp the plot and get to know the internationally diverse cast. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In this heart-stopping sequel to Thieves\u2019 Gambit (2023), Ross, an 18-year-old professional thief, once again finds herself at the whims of the organization, competing in something that\u2019s \u201cless like a gambit, more like a gauntlet\u201d to help their leader retain control after a takeover attempt puts the Quest family at risk. From New Orleans and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}