Amanda DeWitt

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm always very happy about an ARC and being able to give it a review!  <3

The cover immediately spoke to me!

It takes a while to get into the story, but at about 30% it really starts to get exciting and I would have loved to find out with Grace what the Hurricane Club is all about!

I loved the relationship between Grace and Jake and I need more of them.. 🥲

The story was perfect and is very reminiscent of Life is Strange.. can you please make a film of the book???

The ending was so emotional that I even had a few tears in my eyes. A great highlight in my collection! 

So if you love time travelling or anything like that, you will love this book.

Thank you to Peachtree Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.

Aces Wild is one of my most anticipated releases of 2022. I mean, you all know I love a good heist, and to make it ace on top of that? Perfect.

The blurb of this book compares it to Six of Crows, and while I don't think that's entirely inaccurate, it is a little misleading. This book reminded me much more of another one of my favourite books: Heist Society.
Do not go into this book expecting the grit and darkness of SoC. The humour, tone and writing are much more like a Riordan book. Which I absolutely love.

This book was really, really fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The characters are lovable, the writing smooth, the jokes funny enough to make me laugh out loud a couple of times.

I love the representation as well. An entire (Mini)busload of Aces, all with unique identities, including an aromatic ace and a nonbinary ace. Love it. Aces pursuing a romantic relationship. Love it.

It was overall just a really fun and quick read.

Ther were two flaws that presented it from being a full 5 star read though.
One: The whole book is based on our MCs desire to get his mom out of prison. The thing is, she is absolutely guilty. And I just do not feel bad for the multi-millionaire casinobowner with mob- ties who's a neglectful mother going to jail for fraud, just because she wouldn't have got caught withiut the interfaceof a rival. I just don't.
And the second flaw: The Heist itself was quite underwhelming. You know that point in a good heist novel, where you as a reader think everything has gone down the drain but then it turns out that was the plan all along? Well in this the narrator all but tells you that is what's happening. And just how a joke isn't funny anymore when you explain it, the story just wasn't as entertaining anymore at that point.

Do not get me wrong, I still enjoyed this bookba lot and definitely recommend you read it. I also can't wait to get my physical copy of it.