Perfect Scoundral's by Ally Carter

Back-Story: I’m a huge fan of Ally Carter and have all her books, so naturally when this one came out I bought it.

Review: I don’t like the Heist Society novels as much as I like the Gallagher Girls series. I don’t know if it’s the way it’s written (GG is first point of view and HS is third person) or if it’s just the book in general. It’s about thieves and at times can be hard to follow along. I was a little let down with this book. When I first read about it I was so excited to learn about Hale and his family and what I learnt wasn’t really all that exciting. I also wanted more interaction between Hale and Kat, but there wasn’t all that much. It was enjoyable enough that I didn’t put it down often and it was a nice addition to the series, but I wasn’t blown away at any point in the book.

Looks: I like the cover. It goes along with the other ones. I don’t really understand the title choice though. I mean, it’s a good way to describe the crew but scoundrels was never used in this book and I don’t think it was used in any of the others.

Content: Like the rest of Ally Carter’s books it’s clean. There’s one point where someone is drunk, but it’s only about a page or so in the book and isn’t a big deal.

Likes: The plot idea was good. There isn’t all the much to complain about.

Dislikes: Didn’t reach my expectations and I wanted more Hale/Kat interactions.

Overall: If you’ve read the other series you might as well read it. If you haven’t read any of Ally Carter’s books I’d say to start off with the Gallagher Girls series.

A Gallagher Wedding by Ally Carter

This story is only 12 pages long and it's really just a deleted chapter. If you're smart and can piece things together then you already know whose wedding this is. I can't really review it because it's so short but one thing I didn't like was that the actual wedding and I do's aren't in the story. It's just the getting ready part that we read about. Overall, I'd recommend getting it just because its a nice thing to have if you've been with the series a long time. If you can't or don't want to get it then its no big deal because you're not missing anything. I feel that this is really just a special thing for the fans that's been there since the beginning.

United We Spy by Ally Carter

*Warning: This review may contain spoilers*

If you're expecting an amazing, incredible, fantastic book- this isn't it. I've been a fan of this series for a long time. I've read and reread all of the books and loved them, and when the final book was announced, I was a sad. And when I bought the book and read it within the same 24 hours I got it, I was disappointed. You can really tell that Ally was ready to finish the series. For one thing, it took her a while to put this one out because she started a new series. And another is just that it didn't have the fun and the humor in it like her other books. I think that this book (and the fifth one) was severely lacking. The plots were boring and predictable which is saying something because I can never guess things right. There isn't any romance in this either. The most you get out of Cammie and Zach are a couple kisses and that's it. And if you're looking for Mr. Solomon scenes? Forget it. He's only in two. I rarely get annoyed while reading books, but one thing that annoyed me was that the phrase 'Once Upon a Time' is used about twelve times in the book. Its once upon a time this and once upon a time that. I guess its used a lot to capture the feeling of moving on and graduating, and if that's the intention then well done because that's what it felt like. It was draining and at times even I was cringing at what was going on. I realize I'm staying a lot of negative things about this book but here is one positive: it had a nice ending. I liked where Ally sent her characters after graduation. It fit them well and felt right. I'd say the way that Cammie chooses to go is really predictable. You can just tell what she's going to do when she graduates and it's what I expected. I hope in some way Ally can continue the series. I know she has no intention of that, but I think a prequel with Gillian Gallagher as the main character would be pretty stinking cool. In conclusion, If you're a fan of the series then go ahead and read the book, but just don't expect an emotional goodbye.