Release Day Review – Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst (3/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Length: 304 pages
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: December 4, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1101931004
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com
Rating: 3/5 stars

“In Sky Hawkins’s family, leading your first heist is a major milestone–even more so than learning to talk, walk, or do long division. It’s a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure can be complicated, especially when you’re a wyvern–a human capable of turning into a dragon.

Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her family’s wealth and rank in their community.

With a handpicked crew by her side, Sky knows she has everything she needs to complete her first heist, and get her boyfriend and mother back in the process. But then she uncovers a dark truth about were-dragon society–a truth more valuable and dangerous than gold or jewels could ever be.”

I got this through NetGalley to review. This was an okay read. This is a pretty quick and simple book and was written at a pretty low reading level. In the end it just wasn’t interesting enough for me to really enjoy.

Sky is a weredragon of sorts and is determined to find her mother and redeem the family name. In an effort to do this she puts together a team to steal a precious gem from her ex-boyfriend’s father’s vault.

There was some interesting history about how the wyverns got to the human world from their Home. However, as I said, this was a very simple and straight-forward story. While it was a very quick read (I read it in a couple hours) it wasn’t all that interesting to me. The characters weren’t that engaging and everything about this was a bit vanilla (weird considering it’s about dragons and heists which should be exciting).

Overall this was not one of Durst’s best books but it was okay. If you are looking for a quick and simple read about weredragons in the modern world this might interest you.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge