Loved this!! And loved that it tied up a *bit* more nicely than the first one did and didn’t leave on as big of a cliffhanger! I hope there’s more to see what’s next for the organization and the Ross family!

It is not often that sequels live up to the first title in a series, and this one did! Kayvion Lewis did a great job at creating tension between the main characters as well as the dramatic tension of the plot lines. I really liked the choices Lewis had the main character make, very in line with the choices of actual teenagers. Lewis made the main character even more vulnerable in this book, which I really appreciated. Overall great read!

This novel is a thrilling ride, blending high-stakes action with moments of heartfelt connections! This story is fast paced and will keep you on the edge of your seat. The clever plot weaves together surprises that will leave you guessing until the final page. This book is a captivating adventure you won’t want to put down. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I love the fast pass of this series. Casino heists are been my favorite kind of heists. I'm very intrigued about the movies they used for examples. I really hope they continue the story and make another book. I would love a Novella with Heart or for his to come back.

The adventures continue in this sequel to Thieves Gambit. Ross must team up with some friends and compete against others in a high stakes contest to see who will control the organization. When her mom joins the team, Ross has mixed feelings, but the only way to keep her family safe is to win. With Devroe and his mom on the other team, will Ross get a happy ending or just an ending? This book is great for teens that love heist stories with strong friend groups and a little romance.

Thank you to Kayvion Lewis, Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group/Nancy Paulsen Books, and NetGalley for an eARC of Heist Royale!

I was so excited to get an ARC of this book! After reading Thieve's Gambit, I couldn't wait to jump into Heist Royale. This book was just as action packed as the first one and Ross, Devroe, and crew were just as entertaining. I was nervous some of the key characters from book 1 would get cut in this book, but Lewis brought back my favorites in the prefect way.

Heist Royale is a quick read that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Our favorite characters get into even more sticky situations and their solutions to get out of them are creative and entertaining.

I would have loved to see more interaction and development for Devroe and Ross' relationship. They seemed to patch things up a bit too quickly without enough interaction/time to truly come to a solution. Even with this flaw, the book was amazing.

This is definitely a great read for anyone who was a fan of The Inheritance Games, Hunger Games, Maze Runner or any other action-packed YA series.

4.5/5 stars rounded up.

Read book one first..
After the events of the previous book, Ross and her newfound friends along with one exasperating boy who continually flirts with her.. and did I mention he won the prize of a wish in the previous gambit and his mother wants nothing more than to see Ross and her entire family wiped off the face of the earth.. Well,l all that makes her feelings for Devroe quite complicated.
Now a new game is pitting friend against friend in the bid for a new leader, and Ross' mom is back in the picture making things even more complicated than she thought possible.
Heist Royale is fast-paced from beginning to end, with family drama, boy drama, high stakes, and new impossible missions that have everyone's adrenaline hopping. Including my own.
I was hooked from the beginning and was thoroughly entertained until the ending, which was perfect.

This was a great sequel. I liked that it picked up right where the first book left off. The characters were developed quite nicely here, and I enjoyed the journey Ross and her friends took throughout the story. I think the duology closed off nicely, and the entire book was full of action, twists, and turns. I did think some of the tension and the romance between Ross and Devroe were missing. The heists were really well done, and I enjoyed the different settings of this book. Overall, this was a quick, enjoyable read. Thank you to Penguin teen for the ARC!

I loved the first book in this series, The Thieves Gambit, and Heist Royale kept the action going. It was fun to see Ross and Devroe flirt but challenge each other and I was glad her other friendships from the first book endured as well.

The spy action, mysteries, and gambling cons were all intricate and fast-paced. I couldn’t put the book down. I look forward to the next book in the series! I highly recommend this for teens!

I enjoyed the first book and was excited to see this sequel. It took place not long after the first one and was still full of angst. I felt for Devroe stuck between the girl he likes and loyalty to his mother. Ross is doing her best to keep everyone who betrayed her at bay, even her mother. Until a series of events leaves them stuck in another gambit, this one with certain death waiting for the losing team. This book was full of action and heists, romance and angst. And a revolving game of who can you trust. While the book left us in a much more solid place I wouldn’t be disappointed to see more books in this series because I would love to see Ross continue to grow and combine her amazing heist skills with the empathy she is slowly letting loose into the world.

Excellent sequel. Continuing the story of Ross and Devore and their crew from Thieves Gambit. Tasked with working for the agency who ran the game and keeping her family safe from Devroe’s unclaimed wish, Ross gets roped into trying t take down Count to earn her freedom once and for all. A wild ride from start to finish.

I loved Theives Gambit and while I thought it could have been a standalone I was a pleasantly surprised to get a sequel. It did start out a little slow for me and I had forgotten a few details from the first book but overall it was a great sequel. I love the side characters and would love to see a spin off with some of those characters. If you read and loved the first book definitely pick this one up!

I have been waiting for this book since I turned the last page of book 1. And a huge thanks to Kayvion Lewis for giving me everything I needed and more! This book was so good! I gotta say I didn’t think it could be as good as the other, but gah, it definitely was! I need more people to read this series so I can talk about it!

Ok so the plot was cool. It was like the second hunger games where the people were picked from the previous victors. But the places they go to and the people that are trying to get them this time was WILD. I don’t want to say too much, but Lordt it was crazyyyy! I couldn’t stop listening to it. And if you see on the cover the poker chips, there’s an actual casino in this one too. And that’s all I’ll say. I don’t want to ruin anything for y’all because this thriller is something that needs to be experienced with the “OMGs” and the “WTFs” and all.

The ending has one of my most favorite type of endings. I LOVE when there’s a bombshell, not to be confused with a cliff-hanger lol There’s two types, where some information that’s been missing the entire series is finally revealed, or when something is revealed and there’s no explanation after it. This one was the former. And I was so confused I had to listen twice. Because how tf did you just casually drop that like that? It was crazy because I wasn’t even thinking about that until it happened. However it was crazy because when you go back and think about what happened in the book, it was easy to see why this person was acting like this and you can easily see the foreshadowing. But I just ignored it because I didn’t think it was ever going to be a factor. Her mom is brutal lol

The characters were cool tho. They’re the same as in the last book, hella smart and hella cool. And like literally everyone in this book is a trained killer. So basically they’re all bad asses. And the way they ALL have these separate skills and then came together to make this rag-tag group was so good! Both times I finished these books I found myself asking what would my skills be used for. Idk that there’s much you can do with a reader lol

I loved this book so much. I really hope there is more to this story. This one was completely wrapped up at the ending, so I’m a little worried. There wasn’t a cliff-hanger in this one, so now I’m sad. So join me as I make the campaign for another Thieves’ Gambit book. I need one like I need airrrrrr!

3.5 stars

This was an interesting conclusion to the ragtag group of young cons we met in book one. It has the same problems as the first book: lackluster romance, the necessity of suspending your disbelief, and the balance of telling vs showing.

It's also hard to have a storyline revolve around two characters who aren't really part of the conversation. Sure, Rhi and Di are present but their storyline is almost told by proxy. It's clunky and awkward.

I will say that I loved seeing more of Taiyo and Kyung-soon and Noelia and Mylo. There are some cool dynamics at play and I'd love to see them explored more. I'd read another one of these if it was just them without all the adult drama.

<i>Many thanks to NetGalley, Nancy Paulsen Books, and the author for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.</i>

I'll be the first to admit that I really enjoyed Thieves Gambit but I wasn't itching for a sequel. I felt the book wrapped up well enough on its own and I wasn't left with too many questions. So I was skeptical about how necessary this book would be but I was pleasantly surprised by it!
It wasn't stellar or still totaalllyyy essential to have continued the series in my opinion but it was a good read and I don't have many complaints.

I gaveThieves' Gambit 5 stars; however, this one just didn't live up to the first one, unfortunately, this one was just okay for me. Our story starts in the middle of a heist in New Orleans where it is assumed you remember all the details and characters from the first book; I did not. The story continues with Baron and the Count competing to see who would be the leader and the characters are split into two teams with Ross and Devroe on different teams. The teams head to Monte Carlo (after a heist in Antarctica) where they will be competing for millions.

When I began reading this, I thought I had made a mistake and started reading in the middle of the book instead of at the beginning. I had forgotten characters and basic plot lines from the first one so I had no idea what was going on since no background was provided. I did power through, but just didn't couldn't get invested in this one, like I did the first. It would have been beneficial to provide a little background on characters and what happened in the first book.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC. This is the follow-up to Thieves Gambit and boy does Lewis bring this story home. Thieves' Gambit was a bit slow at times -- it was a slow burn--and took a while to set everything up and get to the action. In contrast, Heist Royale was absolutely action packed and exciting. Thieves Gambit set everything up nicely so that in Heist Royale we could hit the ground running and begin with conflict and heists. If you liked the first book, you absolutely need to read this one. I hope Lewis continues this series and writes more of these. I would certainly read them and I know my students would eat them up!

Thank you to Penguin Teen and NetGalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

Kayvion has done it again! I got a physical ARC of The Thieves Gambit at ALA in 2023 and couldn’t put it down. I was so excited when the ARC for this became available. I am not typically big on heist novels, but there’s just something in the way Kayvion writes that draws me in. We pick up six months after the end of book one and Ross wastes absolutely no time trying to figure things out.

I absolutely love Ross as a character. Complex but easy to understand, she truly pushes the narrative forward in a way that keeps you gripped. I loved how this one played out and how she handled things, especially with Devroe. The end tho?? So good!

If you haven’t picked these up, you are missing out!

This was a great follow-up for Thieves' Gambit! It picked up flawlessly and answered all my lingered questions. My only complaint is that it started a little slower than I would've liked. I'm glad to see all my faves again and to return to their world of thievery!

Heist Royale is the second and apparent final chapter in author Kayvion Lewis's Thieves' Gambit duology. This story will take readers from Rio to New Orleans to Antarctica to Cape Town, South Africa. It's been six months since the end of the Gambit. Instead of winning an impossible wish to save her mother, Rosalyn Quest has the threat of her family’s execution hanging over her head. Devroe, the only person Ross thought she could trust, could wish the Quests into oblivion at any time thanks to his mother who has an axe go grind with Ros's mother.

Shockingly, despite his betrayal, Devroe is still making a play for Ross’s heart as the two work together pulling jobs for the Organization. But Ross has learned her lesson: A Quest can only trust another Quest, even if it is her mother. After a minor abduction in Rio, Ross learns that Count is being challenged by Baron for control of the Organization. To settle the challenge, a Gambit begins to see who will take control of the Organization. Ross sees her chance to change her fortunes.

All her team, which includes her mother, has to do is win 2 out of 3 extremely difficult challenges. If her team wins, they will be safe from Devroe's wish. If they lose, it's the end of the line. While Devroe is trying to win for the Baron, and his mother, he also seems to gravitate to making sure that Ros survives. In this final clash, Ross will square off against a ruthless opponent who will stop at nothing to seize power, and in their corner will be not only Devroe but his mother, who wants to destroy the Quests at any cost.

The new Gambit takes Ross and her crew into the intoxicating casinos of Monte Carlo and across treacherous snow-covered slopes in Antarctica as Ross competes against Devroe in a fight for her life. Loyalties will be tested, backs stabbed, hearts broken. May the best thief win. This book introduces a battle for power within the organization, which causes a compelling escalation in risk. Ross must work with her mother, who she has complicated feelings towards, and two of her closest friends was a thrilling dynamic to see unfold. The ending of the story wraps things up nicely with a nice twist that I didn't see coming, but it was the right direction to take.