Name: The Scam List
ISBN: 9781734912708

Kurt Dinan

Boone McReedy: high school conman, smooth-talking charmer, and the idiot who just got scammed out of $15,000 of his mom's money. ​Darby West: ass-kicker, straight-shooter, and Boone's ex-girlfriend. Now, they must team up to save their parents' business, one con at a time. That is if they don't kill each other first.

The Scam List

Catalina Petre

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this book as much as I actually did. 
This is the story of Boone McReedy, a professional, and very skilful conman. Boone enjoys the thrill of running cons and making a little pocket money, but he never goes too far as he does not want to get the attention of the police and land himself in trouble. I found Boone highly likable and enjoyed reading about his scams. Boone is not your typical unscrupulous crook. He cares deeply about his mum and their business, The Golden Mountain, has very good friends who would help him out whenever he needs, and cares about Derby’s opinion of himself. Boone is also introspective and analyses his actions and how these impact others. There is character growth in this book and Boone matures as the story unfolds.
The story is well written and fast paced. I liked the way Boone spoke to the reader directly and made me feel more involved in the plot. I also enjoyed the way the toyed with the reader and tried to prove to use how scams work while reading. 
One of my favourite characters must be Kimberly. She is like quicksilver. Read the book and find out why. No spoilers.

Suzanne

This was my first Kurt Dinan book. I got this book as an ARC on NetGalley. It was such a thrilling and exciting read. A teenager who wants to help his mom recover 15.000 dollars, through scams. 
I know now, to never ever engage in a bar bet, so thank you Dinan.
It was such a funny and whitty book.
Darby is such an exciting female character. The absolute bad ass of this book, and I thought it was interesting to see how teenage hormones mixed with rage, but containment.
Read the book in two days, was a thrilling ride. I would absolutely recommend the book if you like unlikely characters, an adventure of sorts and stories about the underdog. In a way it reminded me of some of Carl Hiaasen's story telling (good guys, but also bad, bad guys who can always get worse). Can't wait to see what Kurt writes next.

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