Jewel thieves, con men & murder! Perfection.

Kat’s mom is a jewel thief who wants to go straight, but first she needs to pull off her last heist.

Liam’s dad is a conman with a big fish on his hook, his latest mark, Anelise, is the daughter of a billionaire with a fantastic jewellery collection.

When chance throws Kat & Liam together at said billionaires’ fancy compound for the weekend, it isn’t the first time they have met: their parents were married for 48 hours when they were younger, and they’re surprised to find their old connection is still mutual. For their parents’ plans to work they should stay away from each other but things turn deadly and have to rely on each other, their wits, & Anelise’s handsome nephew to survive.

I have read most of the authors previous books & this is well up to her usual standards. I highly recommend this stand alone book, it’s twisty & thrilling. I can’t wait for the authors next release.

Unfortunately I struggled to get into the storm and becoming invested with this. I usually do enjoy Karen’s books but unfortunately I didn’t manage to connect with this.
The writing as always was great and the story was intriguing but something about it was enjoyable for me. I found myself not looking forward to read it and actually dreading it more than anything. Plus it felt as though there was a loooot of characters I got mixed up.
Thank you for the arc! :)

I read this in only a matter of days, it was very good! Karen McManus distances herself from her usual kind of mysteries: this is the story of a heist and I must say, it much more realistic than her other novels (a point in ber favour).
The characters were lovable but I simply don't understand why there must always be a romantic subplot. Can't people who have just met each other just be friends?
The story was entertaining, the mother-daughter relationship was well developed.

Overall, I must say, well done!

A really entertaining read for lovers of YA fiction, the twists and counter-twists are excellently plotted and the action never stops. Kat starts off as a little flaky, making foolish choices and taking unnecessary risks and I had to keep reminding myself that she's only 16 but once I started to go with the flow I very quickly got absorbed in the story. A great cast of characters and some very witty dialogue between the three teenagers make for an excellent story.

Another fantastic book from Karen McManus - gripping, twisty, character driven...I didn't expect anything less. The plot relates to a heist, a rich family, secrets, lies. All the good stuff!

Thank you for the chance to read this. I love KMM's books so i'm always really grateful to get the chance to read early.

I feel like this book has the potential to be a fan favourite, but it just wasn't my cup of tea at all sadly :(.

The initial premise felt really promising, I loved the Robin Hood-esque set up of stealing from the rich to give to the poor in a fresh take on the classic heist. The sibling rivalry felt really well written between Kat and Liam and I haven't read a book where two characters have had that dynamic without being directly related. I must say though, I found them being referred to as step siblings and 'like brother and sister' a bit confusing as the plot was progressing I initially was thinking wait are they actually step siblings, I'm confused!

Kat and Jamie's backstory was fun to read, it had a lot of depth and really made me reconsider the morality of the heist and how it felt justified in certain aspects. I also was a fan of the suspense building in the basement scene. It had all the ingredients of a good thriller scene and was perfectly paced.

There are a couple of things I wasn't crazy about in this book. Firstly, Liam and Luke's relationship felt more like they were brothers than a father-son dynamic. I'm not sure if this was intentional, but Liam mainly referring to his dad as 'Luke' did make it hard for that father-son relationship to solidify in my mind as I was reading. I feel like the potential of this book was so high, but I got bored about halfway through. It felt like the pacing was so slow at points and there'd be chapters where not much had happened that I really struggled to get through the second half of this book. I didn't feel like the stakes were that high and when there was a twist, I felt like I'd disengaged already by that point so it didn't have as much of an effect.

Another brilliant mystery from one of my favourite authors! This time it's a heist, with a bit of murder thrown in and some gripping twists. Absolutely loved every minute of it!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Thank you to NetGalley for supplying me with an E ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Karen M McManus can always be trusted to deliver a twisty and turny mystery where every detail has a purpose, Although this is a YA book there's nothing inherently young about it, although I did appreciate that the violence was non-gratuitous.

The characters were engaging and enjoyable, and instantly distinguishable from one another. Gem was a particular favourite of mine, and I wish we'd heard more from her. Is there a prequal there around the set up of Spotless?

I found the setting of the Sutherland compound a little less well developed, such opulence is hard to picture and I would have enjoyed more description to really get the measure of the place.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and finished it in a couple of days. Highly recommended.

SUCH CHARMING LIARS is a heist going horribly wrong, and two teens caught in the middle of it.

It starts off with a jewellery theft that looks pretty simple and then falls apart from the get go. A terrible ex, a stomach bug, and more rip the plan apart before the murder even happens. It leads to a twisty tale of revenge and desperation.

It was a lot of fun to watch it all unfold, the layers of double crossing and family secrets. I was guessing throughout as the stakes rose and got deadlier. So many people are caught in the wide-ranging net of secrets and people using others like tools.

I loved Kat and Liam's relationship. They are thrown-together-by-trauma siblings who end up developing a deep bond. I loved seeing them instinctively trust each other initially and then coming to truly rely on one another and become a team who will protect each other in the most terrible situations.

It's also about families that do work and love one another, although they might be overprotective or cautious due to past trauma. Kat and her mother's relationship was another I enjoyed watching over the course of the book, particularly the way it ended between them.

Way excited to share my thoughts and review on this latest title I am interested in acquiring for our YA section. Full of intrigue, suspense, and drama this will perfectly fulfill young readers reading wish lists.

I really enjoyed this heist setting mystery from KM. There's something so fascinating about a murder at the home of someone so wealthy and I was quickly drawn into the chaos that unfolded. I loved Kat's no nonsense approach to things which paired fantastically with Liam's slightly more reserved and innocent approach. Looking forward to KMs next book!

Thank you NetGalley for the E-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book was fantastic, it’s full of twist and turns and the story reels you in from the very first page. I would have liked to see more of the rich family and I was expecting a bit more of a heist.