Con Academy
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For teen readers of Curtis Sittenfeld, Ally Carter, and James Patterson, Joe Schreiber's entertaining and over-the-top novel introduces us to Will Shea: con-artist. But Will isn't the only scammer at one of the most elite and privileged prep schools in the country--Andrea Dufresne is there, too, and Connaughton Academy isn't big enough for the both of them. So they make a deal--and the stakes are higher than high school. May the best con win!
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The summary for this book makes it more interesting than it really is. The ‘secrets' and ‘lies' aren't very everlasting, nor are they so damaging that a few blackmails here and there can't fix. Romance is almost nonexistent – don't know why I even bothered to expect much from a guy writing this. But that isn't the main focus of this book so it isn't a huge detriment.
Main character, Will, Bill, whatever you want to call him has a bland personality. Andrea is far more interesting and conniving, with a worthy goal that seems to be shoved in last minute. I don't remember much of the other characters because there really wasn't much to them in the first place. The last 10% of the novel was this fast-paced action movie that came out of nowhere, details intentionally omitted to come as a huge plot-twist sensational story, and somehow in the middle of it all, the original bet that the whole premise was set upon was lost and forgotten. Borrow this from the library, or just sit there reading for an hour and a half. Not worth purchasing for any reason.