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Medici Heist

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"Medici Heist is the most fun you'll ever have stealing from the Pope." -Britta Lundin, author of Ship It and Like Other Girls

From Caitlin Schneiderhan, writer on the hit show Stranger Things, comes a clever YA debut featuring a sharp-witted teenage thief who leads a team of skilled misfits on a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom and revenge against a corrupt Pope in Renaissance Italy.

There's nothing 'impossible' in this world. There are only things that very clever people have not done yet.

Welcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue and opulence, murder and betrayal. Seventeen-year-old conwoman Rosa Cellini arrives in the city the same day that the Medici Pope, Leo X, returns to take up the reins of power. This is not a coincidence. The new Pope is extorting a mountain of indulgence money from the people of Florence to bolster his power and standing, and Rosa has a plan to take it back.

To pull off the Renaissance's greatest robbery, she'll recruit a team of specially-chosen, highly-skilled misfits: Sarra the tinkerer, Khalid the fighter, and Giacomo, the irrepressible master of disguise. To top it all off, and to smooth their entrance into the fortress-like Palazzo Medici, Rosa even enlists the reluctant help of the famed artist Michelangelo.

But as the authorities draw closer and the Medici's noose pulls tighter around the land, old secrets resurface and tensions in the group start to flare. What began as a robbery could be the key to saving the city itself-if Rosa and company don't destroy each other first.

"A stunning debut for Caitlin Schneiderhan. Weaving together a cast of loveable rogues, a richly detailed historical setting, and a cinematic thrill ride of a story, Medici Heist knocked us flat. Let's hope this is the first of many epic adventures for Rosa and her crew-because we need more!" -the Duffer Brothers, creators of Netflix's Stranger Things

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ISBN9781250907172
PublisherSt. Martins Press
Publication Date08/05/25
Pages434

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  • johannaruhl
    johannaruhl

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    3.5

    This was a gripping read with cool characters and an interesting historical setting. Due to its Criminal Found Family on a Heist trope it reminded me of Leigh Bardugo's Crows and Roshani Chokshi's Gilded Wolves series, however it wasn't simply a copy and the historical background gave it an interesting twist. I really liked the different characters and the (small) insight we get into their lives and thus their motives. Due to the many perspectives there wasn't a loot of room for elaborate background stories but I still managed to get a feel for all of them. The guys especially were just 🤍😩 how cute can people be? The heist itself was very interesting and well thought-out, I just wish there would have been a little more detail on what they have planned beforehand and their respective roles, as the reader is left in the dark for most part of the book. Of course that makes it exciting but for me it created a little too much distance and questionmarks in my head 😅 Languagewise the book was easy to read and I loved the short chapters and quick changes of perspective to keep up to date with everyone. Just the PDF format from the e-arc was a pain to read on my phone (tiiiny)... Thanks to Netgalley and Little Brown Books for the e-arc! I would definitely recommend this book to all fans of criminal found family, Florence and and snarky but awesome characters.

    Jul 16, 2024

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