Blog Tour & Giveaway: The Con Code by Shana Silver

The Con Code
Shana Silver
(Swoon Reads)
Publication date: August 25th 2020
Genres: Contemporary, Mystery, Young Adult

A teen forger and thief forms a criminal crew from her high school friends (and crush) to perform a series of heists leading to the location of her missing mother in this action-packed contemporary YA novel.

By day, seventeen-year-old Fiona Spangler runs small cons for her ritzy prep-school classmates: getting them out of tests and forging fake hall passes. But by night, Fiona joins her dad on riskier heists: stealing back the clue-filled forgeries her mom scattered across the country before she disappeared. Fiona desperately hopes that her mother will be waiting at the end of the scavenger hunt she left behind.

And they are SO close. Just three more heists remain, but then disaster strikes when Fiona’s dad is captured by the FBI. Desperate to finish the job and save what’s left of her family, Fiona assembles of crew of teen criminals: a master of disguise who can transform into anyone, a talented hacker who only communicates in glares, and a rival con artist with a vendetta against—and possible crush on—Fiona.

All they have to do is perform three nearly impossible heists, solve her mother’s incredibly complex clues, and evade the FBI. Easy, right?

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My Review:

3.5 Out Of 5 Stars

Genre: Heart-Wrenching, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Teen--

I loved the plot and the fast pacing of the writing where there was never a dull moment. The gang got into all kinds of dilemmas, went through every con I could have imagined (and a ton I couldn't have imagined) and escaped some very difficult situations. I also really like how this is a standalone story that completely wrapped up everything, leaving no loose ends (even while I found the end to be bittersweet and a touch heartbreaking). The Con Code was a book about friendship, family and romance, all in a high stakes action packed setting.

I will say that I struggled a little with how easy the main character, a girl who has been taught her whole life about cons and how to evade capture from authorities, fell for cons/tricks from a boy with no training, just his natural charisma, multiple times. I wanted to facepalm at how easy she was to manipulate, it seemed out of character to who I thought she was. Also, sometimes things in their master plan were just a little too easy- like a magical school educational trip that just happened to go to the three spots they needed and was leaving the next day. If you can suspend belief and just get lost in the action and capers, this is a great read (I just sometimes analyze too much for my own well being)

This is 100% a fun, fast paced read to escape into. The Con Code is a perfect choice for anyone who likes suspense and mischief, for fans of Ocean's Eleven movie series but in a YA form, and found families.

Author Bio:

Shana Silver studied creative writing at Syracuse University. She’s been a computer animator, an e-book creator for a major publisher, and now works as a Project Manager in digital and TV advertising where she enjoys telling people what to do. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, young daughter, and the characters she dreams up. MIND GAMES is her debut novel. THE CON CODE comes out in Summer 2020.

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