Description
Some people join chess club, some people play football. Jack Shannon runs a secret blackjack ring in his private school’s basement. What else is the son of a Las Vegas casino mogul supposed to do?
Everything starts falling apart when Jack’s mom is arrested for their family’s ties to organized crime. His sister Beth thinks this is the Shannon family’s chance to finally go straight, but Jack knows that something’s not right. His mom was sold out, and he knows by who. Peter Carlevaro: rival casino owner and jilted lover. Gross.
Jack hatches a plan to find out what Carlevaro’s holding over his mom’s head, but he can’t do it alone. He recruits his closest friends—the asexual support group he met through fandom forums. Now all he has to do is infiltrate a high-stakes gambling club and dodge dark family secrets, while hopelessly navigating what it means to be in love while asexual. Easy, right?
Candice Moore @nova.keebler_234
January 21, 2023
5
I picked this one up because it said it was about an asexual group of friends that were breaking into a gambling club. That sounded so interesting. And I actually did find it really fun! I liked that the group of friends had asexuality in common but it wasn't about their asexuality specifically. Their asexuality didn't dictate the plot. I enjoyed the characters, though they shared one aspect of their identity, they were all still unique and most importantly they were all loveable. The story obviously wasn't very realistic but it was quite fun and an enjoyable read.