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“My name is Danielle. I’m eighteen. I’ve been stealing things for as long as I can remember.”

Danielle was born a thief, trained a thief, and lived the life of a thief. There’s nothing she does better than stealing antique silver behind your back and getting away with it. Moving from town to town, Danielle and her mother made a living by stealing silver. They soon targeted the beach town of Heaven but they didn’t know the life they knew was about to change. Dani started doubting herself as a person; she started questioning whether or not this is what she wanted for herself. She had to choose where her loyalties lie: with the life she’s known or the life she’s wanted. Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott is a gripping story on growing up, making decisions, and breaking free.

The previous quote hooked me into the book and didn’t let me go until the very last word. It got me asking questions and flipping the pages, desperately trying to find the answers. The chapters of this books are short, which is a perfect way to create cliffhangers and keep the readers thinking. Fortunately, Scott never missed an opportunity to do so. Once my previous answers were answered, new questions will pop up and so will the answers later on. In a way, it is a cycle but it also allows readers to interact with the book.

Scott created Dani as a realistic and believable character that I was able to relate to in many ways. As I was reading, I would unconsciously compare my life with hers. From the way she interacts with her mother to the inner debates she had with herself. By writing the story in Dani’s point of view, Scott successfully reached out to her audience.

Stealing Heaven is easy to read, short, enjoyable and most importantly, relatable. If you prefer a story as such, Stealing Heaven just might steal your heart.