#the heist monaco rye

[reveluving]

Lowkey kinda disappointed that you can't have a steamy moment/history with Ansel, regardless if it's before and/or after the betrayal for 'old time's sake'.

Not for redemption or anything, just so when he gets thrown into prison in the end and he tells his cellmates about how he was one of the lucky bastards who got to sleep with MC, they'd just laugh out loud and slam their hands on the table like:

"You got a chance with the MC????? Stop lying bro."

Very 'sure grandma, let's get you to bed' vibes lskslsnls

[choicesoutofcontext]

the heist: monaco | ch 2

[cadybear420]

Cadybear's Reviews Brief Thoughts- The Heist: Monaco

Welcome to the sixteenth official Cadybear's Reviews Brief Thoughts post! Today I'll be talking about The Heist: Monaco, which I have ranked on the "Diamond Tier" at 10 stars out of a possible 10. My last playthrough of this book was back in May 2021. I had started another playthrough in July 2023, but it's been put on hiatus.

This is another one of those books where there’s not much to say that hasn’t already been said. 

This book has so many refreshing elements to it. A MC that gets to be experienced and a leader for a change? A variety of choices that actually significantly influence the story and experience? Um, fuck yes???

Probably my favorite feature is how you can choose different people for each crew role, and how it changes the dialogue and interactions in certain scenes. Like, that must have been a pain in the ass to code, all the different dialogue exchanges for each crew combination. But it just goes to show what happens when you actually put effort into your books. 

And it’s all wrapped up in a story that’s straightforward and not exactly “emotionally deep/complex” or whatever, but it’s still great for being exciting, engaging, and overall very solid. Along with the choice in our crew, we also have to build up a Heist score to get good endings for our MC and Eris and Rye, and relationship scores to get good endings for the new crew members.  

The only thing I didn’t like was that most of the female MC outfits were… kind of ass. Maybe I’m just biased because I’m very GNC about my clothing tastes as a woman, but very few of them screamed “cunning, clever, criminal mastermind leader” to me like most of the m!MC ones did. They’re not really bad, they just don’t have the same vibes as the m!MC outfits. 

Especially stuff like the f!MC’s racer outfit having a crop top (while m!MC’s is more basic)... like, can we stop this? At least half the time they give a f!MC outfit a “cool” or “badass” jacket outfit, they always have to pair it with a crop top, while the m!MC version does not get the same treatment. Either both get a crop top or neither get a crop top. They do this in many books (especially later ones), but the racer outfit is probably one of the more egregious examples. 

Speaking of racing, though… (yes, hint hint for what my next review will be)

[myautumnrose]

Name: Itsuki(Yarrow) Vine

Age: 27

Book of Origin: “The Heist: Monaco”

Race: Black/Japanese-American

Sexuality: Bisexual

Religion: Agnostic

LI: Eros Huang, Rye, Sonia Alves, Fabien Ahmad

Bio: While a little naughty, Yarrow has the charm to make you believe he is innocent. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Yarrow was born to a Black mother and Japanese father as the first child. All through his childhood he felt like he was in his father’s shadow . As he was a well known thief and was able to get what he wanted. However, his father wasn’t a good person as he was selfish and strict. Unfortunately, a heist gone wrong left his father incarcerated for the rest of his life without parole.

Yarrow’s mother wanted a fresh start so his name was changed as long as his sister’s. He has to help take of the small family until his mom met Scott Vine. Yarrow also cares for his mom, wether it’s to help groceries from the store or practice spiritual exercises with her. Yarrow has a nice relationship with Scott and even considers him to be a second dad. But, some urge just made Yarrow want to please his biological father. That’s when he decided to become a thief himself!

Thieving started petty, some Snicker bars here, a couple of cheap toys there. Yarrow would barely get caught and found out he was just as good as his father. In school, he was able to convince a kid named Rye perform “heists” with him. Once Rye started to catch on, he enjoyed the thrill of it all. The two eventually became a duo of thieves. Eventually meeting Eris, Ansel, and others along the way.

As time went on, Yarrow began to suspect something when he eyed the boys in his school as well as the girls. One boy caught his attention, Myrtle Flowers, and the two dated but the relationship didn’t go well. Despite this, he felt ok with this sexuality and told his family, who were all very supportive! He doesn’t think he is the marriage type and kids are DEFINITELY OUT OF THE QUESTION!!!

Yarrow doesn’t consider himself religious and doesn’t know or care about an afterlife but would just go to a church to be there whenever his sister had a event. He wouldn’t steal from a church though. He does sometimes practice Wiccan with his mom and has a set of tarot cards for fun.

Yarrow loves his little sister, Erica, and would do anything for her! Even beat up rich boy bullies! Yarrow tries hard to make sure her and Scott don’t know what he really does behind the scenes. Of course, it’s hard with occasional, unexpected visits!

Yarrow is a free spirit who likes to live dangerously hoping to become the greatest thief of all time. After the events of Monaco, Yarrow’s phone rang, a call from a maximum security prison. He heard the words the caller said very clearly:

“I’m so proud of you!”

Also, fun fact: Yarrow wears contacts!!!

[a-small-jollydolly]

Thinking of replaying The Heist Monaco and trying out a different LI and maybe a different crew.

Anyway, my last pick was Sonia so I might go for Rye this time. I love enemies to lovers but I'm also a sucker for childhood best friends to lovers 🤔

[she-x-wolf]

Here we go again!

Replaying because I miss them + wanna try a couple of different options. Picked the same mc again because look at him, he's delicious.

Bonus :

I love this woman! I wanna be this woman!

[storyofmychoices]

SpreadJoy #423: spreading positivity with quotes and @playchoices characters. Quote in edit by Dhiman

[quintupletrouble]

I so wish they‘d make a prequel where each chapter is MC, Rye, and Eris pulling off each of these jobs they reference throughout this book

[cassiopeiacorvus]

I'm replaying TH:M, which means I'm contractually obligated to say #RyeDidNothingWrong.

[heauxplesslydevoted]

Okay, some lovely (and anonymous) poster here made a donation to BLM and I was gifted this portrait of my baby Rye from The Heist: Monaco. 🥺🥺

Thank you to the amazing @meindraws for doing this. I love it ❤️❤️❤️

And again, thank you to the person who donated in my name. You’re awesome ❤️

[elfilibusterismo]

♡ choices characters of colour appreciation week ♡ @choicescocappreciationweek

↳ day five / the heist: monaco

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the heist: monaco | ch 2

[myautumnrose]

Been playing The Heist: Monaco recently and thought I should share my crew…

[wlwbcwhynot]

replaying th:m and just...

...I love this book sm

[she-x-wolf]

Good game.

[playchoicesconfessions]

Sent by anonymous

'Eris/Rye/THM MC would have been the threesome we deserve'

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!