Calculated, Nova McBee
Calculated, Nova McBee
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Calculated

Author: Nova McBee

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 13 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

Set in Shanghai and Seattle, Calculated is a gritty, modern day blend of The Count of Monte Cristo and Mission Impossible.

She has many names—Octavia, Double 8, Phoenix, Josephine. She’s a math prodigy, a calculating genius and everyone wants her.

In seventeen-year-old Jo River’s complicated world of numbers, there’s no such thing as coincidence. When she is betrayed by someone she loves, kidnapped by the world’s most wanted smuggler, and forced to use her talent to shore up a criminal empire, Jo deems her gift a curse—until she meets Red.

Fellow captive and unlikely sage, Red teaches Jo to harness her true potential, so she can do more than just escape. Before he dies, Red reveals a secret about her enemies and makes her vow to right his wrongs. But Jo has a vow of her own.

With help from Chan, a bitter billionaire, and Kai, his off-limits son, Jo rises into a new role, ready to take down those who ruined her life. Until a mathematical error comes back to haunt her with a threat much more dangerous than the criminals on the loose.

To beat the odds, Jo must decide who she really is and if risking everything is worth it.

After all, history is not made—it’s calculated.

With themes of revenge and forgiveness, loss and identity, brainpower versus brutality, and the triumph of right over might, it will resonate with readers everywhere.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica on November 29, 2020

A complicated thriller that was a little bit Ally Carter's Heist Society and a little bit Bourne Identity! Intense, twisty, and twisted, taking on a lot of big ideas and covering a lot of ground very fast, my big complaint is that I wish she had spun this out over a trilogy, or even two books, so th......more

Goodreads review by Alissa on April 06, 2023

Wow wow wow. What a whirlwind! Okay, so even though I read the premise, I still had no idea what to expect. This novel reads like a superhero-meets-heist-meets-thriller and it was something I didn’t know I needed haha. I guess I like thrillers now? As for the content itself, this book deals with heavi......more

Goodreads review by Sayantoni on June 11, 2021

This book was such a breath of fresh air! I absolutely love it when the female protagonist of a story is kickass, tough and resilient. I look up to such characters and aspire to be like them. And Jo gave me all of that. The plot is pretty twisted and complicated, but not for a second did I lose it.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on November 11, 2020

I was so surprised by how much I loved this book! I've always loved The Count of Monte Cristo, and Calculated definitely gave me those vibes, YA style.......more

Goodreads review by Candace on November 10, 2020

Calculated is one of the most original stories I've read in a long time. Not only is the setting unique (Seattle meets Shanghai), but the plot intriguing, and the characters relatable and lovable. Nova's writing portrays a very accurate picture of modern day China and America but through a fresh new......more