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alidottie's review
3.0
3 and a half stars.
Once again i was introduced to a piece of history I was not aware of. I love that these books give kids a taste of history while on an adventure.
Once again i was introduced to a piece of history I was not aware of. I love that these books give kids a taste of history while on an adventure.
kitsuneheart's review
3.0
While most of the 39 Clues books make an effort to stay on a fairly historical track, with a bit of manufactured history thrown in, the final couple books always just throw out things that are so far from the truth that its place as a semi-educational series is just destroyed.
We get a few revelations here. Who the mole among the Cahills is, which made me feel a bit silly, as it's the person who felt very tacked-on at the beginning of this sub-series. And, well...tacked on at the end of the previous series, really. As if the collective authors decided they needed a villain and just yanked one out and were like "look, they're important, they've always been important, see!"
I kind of rolled my eyes a bit at the reveal of the Vesper's final goal, since it feels a bit over-dramatic and, well, impractical?
Still, we're given a fairly unexpected ending, which I have to congratulate. Books of build up and I was expecting there to be a last-minute swerve, but nope. Woah.
It's a bridging book. I'll be continuing the series, but, overall, the big reveals were small and the main plot of this entire thing is now such a cliche. Probably not Park's fault, as they do all develop the plot together, but kind of disappointing, nonetheless.
We get a few revelations here. Who the mole among the Cahills is, which made me feel a bit silly, as it's the person who felt very tacked-on at the beginning of this sub-series. And, well...tacked on at the end of the previous series, really. As if the collective authors decided they needed a villain and just yanked one out and were like "look, they're important, they've always been important, see!"
I kind of rolled my eyes a bit at the reveal of the Vesper's final goal, since it feels a bit over-dramatic and, well, impractical?
Spoiler
I mean, first, you're assuming that an ancient Greek scientist had a strong enough grasp on scientific principles that his theories would remain valid in the modern age, and that he could somehow find a way to create a doomsday device. And, well...who the heck living on a planet wants to destroy said planet? They live there!Still, we're given a fairly unexpected ending, which I have to congratulate. Books of build up and I was expecting there to be a last-minute swerve, but nope.
Spoiler
Dan takes the potion.It's a bridging book. I'll be continuing the series, but, overall, the big reveals were small and the main plot of this entire thing is now such a cliche. Probably not Park's fault, as they do all develop the plot together, but kind of disappointing, nonetheless.
angparc's review
3.0
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Entretenido.
Entretenido.
rfelt's review
4.0
Well it's been a good while since I read one of these--I read them all fast and had to wait for this one to come out--but unfortunately something really sad happens to one of my (if not my) favorite character. :( Crazy ending cliffhanger though!
mattbeatty's review against another edition
2.0
Maybe my least favorite 39 Clues book yet. So dark, less interesting, less character development, just not as captivating.
little_miss_darkness's review
5.0
I just can't believe it.
Finally, the mole is revealed! We know who is Vesper Three. And why they did it. But I still have trouble believing. For someone so smart, they should have realized Vesper One's hatred towards Cahills is too strong.
Poor Dan. He really suffered the worst. No longer the carefree child he was before the Hunt. Now he is gloomy and dark and plotting to make a serum that hasn't been tested in over 5 centuries to defeat an evil organization hellbent on destroying the world.
What could go wrong?
Finally, the mole is revealed! We know who is Vesper Three. And why they did it. But I still have trouble believing. For someone so smart, they should have realized Vesper One's hatred towards Cahills is too strong.
Poor Dan. He really suffered the worst. No longer the carefree child he was before the Hunt. Now he is gloomy and dark and plotting to make a serum that hasn't been tested in over 5 centuries to defeat an evil organization hellbent on destroying the world.
What could go wrong?