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A review by thesummer
Hideout (Swindle #5) by Gordon Korman
4.0
Hideout has all of the marks of a great Gordon Korman book: it's fast-paced, ridiculous, addicting, and hilarious,
As always, loved the characters- particularly Logan, who was sooo funny, what with the Abraham Lincoln accidental comedy sketch, every impromptu acting scene, etc. I was glad we got to see some character development, even though it's the fifth book in the series, although I kind of wish there was more to Melissa than just "shy tech geek who will do anything for her friends", because the whole '"I used to have no friends, but wow now I have friends, I never want to let them down" attitude is getting old. Griffin and Ben still make a hilarious and perfect pair of best friends.
Luthor is adorable.
My favourite scene was probably towards the end, when all the parents slowly find that their kids all happen to be missing, because Korman's comic timing there was, as always, pitch perfect.
This was a great, fun, book, and I think kids will love it.
As always, loved the characters- particularly Logan, who was sooo funny, what with the Abraham Lincoln accidental comedy sketch, every impromptu acting scene, etc. I was glad we got to see some character development, even though it's the fifth book in the series, although I kind of wish there was more to Melissa than just "shy tech geek who will do anything for her friends", because the whole '"I used to have no friends, but wow now I have friends, I never want to let them down" attitude is getting old. Griffin and Ben still make a hilarious and perfect pair of best friends.
Luthor is adorable.
My favourite scene was probably towards the end, when all the parents slowly find that their kids all happen to be missing, because Korman's comic timing there was, as always, pitch perfect.
This was a great, fun, book, and I think kids will love it.