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trin's review against another edition
2.0
An ex-Mountie tries to protect an angelic-looking teenage genius from the criminal masterminds who raised him. With a plot that sounds like the coolest Due South/SGA crossover ever, this book should be awesome, right? Sadly, not so much. I was hoping this sequel to [book: Evil Genius] would correct some of the problems I had with that book—and there seemed like there’d be a good chance, as one of the things I didn’t like was the ending. However, book two mostly just exacerbates all the issues I had. Squad’s pacing is deadly slow—I had a hard time getting through it, which makes me think the “young adults” it’s aimed at must have a much greater attention span and appreciation for endless, pointless detail than I do. And despite being well over 400 pages long, I felt like very little actually happened over the course of this novel—it doesn’t leave Cadel (the teenage genius who is totally played by a young David Hewlett in the much better movie version of this currently showing on screens 7-12 in my head) in a drastically different position than he was in at the end of the last book. Though he does get to use his go-to disguise of dressing up as a girl a few more times.
I will now let the image of teenage David Hewlett in drag entertain me, as this book failed to do.
I will now let the image of teenage David Hewlett in drag entertain me, as this book failed to do.
catethegreat03's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. Cadel and Sonja return in the sequel as well as several, in my option, lovable characters. The twist and turns kept me reading (though there was one twist that more frustrated me than anything else. I'll let you read it and come to your own conclusions) and it was an exciting read. If you liked the first book, you'll enjoy the second and I look forward to reading the next book.
(Important note: I don't think you can enjoy this book if you don't read the first one, so please read Evil Genius first).
(Important note: I don't think you can enjoy this book if you don't read the first one, so please read Evil Genius first).
readwithpassion's review against another edition
3.0
While it took me a long time to read this one, I definitely did enjoy it. It didn't feel extremely creative or unique, but it is full of suspense that would grab a lot of readers. The best way I can describe it is: Artemis Fowl (genius kid; action plot) meets City of Ashes (evil father; suspense) meets Little Brother (computer whiz). I didn't read the first one, but I didn't feel terribly left out. The author describes most of the background information, but leaves enough open for the reader to want to go back to the first. I am not left pondering themes of human nature, but it was an action-packed tale that many kids would enjoy.
sfergie's review against another edition
5.0
Not quite as good as Evil Genius, but still a decent book in its own right.
Before I started reading this, I read a few of the other reviews, which said that it was boring except for the last quarter of the book. Whilst the last quarter is admittedly far more exciting, the rest of the book is really interesting and still entertaining.
I loved it almost as much as I loved the first one.
Before I started reading this, I read a few of the other reviews, which said that it was boring except for the last quarter of the book. Whilst the last quarter is admittedly far more exciting, the rest of the book is really interesting and still entertaining.
I loved it almost as much as I loved the first one.
melfurious's review against another edition
4.0
A great second part to this series. The characters from the last book weren't hard to follow on this one, and the introduction of new characters was spaced out enough that I didn't get lost like I did in Evil Genius. Looking forward to the next one!
jedabooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
marykirk's review against another edition
4.0
It was different from the first book because Cadel's identity is floating on the edge (he's lost and denied everything he's known and he's trying to figure out the boundary lines). It also went much slower than the first book (it took me a time to finish it.) but the ending when the villain returned? Omigosh. Things got infinitely quicker and so much more compelling. Read to the end. It's worth it.
roshk99's review against another edition
3.0
A bit too convoluted and technical, Cadel is too much of a martyr
kjtoo's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite as strong as its predecessor, [b:Evil Genius|295741|Evil Genius|Catherine Jinks|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173479293s/295741.jpg|2996049], but still a worthy read.