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A review by defectivemoxie
The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall
3.0
*The Conspiracy of Us feels like a 1960's Cold War film. It's a constant game of cat and mouse, as Avery is thrust into a world in which a prophecy will plot out her life. She fights it, yet she can't do it alone. She must turn to the one person she can trust, a very hot guy with an English accent (Jack) or the very hot Russian (Stellan) with an accent. It's not YA without the hot accents.
*The exotic locales bring out the history of Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. I adored this. It's often looked over in the US high school curriculum.
*It's a giant game of Where's the Clues, instead of Where's Waldo? I'm still confused on how the clues actually work. Something something about finding Napoleon's tomb... I still don't get the significance.
*The one and the girl with the purple eyes shall rule them all. Okay, the Mandate/prophecy didn't word it like that exactly, but I'm sorry my Lord of the Rings slipped in there every time they talked about 'The One'.
*The Circle and The Order are the two societies that are at odds with each other. They are ancient. The Circle is mighty, the Order is a little bit less than mighty but they are slowly gaining the upper hand. My question is of all the names to call themselves, why did they choose the Circle and the Order? It's like no one but 5 year-olds showed up to put names forth on naming day.
*If you ever get a chance to listen to Julia Whelan narrate a book, you'll cherish the experience for ever and ever. She brings each character to life with a distinguishable voice. I'm still in awe of her talent.
*The exotic locales bring out the history of Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. I adored this. It's often looked over in the US high school curriculum.
*It's a giant game of Where's the Clues, instead of Where's Waldo? I'm still confused on how the clues actually work. Something something about finding Napoleon's tomb... I still don't get the significance.
*The one and the girl with the purple eyes shall rule them all. Okay, the Mandate/prophecy didn't word it like that exactly, but I'm sorry my Lord of the Rings slipped in there every time they talked about 'The One'.
*The Circle and The Order are the two societies that are at odds with each other. They are ancient. The Circle is mighty, the Order is a little bit less than mighty but they are slowly gaining the upper hand. My question is of all the names to call themselves, why did they choose the Circle and the Order? It's like no one but 5 year-olds showed up to put names forth on naming day.
*If you ever get a chance to listen to Julia Whelan narrate a book, you'll cherish the experience for ever and ever. She brings each character to life with a distinguishable voice. I'm still in awe of her talent.