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A review by sfergie
The genius wars by Catherine Jinks
5.0
Wow.... just, wow.
Such a thrilling end to Cadel's tale. I'll admit, Genius Squad was fairly low-key until the last quarter of the book when things picked up and became more exciting; however, Catherine Jinks completely made up for the lack of action in The Genius Wars, which is jam-packed full of it.
Jinks has a really original way of weaving subtle hints and distracting subplots throughout these books to the point of where you really aren't sure of which characters you can trust and which you can't; in fact, I'm surprised that she manages to keep up with her own plot. However, upon tying everything up at the end, it becomes clear that she's had a firm handle on everything the whole way through, though I have no idea how on earth she'd managed it!
And WHAT an ending. I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it, but it was truly a unique way to end the series, and I'm still trying to digest it.
Very highly recommended.
Such a thrilling end to Cadel's tale. I'll admit, Genius Squad was fairly low-key until the last quarter of the book when things picked up and became more exciting; however, Catherine Jinks completely made up for the lack of action in The Genius Wars, which is jam-packed full of it.
Jinks has a really original way of weaving subtle hints and distracting subplots throughout these books to the point of where you really aren't sure of which characters you can trust and which you can't; in fact, I'm surprised that she manages to keep up with her own plot. However, upon tying everything up at the end, it becomes clear that she's had a firm handle on everything the whole way through, though I have no idea how on earth she'd managed it!
And WHAT an ending. I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it, but it was truly a unique way to end the series, and I'm still trying to digest it.
Very highly recommended.