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A review by jscarpa14
One False Note by Gordon Korman
4.0
***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***
Following a musical score from Mozart as a clue, Amy and Dan Cahill make their way to Vienna on an all never hunt for the next clue. Their au pair Nellie becomes their partner in crime as they break into hotel rooms, museums and strong holds of family branches. Despite the fact that they were supposed to be the only ones in possession of the second clue it seem that almost everyone is still hot on the chases and hard in the running. With the least amount of advantages how will Dan and Amy ever find the third clue?
When more than one write writes the same series you can’t help but compare them. One thing I can say for this series so far is I didn’t notice any contradictory facts between the two novels. As this is a common issue in shared series I have to applaud the writers for being so thorough on their story related facts. This was a well written mostly close third person with first person thoughts, mostly from Amy’s point of view. Actually unlike the last novel, very few scenes came from Dan’s point of view. While it did include a lot of interesting tidbits about historical figures, mostly Mozart, it didn’t contain the same wealth of knowledge offered in the first novel. While I still feel this fictional novel offered some decent educational appeal, it just wasn’t to the same degree as the first novel. There were some sections where the verb tense seemed a little varied which was odd for a professionally published novel, but it wasn’t large sections, it was a present tense verb here and there easily overlooked if it’s not a pet peeve of yours. Over all story wise it was a good second installment and a strong addition to the series.
Where this book really lost something compared to the first novel was its secondary character development. The search for the clues is a cutthroat and deadly competition at best. These characters are supposed to be playing for keeps, however most of the secondary characters barely make more than short cameo appearances in this novel. While we did get scenes from their points of view which I liked, they seemed less involved and less of a danger than they did in the first novel. We did however gain some major character development in Nellie, the au pair and the main characters, Dan and Amy remained true to form with some growth and depth added.
Overall I’d definitely recommend this book thought it doesn’t have the same talent evidenced as Riordan’s series debut, it’s still a good addition to the series. I’m looking forward to reading the next title.
Following a musical score from Mozart as a clue, Amy and Dan Cahill make their way to Vienna on an all never hunt for the next clue. Their au pair Nellie becomes their partner in crime as they break into hotel rooms, museums and strong holds of family branches. Despite the fact that they were supposed to be the only ones in possession of the second clue it seem that almost everyone is still hot on the chases and hard in the running. With the least amount of advantages how will Dan and Amy ever find the third clue?
When more than one write writes the same series you can’t help but compare them. One thing I can say for this series so far is I didn’t notice any contradictory facts between the two novels. As this is a common issue in shared series I have to applaud the writers for being so thorough on their story related facts. This was a well written mostly close third person with first person thoughts, mostly from Amy’s point of view. Actually unlike the last novel, very few scenes came from Dan’s point of view. While it did include a lot of interesting tidbits about historical figures, mostly Mozart, it didn’t contain the same wealth of knowledge offered in the first novel. While I still feel this fictional novel offered some decent educational appeal, it just wasn’t to the same degree as the first novel. There were some sections where the verb tense seemed a little varied which was odd for a professionally published novel, but it wasn’t large sections, it was a present tense verb here and there easily overlooked if it’s not a pet peeve of yours. Over all story wise it was a good second installment and a strong addition to the series.
Where this book really lost something compared to the first novel was its secondary character development. The search for the clues is a cutthroat and deadly competition at best. These characters are supposed to be playing for keeps, however most of the secondary characters barely make more than short cameo appearances in this novel. While we did get scenes from their points of view which I liked, they seemed less involved and less of a danger than they did in the first novel. We did however gain some major character development in Nellie, the au pair and the main characters, Dan and Amy remained true to form with some growth and depth added.
Overall I’d definitely recommend this book thought it doesn’t have the same talent evidenced as Riordan’s series debut, it’s still a good addition to the series. I’m looking forward to reading the next title.