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A review by kitsuneheart
Shatterproof by Roland Smith
3.0
Fairly misleading cover. Very little of this book is about the diamond caper (a failure, as it turns out), and is more set in Timbuktu. I imagine the diamond was just a marketing ploy. It looks more interesting than the endless information Timbuktu holds. Ironic, considering a major message in the book is "please tell people about how much information Timbuktu has, no one ever comes here."
There's a bit too much focus on the Jake/Amy romance. In that there is one. And I'm not saying this as a shipper. I just feel like this sub-series is focusing WAY too much on the love triangle between Evan-Amy-Jake (with that still-maintained little interest from Ian, which is still kind of incestuously awkward). When we already have the conflict of all the kidnapped Cahill's and this dangerous Vesper group, adding in a love triangle feels frivolous.
If you're into the 39 clues, I'm sure you'll continue. It's still an okay series, and if you can find audiobooks, they're generally between 5 and 6 hours. Real quick to get through. I'll keep going, but man...the tropes are just laid out there, because I am 99% certain Evan is going to be Vesper One or his son.
There's a bit too much focus on the Jake/Amy romance. In that there is one. And I'm not saying this as a shipper. I just feel like this sub-series is focusing WAY too much on the love triangle between Evan-Amy-Jake (with that still-maintained little interest from Ian, which is still kind of incestuously awkward). When we already have the conflict of all the kidnapped Cahill's and this dangerous Vesper group, adding in a love triangle feels frivolous.
If you're into the 39 clues, I'm sure you'll continue. It's still an okay series, and if you can find audiobooks, they're generally between 5 and 6 hours. Real quick to get through. I'll keep going, but man...the tropes are just laid out there, because I am 99% certain Evan is going to be Vesper One or his son.