kyliebliss 's review for:

Masterminds: Criminal Destiny by Gordon Korman
5.0
I love that I was right about one of them going bad, though I would never have guess Hector! Totally thought he was coming back though, so I called that one. I also loved the way in which we get to learn about each of the criminals they are cloned after and see how all of them but Eli (we'd better learn more about his guy) have such strong personalities that match them.
Their whole sneaking around, breaking laws, and questioning their morals along the way was so enjoyable to me! And I loved the twist ending because I totally did not see it coming! I knew something had to go wrong before it ended, but I wasn't guessing it would be the betrayal that it was.

I'm still very bothered by how much Amber's goal weight is talked about. I have found absolutely no reason to glorify 13 year old years going on diets. The way she talks about her goal weight and the size of her clothes and obsessing over her food is absolutely disgusting for a child. If this book is aimed toward middle schoolers, in absolutely no way should be suggesting that this is a worry any child should be having. Being aware of your health is extremely different than being aware of your weight, and this book was not showing what a healthy mindset looks like.