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Review: #337
Title: Trust No One
Series: Cahills vs. Vespers - 5th book
Author: Linda Sue Park
Read Before: no
My Comments: A pretty good book but if you have been following the series beforehand (including the original The 39 Clues books) then this comes off as being a bit repetitive. Its feels the same as the books before it, that the protagonists have to find clues, steal stuff (seriously? The things they manage to steal gets more and more farfetched and outrageous each time) and they have a deadline thanks to the Vespers. I still find it weird that with the Vespers apparently as powerful as them, how come we never saw any trace back when the clue hunt was on, and that they could have just swooped in when the Cahill family was weak and divided? There is supposed to be a bombshell of a revelation here with the identity of Vesper One, however, it just raises more questions and problems. It doesn’t feel right. Amy’s mental instability has a huge role here, which kinda sucks as it’s been brought up again and again and again. At least one of the good things about the series is that you do learn a lot, since the facts are facts, and not just some made up pretend gibberish to fit the author’s purpose. In my opinion, with all the spinoffs and sequels in the series (as well as card packs), it really feels that they’re milking this series for all it’s worth... even when it wasn’t that great to begin with.
Rating:
6/10