by Maggie Hall
Avery's never known her father. But when a mysterious transfer student, Jack, shows up at her school, Avery learns all about his employers, her father's side of the family. They're one of the families of the Circle, a group that secretly runs the world. And Avery may be the answer to an old prophecy...
At A GlanceGenre: Young Adult; MysteryLove Triangle/Insta Love?: Love Triangle and Insta Love!Cliff Hanger: Kinda.Rating: 2 StarsScore SheetAll out of tenCover: 8Plot: 6Characters: 2World Building: 3Flow: 3Series Congruity: n/aWriting: 5Ending: 3Total: 3In DepthBest Part: Eh, idk. None of the above....
With its description as a YA Da Vinci Code, I went into this book expecting something fun and light with international adventure and some slightly out-there conspiracy, which is exactly what I got. However, the book starts with the main character, Avery, getting into the whole situation through what...
Quick review for a not-so-quick read. Usually Julia Whelan's narrations engage me enough to get through even the most tedious of books, but I still felt the burn listening to this book on audio. I had some try/fail cycles in picking this one up, finally succeeded in finishing the third time around, ...
I just finished reading The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall this weekend. Books should come with warning labels: "WARNING: This book may cause your pulse to rise""WARNING: This book is the first in a series- don't get too attached. The next one doesn't come out for YEAR"Yep. You read that right. Thi...
It's a treasure hunt! A conspiracy theory! Forbidden love! It's just a wild ride with clues to unravel a prophecy that is supposed to bestow power among the twelve families that run the world. Unsettling thought. The girl with the purple eyes. Wow. Loved it! This is the first in the trilogy and I am...
I almost, almost, DNF’d this one. I should’ve DNF’d it. There were three strikes against it within the first hundred pages: 1) Purple eyes. Sorry, no. There are way too many Liz Taylor’s in the YA genre. 2) Bastardizing sensitive history. I like when history gets twisted, but stating that t...