by Nancy Farmer
I loved The House of the Scorpion and was really excited to find out that it has a sequel. The Lord of Opium is about Matt, a 14-year-old clone who has just inherited the largest drug empire in the world. Matt wants to make a few changes to the country he now rules. He wants to stop growing opium ...
While not as thrilling as the first book, The Lord of Opium was extremely action packed. I was surprised by some of the turns the story took and pleased by the new characters. It was solid ending that while leaves you imagining the possabilities, ties up all the looses ends ncely. All in all a grea...
Title: The Lord of OpiumAuthor: Nancy FarmerSeries: Matteo Alacran #2Narrator: Raul EspanzaPublisher: Simon & Schuster Audio on September 3rd 2013 Genres: Dystopian, Young AdultFormat: AudiobookSource: PublisherBuy it | Goodreads PJV Quickie: I am really glad I received this novel via aud...
There's some pretty harsh reviews for Lord of Opium, but I don't understand why. This follow up to The House of the Scorpion was very, very good!
(digital ARC)This sequel picks up right where House of the Scorpion ended, so you might want to re-read the first book before picking up this one. I liked the complexity of this story. Running a country is difficult, and Matt, sometimes mature beyond his years but just as often riddled with teen a...
Sequel to [b:The House of the Scorpion|13376|The House of the Scorpion|Nancy Farmer|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347695758s/13376.jpg|868252]. YaY!
I've been anticipating the sequel ever since Mrs. Farmer announced her writing progress on her website and been following up on her monthly. I'm so ecstatic! I'll be the first one to buy the book!