Genius Squad
by Cathering Jinks
This is the sequel to Evil Genius, and it sadly failed to improve on its predecessor. The plot moves slowly, the characters are only sometimes interesting, the conflicts feel contrived, the villians are practically bas-relief, and the books are far, far, far too thick for the story they contain.
This book took nearly six months to finish reading, despite a strong desire to get it out of the way, so more interesting books could be started. It never quite got to the point of uttering the eight deadly words, but it was a near thing.
I would not inflict this book on a child; it is the sort of book that would
drive a child to abandon reading entirely, in favor of more intellectually
stimulating entertainment, such as daytime television.
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