The Sword Thief

Started out pretty darn slowly, but picked up with the treachery of the Kabras - whose side are they really on? Once you find out, you may be disppointed. But remember, “The competition is about hope.”

The boy (10 y.a.) picked this book up because it had the word “sword” in the title. he doesn't know it yet,but he's about to be disappointed. So far he has enjoyed the book's humor (the bus farted, what the –), but we will see.

As for me, I picked it up just to see what kind of books he has been reading lately (aka, to understand and be able to suggest books to read together). Being the middle of the series, I didn't understand the appeal and I've always enjoyed books that wrap up their adventures in a single book, which is something this series wouldn't be able to do given that each book is on a single clue.

Still making my way through this series and I still think it's mediocre. In this installment, our heroes head to Japan to seek the next clue in their family's crazy treasure hunt. Like the first two in the series, this book has a ton of action crammed into short time-frame. I feel like I barely have time to process what has happened before they encounter another major danger.