Not that there aren’t pranks and envelope-pushing quips aplenty. Sure signs that the creative wells are running dry at last, the Captain’s ninth, overstuffed outing both recycles a villain (see Book 4) and offers trendy anti-bullying wish fulfillment.
Oddly paced with little payoff, this sequel falls victim to middle-volume slump. Rather than continuing the first volume’s excitement, this second installment reads more like an extended preamble for the next book. All the kids’ plans and wandering leaves them with new enemies and in worse shape than before. The rotating point of view is needlessly confusing and highlights uneven characterization. What worked well in the series opener fizzles in this sequel. However, Amber, with her poor impulse control, manic tendencies, and violent outbursts, is the source of most of their problems. Malik is pure bravado, focused on living life to its fullest, even if that means breaking some laws to do so. Eli and Tori are torn between enjoying their mastermind skills and battling their fears over who they may become. Malik, Eli, Tori, and Amber will need to draw upon all their criminal-mastermind DNA if they are to succeed in exposing their captors and saving the other clones. After discovering that their home of Serenity, New Mexico, is really a giant science experiment to test the effects of nurturing on clones of master criminals ( Masterminds, 2015), four teens escape and head out into the world in search of revenge and freedom.īut the scientists behind Project Osiris have no intention of allowing their test subjects to walk away. And the wrong move could send them right. What they discover will change everything, leading them straight into the Plastic Works and the heart of the experiment, in order to uncover the deadly criminals they’re cloned from-and any evidence that will convince the outside world to believe the truth.īut the outside world isn’t exactly what they expected-strangers aren’t just unfriendly, they’re dangerous. Evading capture by breaking laws and sneaking into houses, hotels, buses, and cars-are they becoming the criminals they were destined to be? They decide to track down Tamara Dunleavy, the mysterious billionaire and founder of Project Osiris. The clones of Project Osiris are free-but they’re being hunted. After their narrow escape from their “perfect” hometown, Eli, Tori, Amber, and Malik are finally in the real world and determined to expose the leaders of Serenity. Stranger Things fans, don't miss this trilogy! The second book in the acclaimed, action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. "A terrific page-turner, full of unexpected twists and revelations.
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