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melbsreads's review
3.5
Trigger warnings: violence, blood, friend in serious danger.
I picked this up on a whim solely because it's set in Honduras and I'm trying to read books set in 50 different countries this year and a middle grade book seemed like an easy way to tick off a country.
For the most part, I liked this! It was fast paced and action packed and it didn't matter that I hadn't read the first book in the series. I liked the fact that Jake's parents are not only present throughout the story but are badass treasure hunters while also still very much being parents. I liked the up-and-down sibling dynamic between Jake and Pandora.
So why not 4 stars? Because a) I'm a grown ass adult and very clearly not the intended audience for this book and as a result b) Jake is kind of a massive pain in the arse and I wanted to tell him to calm the fuck down and sit quietly in a corner for a while. But, like, the intended age group would probably love him, so...
I picked this up on a whim solely because it's set in Honduras and I'm trying to read books set in 50 different countries this year and a middle grade book seemed like an easy way to tick off a country.
For the most part, I liked this! It was fast paced and action packed and it didn't matter that I hadn't read the first book in the series. I liked the fact that Jake's parents are not only present throughout the story but are badass treasure hunters while also still very much being parents. I liked the up-and-down sibling dynamic between Jake and Pandora.
So why not 4 stars? Because a) I'm a grown ass adult and very clearly not the intended audience for this book and as a result b) Jake is kind of a massive pain in the arse and I wanted to tell him to calm the fuck down and sit quietly in a corner for a while. But, like, the intended age group would probably love him, so...
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