A review by anna_99l
Finish This Book by Keri Smith

reflective relaxing medium-paced

2.0

This book has a promising premise: drawing the reader in through a mystery. However, the reveal of the instruction manual is less than exciting and does not draw you in further. I did finish the book however, many of the activities required too much effort to complete. I did not feel write littering (leaving a note in a tree) or drawing faces on things in a park so I was left to do this at home. Also, if you want to complete a book on your own, this is not the book for you as it makes you interview others and entertain the prospect of sharing you 'secret club' with others. I wish it has more decoding activities, that the secret society was more interesting, and that the activities involved were more thought out and linked to the rest of the book. For example, it required you to gather a notebook, though this was unnecessary as you could take notes in the book itself. It also made you post photos of yourself in disguise which can make you feel ridiculous and is a waste of the material it takes to print the photos. I did like the decoding though.