The Knights of Neustria

Secret Breakers #3

by H.L. Dennis

Team Veritas are back at Bletchley Park where a secret message hidden in a Shakespeare Portfolio pulls them into a new code-cracking adventure. Their investigations lead them to the writings of Sir Francis Bacon. Soon, they uncover the history of the Knights of Neustria, a brotherhood that goes back to the time of King Arthur charged with protecting the secret of the location of the legendary island of Avalon. But are they any closer to their goal - to unravel the secret behind the ancient coded Voynich Manuscript? The stakes are getting higher as our young trio chase their quest from Cambridge to a terrifying struggle along the currents of the surging River Wye. Only one step behind them is the secret organisation who will stop at nothing to block them from discovering the truth ... Join the Secret Breakers team to crack the code in this highly original puzzle-solving series - a Da Vinci Code for kids.

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Thriller, Action

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 2, 2013

Reviews

[Hazel (my girlfriend's version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I didn’t like
-The way Sicknote, who was always unwell, was portrayed
-The absolute awful writing style (The entire thing was simple sentences, and we were told not shown everything)
-The characters had very little personalities. Hunters entire personality was liking food and being good at math, Tusia’s personality was caring about the environment and being good at shapes and stuff, Brodies personality was she likes stories.
-The way Tusia was portrayed. The really cares about the environment and climate change but she had a ridiculous looking van that was made of chip fat and was constantly talking about carbon emissions, and it made her seem ridiculous.
-The random mention of the Polish woman not having a work Visa?? It was so random and completely unnecessary, and there was nothing even implying she was an immigrant or anything.

However, this series is basically my guilty pleasure. They’re quick and easy to read, simple to follow and I can just turn my brain off while reading because the book tells me everything explicitly. And, I am genuinely interested in what happens next, because the plot is fun and fast paced.

[17rahenf205 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was quite captivating. It has an element of surprise later on in the book but is quite boring near the start of the book since it repeats the same thing like in book 1 and 2 like how the group finds out about information again and again repeatedly. This book should be recommended for people who can store a lot of stuff in their brains. The genre of this book would be mystery.

[Diego Gutierrez · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.3
Book three in the series. Still fun, still lots of interesting true facts intertwined in the story. Maybe the kids make a few too many improbable connections to advance the story and solve the puzzles, but I prefer that over a shallow story. Although this one sometimes felt it was starting to get a bit too clogged, maybe more so than books one and two.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ... Story is very clear and even though I had skipped this book by accident, so knew more of the story than I should have when reading, I still felt there were many things that I needed to read in to find out about

[Camilo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok nothing else to add, this book has the same problems that the previous one and I start to hate Brodie.

[Sigrun · Rating 5 out of 5]

3rd reread
5 stars

[Auburn Waves · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an alright book. There were moments when it looked like it would be better, but it never quite achieved them. There was a lot going on and I'm not sure I enjoyed the villain point of views. I don't think it would have bothered me if that was removed. At the moment, they just don't seem that fearsome. The climax was a bit of a letdown too and with three more books to go, I'm not sure how I can maintain interest.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay but not brilliant. The predictability is really annoying, the bad guys are still a bit understated and lame but I still have to read the next book to find out what happens! Hopefully it will get better!

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good installment. I liked the advance from Elgar to King Arthur but didn't think anything was added to the character development or relationships.

[Nikki Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is getting better as it goes along after my initial frustration with it and reluctance to read it as a bedtime story.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book kept up with the style and mystery of the rest of the series, and Dennis keeps the adventure going without it getting cliché or too predictable. Another good book in this series!