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The 39 Clues: Doublecross
Outbreak
A traitor returns.
The Cahills are the most powerful family history has ever known. For the past five centuries, they have secretly served as guardians of the world. The Cahills command presidents, take down corrupt governments…and are currently led by a fourteen-year-old boy with a superhero complex.
Dan Cahill may be young, but he’s nobody’s fool. So he knows he must act fast when he learns that Sinead Starling, a former friend who betrayed the family, is up to her eyeballs in a plot to control a deadly virus. But is Sinead behind the plot, or is she a hero trying to stop the virus from getting out? The search for Sinead will take Dan and his friends from Cuba to the Bermuda Triangle, where the fate of the world may just depend on whether the Cahills can trust a traitor…
The Cahills are the most powerful family history has ever known. For the past five centuries, they have secretly served as guardians of the world. The Cahills command presidents, take down corrupt governments…and are currently led by a fourteen-year-old boy with a superhero complex.
Dan Cahill may be young, but he’s nobody’s fool. So he knows he must act fast when he learns that Sinead Starling, a former friend who betrayed the family, is up to her eyeballs in a plot to control a deadly virus. But is Sinead behind the plot, or is she a hero trying to stop the virus from getting out? The search for Sinead will take Dan and his friends from Cuba to the Bermuda Triangle, where the fate of the world may just depend on whether the Cahills can trust a traitor…
261 pages, Hardcover
First published September 27, 2016
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December 31, 2016Wait, when did this come and and how do I not know about it yet? OMG I though Doublecross had ended!
November 13, 2016
It seems as if every series in the 39 Clues franchise has gotten progressively worse. It's unfortunate that a series that started off so well has no (hopefully) ended with this "Super Special".
Amy & Dan Cahill are once again called upon to save the world, this time from a virus that causes infected humans to dance uncontrollably. The virus is then spread through the sweat that is flung off by the infected dancers. Add to it the underwater Bermuda Triangle base and the whole book is beyond silly. At least in the previous series there was some parts that were believable; this was too much.
Much like the Unstoppable Series, this lacked all that made the original 39 Clues fun. And as much as i would have liked the series to continue, this may be the final nail in the coffin for the series.
Amy & Dan Cahill are once again called upon to save the world, this time from a virus that causes infected humans to dance uncontrollably. The virus is then spread through the sweat that is flung off by the infected dancers. Add to it the underwater Bermuda Triangle base and the whole book is beyond silly. At least in the previous series there was some parts that were believable; this was too much.
Much like the Unstoppable Series, this lacked all that made the original 39 Clues fun. And as much as i would have liked the series to continue, this may be the final nail in the coffin for the series.
November 6, 2016
When Sinead Starling, a family member and former friend, is seen stealing a deadly virus, the rest of the Cahill family know that they must act quickly in order to get to the truth. Is she about to unleash it on the world or is the traitor trying to stop the virus from getting out? The fate of the world lies with the Cahills, led by 14-year-old Dan, and takes our heroes across the planet on another dangerous mission.
Ever since the release of The Maze of Bones in 2008, the 39 Clues series has been a guilty pleasure of mine. Ok, the books may be aimed at children aged 8-12, but their emphasis on adventure and world history grabbed my attention from the start! Since the first book, our intrepid heroes have travelled the world, foiling disasters and now, in Outbreak, it seems as though their time is coming to an end as this is reportedly the last in the series.
Outbreak sees the return of Sinead Starling, a character we have not seen for some time. After previously betraying the family, the Cahills must decide if it is time to allow her back into the fold. A theme of forgiveness runs throughout the book as we are reminded of not just what Sinead did, but also of what actions some of the other characters have carried out throughout the series. Set mainly in Cuba and the Bermuda Triangle, the book is, as always, fast-paced and exciting as we wait to see if the virus that is threatening to take over the world can be eliminated.
There does seem to be an air of finality about the last chapter and, unlike other books, it does not appear to lead into a new story. This would be an ideal way to end the franchise. I have always thought that the 39 Clues would transfer well to the cinema or TV screen so, hopefully, this will happen one day.
Ever since the release of The Maze of Bones in 2008, the 39 Clues series has been a guilty pleasure of mine. Ok, the books may be aimed at children aged 8-12, but their emphasis on adventure and world history grabbed my attention from the start! Since the first book, our intrepid heroes have travelled the world, foiling disasters and now, in Outbreak, it seems as though their time is coming to an end as this is reportedly the last in the series.
Outbreak sees the return of Sinead Starling, a character we have not seen for some time. After previously betraying the family, the Cahills must decide if it is time to allow her back into the fold. A theme of forgiveness runs throughout the book as we are reminded of not just what Sinead did, but also of what actions some of the other characters have carried out throughout the series. Set mainly in Cuba and the Bermuda Triangle, the book is, as always, fast-paced and exciting as we wait to see if the virus that is threatening to take over the world can be eliminated.
There does seem to be an air of finality about the last chapter and, unlike other books, it does not appear to lead into a new story. This would be an ideal way to end the franchise. I have always thought that the 39 Clues would transfer well to the cinema or TV screen so, hopefully, this will happen one day.
January 8, 2018
Goodness, this book was a fun ride!!!
Stats: {0 being none and 10 being a lot}
-Romance: 1 {Only a few hints, and definitely brother-sister love between Amy and Dan}
-Violence: 8 {involving guns (no one is killed), and explosives}
-Language: 0 {no bad language at all!!}
This book was really fun!!! Pretty thick, which made me a little hesitant, but I enjoyed it all the same.
TONS of suspense that leaves you dying to read more!!!
I find Ted {who was blinded after an injury} a very interesting and fun character!! As are the others. Ted can surprisingly drive, if someone tells him which direction, and he has super hearing that was enhanced after losing his sight!!! He also has an awesome dog that is his seeing-eye friend, but he’s also a trained fighter!
Enjoyed this gem💎
Stats: {0 being none and 10 being a lot}
-Romance: 1 {Only a few hints, and definitely brother-sister love between Amy and Dan}
-Violence: 8 {involving guns (no one is killed), and explosives}
-Language: 0 {no bad language at all!!}
This book was really fun!!! Pretty thick, which made me a little hesitant, but I enjoyed it all the same.
TONS of suspense that leaves you dying to read more!!!
I find Ted {who was blinded after an injury} a very interesting and fun character!! As are the others. Ted can surprisingly drive, if someone tells him which direction, and he has super hearing that was enhanced after losing his sight!!! He also has an awesome dog that is his seeing-eye friend, but he’s also a trained fighter!
Enjoyed this gem💎
August 14, 2020
85% SuperSpecial
What I thought of The 39 Clues Superspecial: Outbreak: Funny, extremely fast-paced and exciting, this book a nice and easy to listen to.
Favorite Character: Dan Cahill.
Least-Favorite Character: Sinead Starling.
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Author:C. Alexander London
Pages:261. (The audio I listened to is 6 hours and 17 minutes.)
Ages: 10+ for violence.
What I thought of The 39 Clues Superspecial: Outbreak: Funny, extremely fast-paced and exciting, this book a nice and easy to listen to.
Favorite Character: Dan Cahill.
Least-Favorite Character: Sinead Starling.
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Author:C. Alexander London
Pages:261. (The audio I listened to is 6 hours and 17 minutes.)
Ages: 10+ for violence.
January 30, 2021
Horrible book.
The plot is one of the silliest I've ever heard in my life, some characters are so different and I freakin hate his work with Hamilton. Who is now a brute who only wants to destroy things and is totally gay even though the latter just happened in the series because the author himself is gay. There were people complaining about this notion being used as a plot device or a way to make the author seem open minded, here you go another one who does exactly that and in a children's book no less... I could rant about this all day but let's stick to the important stuff, it's boring, predictable, silly beyond belief and mentioning topics that don't have a place to be in children boooks. Glad the series is over after this because they really ruined it.
Final rating: 1/5
The plot is one of the silliest I've ever heard in my life, some characters are so different and I freakin hate his work with Hamilton. Who is now a brute who only wants to destroy things and is totally gay even though the latter just happened in the series because the author himself is gay. There were people complaining about this notion being used as a plot device or a way to make the author seem open minded, here you go another one who does exactly that and in a children's book no less... I could rant about this all day but let's stick to the important stuff, it's boring, predictable, silly beyond belief and mentioning topics that don't have a place to be in children boooks. Glad the series is over after this because they really ruined it.
Final rating: 1/5
July 29, 2018
A solid finale to the 39 Clues series. It has intrigue, drama, and betrayal -- a worldwide adventure backed by emotion. This is a family enterprise, after all.
In a way, I'm glad the series is ending... because how many times can the Cahills keep saving the world? But it was a fun ride while it lasted.
As a Christian reader, I was surprised when in one of the books just prior to this, a character was revealed as gay. There are a few subtle mentions of this through these final books in the series.
Saladin the cat finally takes the cake in this story... (why didn't he do this before?!)
Anyways this looks like 'adios, amigos' to the 39 Clues.
In a way, I'm glad the series is ending... because how many times can the Cahills keep saving the world? But it was a fun ride while it lasted.
As a Christian reader, I was surprised when in one of the books just prior to this, a character was revealed as gay. There are a few subtle mentions of this through these final books in the series.
Saladin the cat finally takes the cake in this story... (why didn't he do this before?!)
Anyways this looks like 'adios, amigos' to the 39 Clues.
October 10, 2019
Terminado, finalmente. 39 de 39. E, infelizmente, esse é o único valor que esse livro teve pra mim. A nostalgia que eu senti quando voltei ler (na verdade ouvir) 39 clues se transformou em impaciência muito rápido e a culpa é da imensa queda de qualidade do final.
Sendo esse o final, acho que cabe um comentário sobre a série inteira. Meu veredito é: vale a pena, se o leitor estiver na idade certa, de uns 10 a 14 anos. Não tudo, claro, mas pelo menos os dois primeiros arcos são acima da média. Eu daria para filhos pré adolescentes lerem. Apesar disso, não é um clássico, e não vale a pena ler adulto e nem reler em qualquer hipótese. É no máximo divertido.
Sobre esse livro específico, a sensação que passa é que ele foi escrito totalmente pra constar, e apesar de voltar a alguns aspectos do começo da série, existem poucas finalizações para as dezenas de personagens e arcos pessoais que foram introduzidos através da série. Eu entendo que a série é escrita por vários autores diferentes e isso dificulta conexões mais sutis e referências entre os livros, mas do jeito que foi feito parece que nem tentaram. O único mérito, se é que dá pra chamar de mérito, vem do sentimento bom de ter terminado uma série que comecei há tantos anos. É o único motivo de serem 2 estrelas de avaliação ao invés de uma só.
Sendo esse o final, acho que cabe um comentário sobre a série inteira. Meu veredito é: vale a pena, se o leitor estiver na idade certa, de uns 10 a 14 anos. Não tudo, claro, mas pelo menos os dois primeiros arcos são acima da média. Eu daria para filhos pré adolescentes lerem. Apesar disso, não é um clássico, e não vale a pena ler adulto e nem reler em qualquer hipótese. É no máximo divertido.
Sobre esse livro específico, a sensação que passa é que ele foi escrito totalmente pra constar, e apesar de voltar a alguns aspectos do começo da série, existem poucas finalizações para as dezenas de personagens e arcos pessoais que foram introduzidos através da série. Eu entendo que a série é escrita por vários autores diferentes e isso dificulta conexões mais sutis e referências entre os livros, mas do jeito que foi feito parece que nem tentaram. O único mérito, se é que dá pra chamar de mérito, vem do sentimento bom de ter terminado uma série que comecei há tantos anos. É o único motivo de serem 2 estrelas de avaliação ao invés de uma só.
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June 22, 2020I think that Sinead isn't really a bad person, just person sho wants to redeem herself because she had betrayed the Cahills before. I think that because in one of the chapters, Sinead was thinking about how she was going to unleash the virus so that they could cure it. it wasn't exactly her idea, or actually it was her idea but she felt self-conscious of the idea because she now felt like it was a bad idea, but now her company forced her to do it so they could gain money by selling the cure. so i really think that she's not trying to gain money, like her company or trying to unleash the virus just because but she's actually trying to redeem herself in the Cahills' eyes.
December 18, 2025
this was so silly and I loved it, but most of all I loved saladdins POV after all these years 🥹
May 5, 2018
What ever happened to Atticus and Jake? Does Amy not care about her boyfriend anymore? It’s kinda weird they were dropped so easily! I don’t like it when there are loose threads at the end of series. I know this is middle grade, but it makes everything feel a bit shallow when things seem like a big deal in some books, but are dropped completely in others. Like in the third series the media followed Dan and Amy around. While I know that was orchestrated by Cara’s father, who has since stopped, are we to believe the media gave up completely on reporting the lives of adventurous, super rich teens who everyone has now heard of? I mean, they still follow Jonah but have seemingly forgotten about Dan and Amy. The series having multiple authors may have led to this issue, but I would have thought the editors would try to keep continuity a bit better and wrap up loose threads.
Other than that, this was a good finale! The Cahills actually saving the whole world from a pandemic. I liked that Sinead and the other Starlings came back and the whole issue of forgiveness was nice. I also liked how good vs. evil was fleshed our nicely, to show that it’s a spectrum, rather than simply being one or the other. Oh, and the twist at the end freaked me out but I liked how everything was resolved!
Overall, this is a wonderful middle grade series. I would highly recommend it!
4/5 May 5 2018
Other than that, this was a good finale! The Cahills actually saving the whole world from a pandemic. I liked that Sinead and the other Starlings came back and the whole issue of forgiveness was nice. I also liked how good vs. evil was fleshed our nicely, to show that it’s a spectrum, rather than simply being one or the other. Oh, and the twist at the end freaked me out but I liked how everything was resolved!
Overall, this is a wonderful middle grade series. I would highly recommend it!
4/5 May 5 2018
April 5, 2018
This series started out as a wonderful mystery/race around the world to find the 39 Clues and more about Amy and Dan's family. By this last book in the series I am just past the point where I can even suspend belief. Add in that the idea of an airborne disease that causes people to dance until they basically die...that is just too much for younger listeners. We are ending our journey with the 39 Clues, sadly, on a disappointing note.
March 7, 2017
This story was so great. It's typical Cahills and a good wrap up to the series. Oh my god that ending. I was going to be soooo mad about the ending but then it ended up being okay. The last 5 minutes or so were just amazing! I'm so sad though. There aren't any more Cahill books :(
And I still hate listening on Hoopla.
And I still hate listening on Hoopla.
October 15, 2016
It was very, very good. I somewhat hope this is the finale to the 39 Clues, because this was an excellent way to finish the series.
October 16, 2016
please say it isn't so!! really hope there is another adventure sometime soon. still good, just not quite as fast paced as usual.
October 16, 2016
Great fun listening to another adventure in series. London knows how to keep you entertained.
July 12, 2023
📖Outbreak📖
No es un gran libro para cerrar la serie, es decir, parece un libro muy forzado para vender y parece como que quería ser el primero de una saga...pero termino siendo un libro único...aun así cumplió con la sita Cahill para las Sagas, así que también era predecible
Empece esta lectura algo interesada porque Dan era el líder Cahill (de las cosas que pasan de una Saga a otra sin previa advertencia y obligan al lector a aceptarlo)...y luego me la pasaba diciendo "que!?, que!?, QUE!!!!!?" para luego decir "porque????" y terminar con un ENORME SIGNO DE INTERROGACION!
La idea fue traer de vuelta a Sinead (como en 1era Saga, desaparecen al inicio estos trillizos y llegan al final) y yo estaba de "NOOOOOOOO", la cosa es que ella sigue tramada por curar a sus hermanos que termina siendo manipulada (otra vez!) y suelta un virus, traiciona a medio mundo y son los Jovenes Cahills (en su estado mas puro de Padrinos, Espías, Agentes secretos... al servicio de la comunidad) quienes deben capturarla, crear una cura y salvar al mundo.
Hasta los escritores les dio flojera repetir las historias y no pensaron en crear algo nuevo, porque esto lo resolvieron rapidísimo, sin mayor detalle y todo se convirtió en un final feliz.
Vuelvo y repito, DONDE ESTAN LOS DEMAS PERSONAJES? Ahora si no vimos ni a fiske, ni a las gemelas, Jake y Atticus, en serio, nadie!...y otra vez un final cortado, ni siquiera algo memorable para el fin de la serie, todo muy plano...
Muy mal muy mal, si me decepcionó mucho solo quería leer a los Cahill interactuar, ni siquiera me importo el virus.
Y ASI TERMINAMOS LA SERIE DE 39 PISTAS
Son un chorro de libros entre las 5 Sagas y bien se pudieron resumir por Saga, teniendo probablemente entre 5 o 6 libros POR TODA LA SERIE.
En resumen: La serie de 39 pistas me gusto mucho (la primera Saga), uno de mis talones de Aquiles es el amor familiar y la interacción entre primos y hermanos, por eso al enterarme de las otras sagas y pensar que podia leer mas de Dan, Amy y los jovenes Cahill estaba muy entusiasmada, si a eso sumamos que no son libros tan vaciles de conseguir, mi hype por la expectativa subió mucho, y si fue mas mi hype que las historias de las sagas en si.
Todavía Vespers me gustó, pero Unstoppabble me perdió y aunque Doublecross quiso recuperar algo del honor perdido, la verdad es que termino por apaciguar el hype, e incluso ya me estaba desesperando mucho (Amy me volvía loca), para Outbreak ya solo quería terminar la serie para justificar el tiempo de espera.
Quizá ya estoy vieja para estos libros, pero de verdad creo que las historias están inconexas y lo único que quedar les confusion al final.
A pesar de todo me quedo con la Primera Saga, con Vespers y le tengo cariño a Dan, Jonah, Hamilton, Amy e Ian...eso es todo.
No es un gran libro para cerrar la serie, es decir, parece un libro muy forzado para vender y parece como que quería ser el primero de una saga...pero termino siendo un libro único...aun así cumplió con la sita Cahill para las Sagas, así que también era predecible
Empece esta lectura algo interesada porque Dan era el líder Cahill (de las cosas que pasan de una Saga a otra sin previa advertencia y obligan al lector a aceptarlo)...y luego me la pasaba diciendo "que!?, que!?, QUE!!!!!?" para luego decir "porque????" y terminar con un ENORME SIGNO DE INTERROGACION!
La idea fue traer de vuelta a Sinead (como en 1era Saga, desaparecen al inicio estos trillizos y llegan al final) y yo estaba de "NOOOOOOOO", la cosa es que ella sigue tramada por curar a sus hermanos que termina siendo manipulada (otra vez!) y suelta un virus, traiciona a medio mundo y son los Jovenes Cahills (en su estado mas puro de Padrinos, Espías, Agentes secretos... al servicio de la comunidad) quienes deben capturarla, crear una cura y salvar al mundo.
Hasta los escritores les dio flojera repetir las historias y no pensaron en crear algo nuevo, porque esto lo resolvieron rapidísimo, sin mayor detalle y todo se convirtió en un final feliz.
Vuelvo y repito, DONDE ESTAN LOS DEMAS PERSONAJES? Ahora si no vimos ni a fiske, ni a las gemelas, Jake y Atticus, en serio, nadie!...y otra vez un final cortado, ni siquiera algo memorable para el fin de la serie, todo muy plano...
Muy mal muy mal, si me decepcionó mucho solo quería leer a los Cahill interactuar, ni siquiera me importo el virus.
Y ASI TERMINAMOS LA SERIE DE 39 PISTAS
Son un chorro de libros entre las 5 Sagas y bien se pudieron resumir por Saga, teniendo probablemente entre 5 o 6 libros POR TODA LA SERIE.
En resumen: La serie de 39 pistas me gusto mucho (la primera Saga), uno de mis talones de Aquiles es el amor familiar y la interacción entre primos y hermanos, por eso al enterarme de las otras sagas y pensar que podia leer mas de Dan, Amy y los jovenes Cahill estaba muy entusiasmada, si a eso sumamos que no son libros tan vaciles de conseguir, mi hype por la expectativa subió mucho, y si fue mas mi hype que las historias de las sagas en si.
Todavía Vespers me gustó, pero Unstoppabble me perdió y aunque Doublecross quiso recuperar algo del honor perdido, la verdad es que termino por apaciguar el hype, e incluso ya me estaba desesperando mucho (Amy me volvía loca), para Outbreak ya solo quería terminar la serie para justificar el tiempo de espera.
Quizá ya estoy vieja para estos libros, pero de verdad creo que las historias están inconexas y lo único que quedar les confusion al final.
A pesar de todo me quedo con la Primera Saga, con Vespers y le tengo cariño a Dan, Jonah, Hamilton, Amy e Ian...eso es todo.
June 30, 2017
Much as I love the 39 clues series, I am glad that this is the last book. Another one might cause serious 'series fatigue' for me (ha!). This book gave us a very awesome ending. It gave us the idea how the kids handle the responsibility of leading their powerful family, how they still refuse to give up their beliefs inspite of being constantly exposed to life-threatening situations, and how a group of people inspite of their different backgrounds, upbringing and personalities can live together in (considerable) harmony with love, respect and unbreakable loyalty. It also gave us an idea of how they are going forward after their adventures. Though I love them all, my favorite character is Dan because he has a way of looking at things...with humor. Adventurous, risk-taker, sometimes impulsive, brave and loyal to a fault but has a streak of harmless mischief in him. Plus I secretly wish I also have his photographic memory...sooo cool ability to have.
Looking back the one thing that hook me in this series was the very different personalities of each main characters. One person balances another one. For example, Dan's juvenile way of seeing things is balanced out by her very responsible and mature sister; Ian's Brit fuff-fuff is balanced out by Cara's down-to-earth attitude...and so on. They grow up in each adventure as they solve them without losing who they are. Even though each books were written by different authors, somehow they manage to maintain the over all tone of the series, and inspite of the many historical places these kids had traveled through those authors did not made it as if they are info-loading the readers with so much facts...it's quite impressive!
The only thing I don't like about this series though - Saladin...KIDDING! I really wish there was a mainstay dog in the bunch.
Someday I might want to read another Cahill adventure where the kids are all adults, but for now I'm quite satisfied with this ending.
('quite' meaning extremely satisfied, i found out from emily blunt that brits have a different take on this word)
Looking back the one thing that hook me in this series was the very different personalities of each main characters. One person balances another one. For example, Dan's juvenile way of seeing things is balanced out by her very responsible and mature sister; Ian's Brit fuff-fuff is balanced out by Cara's down-to-earth attitude...and so on. They grow up in each adventure as they solve them without losing who they are. Even though each books were written by different authors, somehow they manage to maintain the over all tone of the series, and inspite of the many historical places these kids had traveled through those authors did not made it as if they are info-loading the readers with so much facts...it's quite impressive!
The only thing I don't like about this series though - Saladin...KIDDING! I really wish there was a mainstay dog in the bunch.
Someday I might want to read another Cahill adventure where the kids are all adults, but for now I'm quite satisfied with this ending.
('quite' meaning extremely satisfied, i found out from emily blunt that brits have a different take on this word)
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December 20, 2021This was the only 39 clues book (excluding like backstory type stuff) that I hadn't read. Well, now I have. Thoughts are torn between did we really need this (because imo anything you get from this you can get better from earlier books and the topics of focus are like outbreaks/vaccines and a paragraph about Fidel Castro which I know I'm not the middle grade audience anymore but there are legitamately things in real life that have been mentioned to me to this day where I go oh that rings a bell from the 39 clues. This, especially post-2020, would not be that for me, and honestly I don't know if I want my 39 clues to be explaining current foreign policy to me anyway. The Cuban missile crisis is too recent, tell me about Mark Twain or Samarkand or even the seed bank thingy in the arctic but that is of course my opinion) and also being sad that the series seems definitively over five years out from this last release (which was not necessarily a guarantee when I last kept up with middle grade in 2015/16) and couldn't they just eternally come out with these books because genuinely I have enough goodwill built up it would take about five more books I didn't enjoy very much for me to stop reading new releases and also in my opinion, I did like every single book that was part of some series even if the last two series and especially the last one lost some shine to me and I am not ready to let gooo. But in this book we don't get much Ian/Ham/Jonah, all of whom I like to see (ok Jonah spent a lot of this whole greater series just being the one with fans and a private jet lol but still), or really any mystery-solving/investigating/researching at all. We see everyone being self-sacrificing and might I remind you that we've already been over this better. etc.
Idk all that said it was fine. And a pharmaceutical company and the cia are the entities being shady in this book which is not inaccurate....
Idk at some point I'm going on a reread marathon again and this book won't be part of it.
Idk all that said it was fine. And a pharmaceutical company and the cia are the entities being shady in this book which is not inaccurate....
Idk at some point I'm going on a reread marathon again and this book won't be part of it.
August 23, 2024
**4.25**
The plot of this was such a stupid concept, that it became fun! Crazy to see all the similarities between this virus and Covid. Even though this came out 4 years earlier! I wonder when this was thought of to continue. The last series definitely had more of a conclusive ending. I wish we got a little more info on what everyone is doing now. Does Amy go to college? Get another boyfriend? What about everyone else?
It would be fun to see the next generation of Cahills taking over as family leader. It was discussed each branch would hold it for 4 years. So, this would be almost 25 years from now. Maybe one of their kids??
I don’t understand why Dan is so upset about Sinead trying to kill them. Didn’t all the Cahills try to kill each other at one point? He’s fine with them.
I am glad that they brought back Sinead. She’s such a fun character!
- Stop a smuggler and inject him with something
- Nellie owns a restaurant
- Need to recover virus samples. From sinead
- She stole it getting a lab without a mask. She wanted to be seen. She is being blackmailed
- Go to Cuba. Castro’s brother?
- The virus will make people dance themselves to death
- Goes to see the scientist who created the virus (B-Pox) and helped sinead
- Dan makes sinead feel bad for releasing the virus even though she already feels bad because she didn’t want to do it
- Virus is rapidly spreading. Trying to find a cure to earn money
- Need to go to Bermuda triangle to the ekat base
- Test subjects for cure
- Ian wants to collapse but he is being forced to continue dancing. He hallucinates natalie
- Doctor sacrifices himself and gets a full dose of disease instead of letting it go throughout the plane
- Got the cure to the hospital. Duplicated it after infected started healing
- Saladin still has the virus in him (and basic ingredients for the cure as well)
- Dan didn’t want any of the virus left anywhere. Threw saladin’s crate into a waterfall (i bet this was fake…)
- Last chapter is the POV of saladin 😂😂
The plot of this was such a stupid concept, that it became fun! Crazy to see all the similarities between this virus and Covid. Even though this came out 4 years earlier! I wonder when this was thought of to continue. The last series definitely had more of a conclusive ending. I wish we got a little more info on what everyone is doing now. Does Amy go to college? Get another boyfriend? What about everyone else?
It would be fun to see the next generation of Cahills taking over as family leader. It was discussed each branch would hold it for 4 years. So, this would be almost 25 years from now. Maybe one of their kids??
I don’t understand why Dan is so upset about Sinead trying to kill them. Didn’t all the Cahills try to kill each other at one point? He’s fine with them.
I am glad that they brought back Sinead. She’s such a fun character!
- Stop a smuggler and inject him with something
- Nellie owns a restaurant
- Need to recover virus samples. From sinead
- She stole it getting a lab without a mask. She wanted to be seen. She is being blackmailed
- Go to Cuba. Castro’s brother?
- The virus will make people dance themselves to death
- Goes to see the scientist who created the virus (B-Pox) and helped sinead
- Dan makes sinead feel bad for releasing the virus even though she already feels bad because she didn’t want to do it
- Virus is rapidly spreading. Trying to find a cure to earn money
- Need to go to Bermuda triangle to the ekat base
- Test subjects for cure
- Ian wants to collapse but he is being forced to continue dancing. He hallucinates natalie
- Doctor sacrifices himself and gets a full dose of disease instead of letting it go throughout the plane
- Got the cure to the hospital. Duplicated it after infected started healing
- Saladin still has the virus in him (and basic ingredients for the cure as well)
- Dan didn’t want any of the virus left anywhere. Threw saladin’s crate into a waterfall (i bet this was fake…)
- Last chapter is the POV of saladin 😂😂
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March 31, 2024
I got 2 minutes into chapter 9 when I decided this book was a DNF. Do yourself a favor and finish with Unstoppable: Mission Atomic.
WTF HAVE I JUST READ?
The characters feel like bad caricatures of themselves. All of the character development in unstoppable flew out the window. They're almost written with contempt-- and that they have contempt for each other underneath what used to be playful ribbing. Dan acts more immature has a new vindictive side. Amy and Kara are pale ghosts of the strong women they once were. Ian is just a British stereotype. Jonahs artistic journey has been turned in for a joke about model trains. The Rosenblooms apparently have fallen off the face of the planet because Dan attacks Ian, Kara, Jonah, and Hamilton's dating lives but makes no mention of Amy's. (Yes, they were gone in Unstoppable too, but I forgave that with the Outcast's "no outsiders" rule)
The line that made my jaw drop and made me stop reading was Hamilton Holt-- who always strayed from the Thomas stereotype by being a secret teddy bear since series one-- having a line in his POV that said he was *getting antsy because he hadn't broken someone's bones in a while.*
It's frankly disgusting. What happened, London? Mission: Hindenberg was one of the best books in Unstoppable, with *amazing* character development for Dan. This book is written like it's a hate fanfic.
Wish I could give it zero stars. It's an insult to the series.
Not even the voice of David Pittu-- who has made me read some books just because he narrated the audiobooks-- could save this one for me.
WTF HAVE I JUST READ?
The characters feel like bad caricatures of themselves. All of the character development in unstoppable flew out the window. They're almost written with contempt-- and that they have contempt for each other underneath what used to be playful ribbing. Dan acts more immature has a new vindictive side. Amy and Kara are pale ghosts of the strong women they once were. Ian is just a British stereotype. Jonahs artistic journey has been turned in for a joke about model trains. The Rosenblooms apparently have fallen off the face of the planet because Dan attacks Ian, Kara, Jonah, and Hamilton's dating lives but makes no mention of Amy's. (Yes, they were gone in Unstoppable too, but I forgave that with the Outcast's "no outsiders" rule)
The line that made my jaw drop and made me stop reading was Hamilton Holt-- who always strayed from the Thomas stereotype by being a secret teddy bear since series one-- having a line in his POV that said he was *getting antsy because he hadn't broken someone's bones in a while.*
It's frankly disgusting. What happened, London? Mission: Hindenberg was one of the best books in Unstoppable, with *amazing* character development for Dan. This book is written like it's a hate fanfic.
Wish I could give it zero stars. It's an insult to the series.
Not even the voice of David Pittu-- who has made me read some books just because he narrated the audiobooks-- could save this one for me.
August 7, 2022
Although this is an extra novel, it is a pretty well written high-stakes chase that takes a different turn of events from their usual activities as a part of the Cahills.
Their cousin Sinead has been involved in a plot to unleash a deadly virus on the world and the CIA has asked the Cahills for their help to stop them.
Laced throughout with dry humour, this standalone novel has pretty exciting and thrilling segments to them and questions regarding trust and leadership which Amy and Dan must now answer.
There's no sign of Jake and Atticus since the end of Unstoppable, but it doesn't really dampen the story at all. It provides a nice, conclusive extra chapter to the lives of the Cahills and gives new definitions to their legacies.
That being said, it is sort of surprising how will of death this book is since that never really had been a part of the root of these stories. Nonetheless, it's a pretty good book.
Their cousin Sinead has been involved in a plot to unleash a deadly virus on the world and the CIA has asked the Cahills for their help to stop them.
Laced throughout with dry humour, this standalone novel has pretty exciting and thrilling segments to them and questions regarding trust and leadership which Amy and Dan must now answer.
There's no sign of Jake and Atticus since the end of Unstoppable, but it doesn't really dampen the story at all. It provides a nice, conclusive extra chapter to the lives of the Cahills and gives new definitions to their legacies.
That being said, it is sort of surprising how will of death this book is since that never really had been a part of the root of these stories. Nonetheless, it's a pretty good book.
July 5, 2019
Being a Cahill definitely has it's perks...unlimited funds...amazing adventures... cat's who eat..ALL DAY... but the down side can get a little teadious. When the CIA approaches Dan, Amy, and crew to help with a potential pandemic situation... People are literally dancing themselves to death... the Cahill response is..."Don't you have people who specialize in that?" … but when they discover that one of their own lost sheep - Sinead Starling - might be at the center of the troubles. The same Sinead who had betrayed the entire family... Dan can only see red and a means to exact justice...and, yes revenge...
Author C. Alexander London crafts a really smart and fast moving stand alone adventure in the this series that typically spans multiple books.
Fans of the 39Clues series really need to snap this up.
Author C. Alexander London crafts a really smart and fast moving stand alone adventure in the this series that typically spans multiple books.
Fans of the 39Clues series really need to snap this up.
August 1, 2017
I am a completionist and wanted to read the final book of the series. But wow. This is like reading doomsday again. This is awful and I'm only halfway through. Not the plot, but ALL of the character development is gone. Amy was supposed to run the family for four years after she said it in mission atomic, and then it goes to another branch. Why is Dan in charge? Ian lost character development, Hamilton is now just smash things again. Dan has not matured.
The author didn't even seem to read the previous series. I barely want to finish it, but I must. I suggest you all *STOP AFTER MISSION ATOMIC*. THAT was good. This was not.
EDIT: I cannot even finish this. It's so bad. Ugh. Stop at Mission Atomic. Please. This is so awful.
The author didn't even seem to read the previous series. I barely want to finish it, but I must. I suggest you all *STOP AFTER MISSION ATOMIC*. THAT was good. This was not.
EDIT: I cannot even finish this. It's so bad. Ugh. Stop at Mission Atomic. Please. This is so awful.
June 15, 2020
Amy, Dan, and their friends must save the world again, this time from a potential global pandemic. Rather than being terrifying, the virus had more humorous symptoms: victims must dance to the rhythm of their own bodies (sadly, until their hearts ultimately give out). Throw in a secret base in the Bermuda Triangle, and this is by far my favorite of the 39 Clues spin off books.
I listened to this one with my kids, who related to the pandemic competent. Our only complaint was the incessant throat clearing of the villain. We love David Pittu's reading, but thought he could of done without this extra character tick.
I listened to this one with my kids, who related to the pandemic competent. Our only complaint was the incessant throat clearing of the villain. We love David Pittu's reading, but thought he could of done without this extra character tick.
January 5, 2018
Well, this was an okay book, but I think Scholastic needs to leave well enough alone with the 39 Clues series. Keep dragging it out and they're going to keep getting worse.
In this book, Amy and Dan have to stop a genetically modified virus from infecting the world. But the virus makes people dance, and I found that weird and hard to believe. The story dealt a lot with trust and second chances, which was nice, but I didn't feel fully invested.
Please, don't write any more books. Three series and a bunch of specials is enough.
In this book, Amy and Dan have to stop a genetically modified virus from infecting the world. But the virus makes people dance, and I found that weird and hard to believe. The story dealt a lot with trust and second chances, which was nice, but I didn't feel fully invested.
Please, don't write any more books. Three series and a bunch of specials is enough.
July 7, 2017
and with that, it's the last of the 39 clues. it provides a nice glimpse of the aftermath of the Cahill powers and everything, but I think it could have ended a little better. I like Sinead Starling (maybe my favorite character?) so I was glad she reappeared.
as per usual in the 39 clues, there were some minor inconsistencies between the books, and also some plot holes, but overall, I was glad I read this book.
as per usual in the 39 clues, there were some minor inconsistencies between the books, and also some plot holes, but overall, I was glad I read this book.
August 1, 2017
The very last finale to The 39 Clues books! ?? It was a good book that sort of felt like the first series, and reminded the reader of things that happened long ago. I liked that it went back to exploring a different country and culture. As a whole I liked it and the ending seemed fitting. One thing-whatever happened to Amy's boyfriend and Dan's best friend? They were major characters and then all of the sudden in the last spin-off series, we never heard about them again.
November 4, 2017
Is this the end of the Cahills? Sinead is back at it again, a betrayal. Though it looks like she is looking toward Dan, the new leader of the Cahill family, and the rest of the teens for help, but can she be trusted? Dan is too good at holding a grudge though. Can he forigve Sinead, or will it be too late?
A lot of character development occurs, especially for Dan and Amy! I simply could not put this installment of the 39 clues series. It's fun, quirky, and full of adventure.
A lot of character development occurs, especially for Dan and Amy! I simply could not put this installment of the 39 clues series. It's fun, quirky, and full of adventure.
June 12, 2022
“Humans were terribly odd creatures.”
― C. Alexander London
As if the previous villain wasn't quite cliche enough, we have Sinead Starling, traitor extraordinaire who wants to do something right so she thought starting a dancing pandemic and manufacturing a cure for it was the way to go.
This book does not disappoint in delivering high-octane action and last minute saves. Vaccines and medical treatments don't insta-cure.
...Maybe I'm getting a bit too old for these books
― C. Alexander London
As if the previous villain wasn't quite cliche enough, we have Sinead Starling, traitor extraordinaire who wants to do something right so she thought starting a dancing pandemic and manufacturing a cure for it was the way to go.
This book does not disappoint in delivering high-octane action and last minute saves. Vaccines and medical treatments don't insta-cure.
...Maybe I'm getting a bit too old for these books
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