White Knights

White Knights #1

by Julie Moffett

Geek Girls Rule! My name is Angel Sinclair. I’m the youngest senior at Excalibur Academy for the Technologically Gifted and Talented in Washington, DC. I was pushed ahead a year because of my high IQ and considerable prowess behind the keyboard, making me an outcast even among my own peers. I’ve been looking for my dad all my life. A brilliant mathematician and cryptographer, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances when I was eighteen months old. Although my mom tells me I must put him in my past, it only makes me more determined to find out what happened to him. When weird accidents start happening at my school and the vice principal is involved in a deadly incident, I don’t see it as a coincidence. After launching my own investigation, with the aid of an unexpected set of allies calling themselves the White Knights, I discover a threat far greater than I ever could have imagined. I could take my discoveries to the authorities, but my own investigative methods would be at risk. Can anyone say hacking? No, it’s up to me to set things right. My objectives are clear the name of the vice principal, learn the truth about my father, and stay alive. In other words, save the day and try not to look too much like a dork while doing it. If you enjoy spy and mystery adventures, you will like the White Knights series by Julie Moffett, YA/NA Mystery and Mayhem Award-winning author and writer of the popular geeky Lexi Carmichael mystery series. Try out Julie's fun, young adult series today!

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult

336 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 2017

About the author

Julie Moffett is the bestselling author of the long-running, geeky Lexi Carmichael Mystery Series that USA Today says: “…runs a riveting gamut from hilarious to deadly, and the perfectly paced action in between will have you hanging on to Lexi’s every word and breathless for her next geeked-out adventure.” Julie also writes the young adult White Knights spin-off series featuring a cool, teenage hacker girl. Julie's been publishing books for 25 years, but writing for a lot longer. She writes in the genres of mystery, young adult, historical romance and paranormal romance.

Julie has won numerous awards, including the Mystery & Mayhem Award for Best YA/New Adult Mystery, the HOLT Award for Best Novel with Romantic Elements, a HOLT Merit Award for Best Novel by a Virginia Author (twice!), the Award of Excellence, a PRISM Award for Best Romantic Time-Travel AND Best of the Best Paranormal Books, and an EPIC Award for Best Action/Adventure Novel. She has also garnered additional nominations for the Booksellers' Best Award, Daphne du Maurier Award, the Dante Rossetti Award, and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence.

Julie is a military brat (Air Force) and has traveled extensively. Her more exciting exploits include attending high school in Okinawa, Japan; backpacking around Europe and Scandinavia for several months; a year-long college graduate study in Warsaw, Poland; and a wonderful trip to Scotland and Ireland where she fell in love with castles, kilts and brogues.

Julie has a B.A. in Political Science and Russian Language from Colorado College, a M.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and an M.Ed from Liberty University. She has worked as a proposal writer, journalist, teacher, librarian and researcher. Julie speaks Russian and Polish and has two awesome sons.

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Reviews

[Julie Mulhern · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Julie Moffett books and the latest is no exception.

Loner Angel Sinclair is determined to help a favorite teacher who's in serious trouble. But--and for Angel it's a HUGE but--she can't do it alone. Learning social skills and stepping outside her very narrow comfort zone are essential.

With plenty of humor, a didn't-see-it-coming villain, and bigger stakes saved for the next story, White Knights is a must-read for Lexi fans!

[Lynn Neilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

White Knights is an especially fun read. I am a Julie Moffett fan, from the Lexi Carmichael series (of which I've read all ten, enthusiastically). This book is billed as a YA book, new series. The main character is a teen version of Lexi Carmichael, and the author has woven Lexi into the series, as a role model and mentor to the geek girl, Angel Sinclair. Angel is prickly and friendless, and, naturally, a master hacker (of the non-malicious variety), who is also a superb researcher, with big sister Gwen (we know Gwen from the Lexi Carmichael books, too) and a backstory (from a Lexi Carmichael book, where she saves an entire high school from annihilation, astonishingly, Gwen's and ultimately Angel's school - small world, huh?).

That being said, it would be no problem to have this be the first Julie Moffett you've ever read - it alludes to but is in no way dependent on the Carmichael series. It is well written and the suspense carries throughout, with a Charles Dickens-like cliffhanger ending that naturally compels one to wait impatiently for the next White Nights book to come out. Angel, who has a missing father for whom she searches when not doing homework, becomes a target of the side of bad, and along the way, makes two friends - a boy geek, and a new-to-the-school girl who is gregarious and chatty and everything Angel is not. She also has a nemesis fellow-student; and an awfully nice school administrator who is friends with her mom, and who urges her to cope and do her best and have a great senior year at the for-the-elite private high school she attends. Her other nemesis is a tech-savvy boy who is a nasty piece of work, who wants to be valedictorian, and Lexi seems to be all that is standing in his way. High school and YA all the way, but extremely enjoyable.

[Meg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, this was another great Julie Moffett read.

This author writes my favorite "geek girl" series (Lexi Carmichael) and this one, which is a spin-off, was also super. Much younger (teen) protagonist but it wasn't ever an issue. Already have #2 added to the TBR.

[books are love · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really fun entertaining book.

I enjoyed watching the geeks get to look cool and save the day.

Angel is the main character and what a character she is. She starts this book as a very anti-social girl. She is smart and funny but anti-social. Suddenly she has friends and is helping to keep her vice principal from being charged with a crime.

What do I like about Angel? Even though she has social ineptitude, she does reluctantly try for her vice principal. She is flawed and abrupt but she is also what you see is what you get. She doesn’t try to change or become someone else, just learns that having friends and a support system is a good thing and it helps balance her life. Gives her happiness to boot. She keeps it real and honest well except to her mom when she is with her Scooby Doo gang

The band of friends though aren’t your normal group either. It is a melting pot of eclectic. We have Wally the cheery hacker who works at the same internship with her and they go to school together as well. He helps her with hacking areas but what I enjoy about him is his support of her pursuit to find her dad. He doesn’t put her down but believes her even when the police don’t on things. We have Frankie who is just quirky and fun. She has mad organizing and attention to detail skillz along with her ability to put together graphics that are amazing. She is really the one that is upbeat and sweet. She comes up with the name of the group White Knights and creates their logo. All of them are comfortable in their own skin and who they are. they don’t apologize for it and embrace it. It’s great to see in a YA book. So is the celebration of being a geek. And we also have Colt. He is sweet and kind and the popular one. He does have a hiccup but realizes it and also helps Angel learn a lesson about the consequences of hacking into friend’s personal information.

the plot is fun entertaining and at times a hoot. All three are fast to think on their feet and together are a formidable group. Colt is their as support and to help them stay grounded I believe.

So what makes the plot entertaining? We have this story told in the eyes of Angel and wow what her mind things. But it is three teens bucking the system and hacking places to find out the truth about what really happened with their vice principal. They think outside the box and connect the dots in such a crazy and fun way. We see geeks celebrated and save the day. At the same time they learn about themselves and each other. They become friends and help one another out. Angel does have a rival at the school who you just want to give a swirly too. He truly is a doof. A smart doof but a doof. I think he is a nemesis at the school. We also get a dark nemesis on the side for Angel especially due to her dad so we have a continued mystery for the gang on top of whatever comes next for them. The writing is engaging and fun. Just an overall fun book and I look forward to seeing what hijinks this group will get up to next and how Colt may begin to fit in too.

[Jeanie Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

She does it again. Julie Moffett turns the cyberworld into a land of intrigue attainable by all. The book targets NA and YA audiences with youthful but genius characters but this OL (old lady) absolutely loved it. Having had students in the past who can out think typical smart adults, I have no trouble seeing Angel and her friends attack a problem that adults don't even see. As a fan of the Lexi Carmichael series, I was delighted to see old friends supporting this group of high school white hat hackers. One isn't a hacker but she is able to back up her friends with a great attitude an a special skill set of her own. While the premise might seem unbelievable to many, the portrayal of these kids and the issues they face as students feels realistic. I never knew and Angel, but there was at least one Wally and more than once Frankie in my life. One element of each of Miss Moffett's characters that I love is the heart they bring to the challenges they face. They are not people people but the care for others and stand up for them. That is where the name Frankie gave their group came from, the desire to stand for others.

[Katherine Paschal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review originally posted on https://smadasbooksmack.blogspot.com/
Angel is almost 16 and a senior in high school, having skipped grades since she is a literal genius, but she has zero social skills and would prefer to be left alone to hack. Alas, she has this one mandatory year of high to survive before she can escape. Her free time is spent searching (mostly illegally!) for her father who disappeared when she was little, even though her mom and sister have given up hope. When new girl Frankie shows up and forces friendship on Angel, Angel has no idea how to cope, but after an accident occurs to Angel's favorite teacher, she gives in to Frankie as well as another hacker kid to help find the truth.

I found this book to be such a cute fast read, something that I could easily lose my self in for a few hours and speed through the pages. The main character Angel is a senior in high school, but this was a really clean teen read, seeming more geared for a preteen and up age range, making it an appropriate book for pretty much all ages. I think this was in part to how young and innocent Angel actually was and how socially awkward she really was, dealing more with bullies and the idea of fitting in than sex, drugs and whatever else most teen books touch on. I enjoyed the blend of action, mystery, teen drama and the growing up (aka learning how important inter-personal relationships are!) that unfolded on the pages. Angel learned how to be part of a team and how to lean on others, as well as how to be a kick-butt spy.

Overall I found this to be a good teen spy/mystery story, with plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing as well as a very strong, developed female main character and quirky side-kicks that I rooted for. I really enjoyed how intertwined all the parts of the story really ended up being. The main mystery of the teacher was resolved, but the underlying mystery of Angel's father was left open with a giant bombshell dropped right at the end (way to hook me Julie!) making me really, really want the next book in the story. This was my first book by Julie and I enjoyed her writing style and characterizations so I would love to read more books written by her to come.

I received this title in return for reviewing reasons.

[Barbara Hackel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angela Sinclair has an IQ off the charts and attends a special school for technologically gifted students. Her talents are in the maths and sciences and computer skills. She is an intern at a top notch cybersecurity and intelligence company called X-Corp. She is also the youngest senior at the academy and although she has mad computer skills, she has virtually no people skills. No friends and no experience with people, is it any wonder that on the first day of her senior year Angela gets into an altercation with the class bully that ends up on the softball field (PE) being pitched at by the bully and knocking herself out with the bat? And that was after almost being killed by the bleachers being pushed together on her and another girl! Saved by her vice-principal who is already a hero in her eyes, all she can take away from the near death experience is that he had the bleachers roll over his foot and seemingly had no pain!

I couldn't wait to see what happened on day 2! And believe me, I was not disappointed! This book was non-stop action as Angela actually made friends with Wally (also an X-Corp intern) and new student Frances. But the book wasn't all about these three exceptional students. It alternated every few chapters with a mysterious person wanting to make a deal with the NSA. Top that off with Angela's dad disappearing when she was about 18 months old. He was also an exceptional mathematician and cryptographer. Angela is trying to find out what happened to him. Not only the good people at the NSA were looking for Ethan Sinclair, but some unscrupulous people were looking for him as well. Then there is the vice-principal's accident...but I think you should just get the book at read it for yourself.

I found this to be such an engrossing book, that I read it in one evening (staying up a little too late because I couldn't wait until morning to finish it!) My only complaint is now I am forced to wait for the next book in the series for what seems like forever! (Fall 2018 and the third book Spring 2019) One can only hope that Ms Moffett has a burst of energetic writing and the books are finished ahead of schedule. White Knights is that good!!!

[Shannon McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surviving high school is hard enough. It's even harder when you're the youngest senior at a school for technologically gifted kids. All Angel wants to do is finish the year unscathed and without any major scandals. Queue a scandal... When the Vice Principal of the school is in an accident, Angel is certain there's foul play. After all, Mr. Mathews is the kindest man on the planet, so there's no way he would intentionally hit someone.

Teaming up with two new friends, Angel is going to prove Mr. Mathews innocence. But while she is hot on the trail of the culprit, Angel is pulling at the strings of another Mystery. When Angel was just eighteen months old, her father disappeared. The police say it was voluntary, but now that Angel is sixteen, she's not so sure that's what happened. While juggling the two mysteries, Angel also has to worry about homework and exams, but one thing is for sure, Angel is determined to rise to the occasion.

I was excited to find out that Julie Moffett was going to be writing a YA series featuring some of the younger characters from her Lexi Carmichael series. This book didn't disappoint. Moffett's mysteries always manage to have an intriguing twist and the multiple POVs that intersect with Angel's story add an air of mystery that will keep readers coming back to find out how they all fit in. At the end, we still have a lot of questions, but we know this is intentional and meant to keep bringing us back. As the first book in a new series, White Knights does a fantastic job of setting up character motivation and setting up a mystery that should hopefully keep the next two books as engaging as this one was.

[Linniegayl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is without a doubt the best new mystery series I've encountered since I first ran into the Lexi Carmichael mysteries a few years ago. I guess it's no coincidence that both series are by Julie Moffett. The only downside of White Knights? It's the first in the series and the second won't be published until later this year.

White Knights would work well as a standalone mystery, but it features a number of cross-over characters, agencies, and situations with the Lexi Carmichael series. In fact, Lexi and Slash make several appearances here. However, they never dominate the story.

The lead of this series is Angel Sinclair, the youngest senior at the Excalibur Academy for the Technologically Gifted and Talented in Washington, DC (site of one of the Lexi Carmichael books). In fact, Angel was the founder of the Lexi Carmichael fan club (a source of great embarassment to Lexi).

Angel, like Lexi, has mad computer skills. But also, like Lexi, she's socially challenged. However, almost in spite of herself, she becomes friends (albiet very reluctantly, with the very vocal Frankie and Wally, a fellow computer Geek.

There are some truly laugh-out-loud moments, most notably when Angel is forced to play softball in gym class early on, and when she becomes involved in a medieval game. But there are also some ominous overtones, involving some of the secrets Angel uncovers. Angel and friends become involved in several mysteries over the course of the book, with at least one wrapped up neatly, and the others lingering for the next book.

I truly loved this book, and can't wait to read the next in the series.

[JoAn · Rating 5 out of 5]

White Knights by Julie Moffet was a intriguing introduction into the YA/NA geek world. It was great fun meeting Angel Sinclair and watch as she comes out of her self-imposed loner status. She's smart, funny (even when she doesn't mean to be)and a geek extraordinaire. Frankie and Wally are also great secondary characters as they join Angela (whether she wants them to or not) to solve a mystery that involves her favorite school administrator, Mr. Matthews, who has had her back throughout the previous school year. The action drug me into the book and with their being a secondary mystery regarding Angel's missing father, I didn't want to put the book down. Although the mystery regarding Mr. Matthews is resolved the other is not and I'm already looking forward to the next book in this series.

[Gladys Starks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous!

Absolutely loved it - great first book in a new series. This Y. A. series has already made my keeper list. Can't wait for the second book!

[Cathy Malik · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Julie Moffett's books and this start to a new White Knights series was no exception! The White Knights centered around the very independent Angel Sinclair promise to take readers on fun adventures solving astronomical mysteries using their smarts while thinking out of the box despite the limitations of youth with no authority. In the short span of this book Angel learns the value of true friends through thick and thin. I’m sure many young (and possibly not-so-young) adults will find inspiring role models in these believable savants. I didn’t want to put the book down and I can’t wait for the next issue! It was great to enter the new year with new book friends!

[Starla B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I seriously could not put this book down. So much kept happening, I kept reading faster and faster until I was flying through the pages! I think cyberland is fascinating, and the theories they were investigating were amazing. I LOVED this book. I found out it was an offshoot from her Lexi Carmichael series, so now I have to go buy all of those, too!

[Merry Chapman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic spin-off of the Lexi Carmichael series that you just can't put down! Fun for ALL ages.
Having read all of the Lexi Carmichael series, I was pointed to this new series by Julie Moffett, White Knights! This is a spin-off of the Lexi series and written for young adults as well as older adults! I LOVED it. The characterizations of the three protagonists, Angel, Wally and Frankie seniors in high school is so on point for children that get bullied and pushed around in schools because they are a little different. Angel is and Wally are working as interns for the company that Lexy works for so there is a connection here to the Lexy series and I Love that! Angel's father left the family suspiciously when she was too young to remember him and although her mother won't tell her anything about him, she is so curious and starts her own investigation trying to find him or find what happened to him. Will she stick her nose where it doesn't belong and get in trouble? BUT while she is doing this, her Vice Principal, Mr. Matthews, who has taken Angel under his wing (has her back so to speak), is in a bad car accident where he also hits a pregnant woman and the police want to charge him criminally. He knows he hit her but couldn't understand why or how. So, Angel, with the help of Wally and her new friend Frankie decide they have to prove his innocence. AND so the storyline goes with many twists and turns and crazy antics and typical student behaviors which has Angel reflect on her own personality in the end. I LOVED this spin-off and the premise of the White Knights! Of course Julie Moffett has left us with a couple of cliff-hangers which could be used for both series! Great ending and can't wait for the next book in this series!

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

White Knights by Julie Moffett is the first book in her new series White Knights. It’s a spin off from the Lexi Carmichael books so both she and Slash make an appearance.
Angel Sinclair is just your normal 16 year old high school senior trying to survive her senior year. Well, she does have super crazy computer skills and is taking college classes and interns with Lexi Carmichael and skipped a grade. Wally is a senior with super crazy computer skills, interns with Lexi Carmichael, and is old enough to have a driver’s license and a car. Frankie is also a senior, new to the school, super crazy with graphics, and has become Angel’s best friend. Even though Angel doesn’t have best friends. Or friends of any kind. Colt is a senior, a great jock, and decides to sit with Angel in chemistry class.
What all of these kids have in common is their vice-principal, Mr. Matthews. He supports them, he listens to them, and pushes them to do better. So when he is involved in a car crash and charged of aiming for the pedestrian, our White Knights band together to prove them wrong. They do what they do best: they hack, search, theorize, come up with plans and implement them. But most of all, they become friends. For Angel, this is the biggest break through. She learns what it means to be and have friends. That she doesn’t have to be perfect, her friends like her anyway. That trust is important. That what’s inside a person is more important than the outside. This was a great book! The characters were well developed and the plot was fast paced. I read it in one seating because the author did such a good job of pulling me into that world!
I can hardly wait to read the next one in the series!

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK
I usually don’t read YA books, but I love the cover of the this one so I wanted to give it a try, and I am very glad I did. Though this book is mostly about high school kids, it is still a fun and interesting book to read, and I love the mysteries surrounding the story.

This is Angel’s first day as a senior at the special school for gifted students. Angel is an exceptionally smart student, outsmarting most of her peers. The only thing Angel did like was social skills. Angel would much rather be by herself clicking away at her keyboard than to be socializing with students her age. When an accident happened to the school principal, Angel suddenly had more friends rallying around her as she helped try to help solve the mystery of what was going on with the principal and in their school. And there was another mystery going on as well, they one concerning her father’s disappearance when she was very young.

This is such an enjoyable story, very well written by author Julie Moffett. I love that the story is clean and fun for teens as well as tweens, parents don’t need to worry about inappropriate surprises in the book. This is my first book from Ms. Moffett but I will be watching more books from this author in the future. If you enjoy a good mystery as an adult, this book isn’t perfect for you as well.

I received this book from Prism Tours and the author to read and review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 55.

[Lindsay Rankin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 4.5

I really enjoyed this book! The story was fun, with a technological concept that I had never considered before, which made it interesting to read. I really liked Angel and her friends, Wally and Frankie. They all had unique characteristics, and I enjoyed getting to know them. I’m looking forward to reading more about them in the sequel! While the main mystery is wrapped up in this story, there is an overarching story that I’m looking forward to getting more answers about in the sequel.

There was a minor gay character thread in the story, and I removed a half star for that. I didn’t think it fit the story, and I didn’t like how all the characters were portrayed in that situation. As a Catholic, I did appreciate that the author did not bash the Catholic Church beliefs about homosexuality, but instead explained that the character disagreed with those beliefs. I accept that, and appreciate the portrayal of the Catholic Church, but I also just didn’t think this storyline fit well in the overall story.

However, this book was well-written and fun to read, and I really appreciated that the book is a clean read! I can’t remember for sure if there was no swearing, but if there was, it was mild.

Content:
One gay character
Possible mild swearing
No romance

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.*

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s tough being a teenager these days. It’s even tougher being a geek among the “Technologically Gifted and Talented” at a Washington, DC, exclusive school. Sixteen-year-old Angel Sinclair just wants to get through her senior year without being bullied too badly, and to find her long-missing father. But instead, she is drawn into an investigation that involves spies, the latest in medical technology, and good, old-fashioned intrigue!

This is a fun, fast-paced mystery / spy thriller. It champions the quiet computer geeks, making them the heroes of the story. Angel reluctantly accepts the help and friendship of two other geeks (plus a jock) and discovers that she isn’t always better at doing everything alone. Her friendship with weird Wally, quirky Frankie, and charming Colt grows along with the excitement and tension of the book.

White Knights kept me captivated from start to finish. I couldn’t put it down – it drew me into the world of hacking (NOT cracking – there’s apparently a difference!), espionage, and the occasional high school drama. Add it to your list for 2018!

I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.

[Bethany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Angel is a genius at school and also a talented hacker. She mostly uses her gift of coding to search for her dad. When her teacher Mr. Matthews is in an accident that involves a pedestrian being hit, witness claim he did tried to hit the lady intentionally. With an open investigation, Angel must use her skills to find out the truth because she knows Mr. Matthews isn't a bag guy. Instead, he's a father-figure to her.

Angel is usually alone and prefers to handle things on her own, but she's going to need help to solve this case. She must rely on her new friend Frankie and her nemesis Wally. Together, they must put aside their difference and band a strange friendship in order to help Mr. Matthews.

I really like the personalities in this story. Wally is comical and Angel is an introvert. It was entertaining to see them interact with each other. I like the geek-girl/hacking concept and think it brings a fresh concept to YA books.


Final Verdict: I would recommend this to fans of humor, nerdiness, spies, secrets, and hacking. This was an interesting start to the series.

[P.T.L. Perrin · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like the author’s Lexi Carmichael series, you’ll love Angel Sinclair and her friends in WHITE KNIGHTS. Angel, the youngest senior in her high school, interns at Lexi’s cybersecurity and intelligence company X-Corp, along with socially awkward Wally Harris. Army Brat Frankie Chang is new at the school, and although not a computer whiz like the other two, has a gift for design and art. Together, they set out to prove their assistant principal innocent of a crime he’s accused of, which gets them entangled with the NSA. Angel finds more entanglement as she investigates clues that might lead to her father, who has been missing since she was eighteen months old. The story is intriguing, fast-paced, and great fun to read. Written for teens and young adults, I’d recommend this book to readers of any age.

[WiLoveBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angel Sinclair is an almost-16-year-old whose senior year of high school is not off to a good start. She’s a loner who enjoys some good hacking but finds out that having friends isn’t so bad. A great mystery with fun characters and some laugh-out-loud moments. I look forward to seeing what happens in future books.

I enjoyed this but it is also appropriate for younger readers. It is difficult to find books for my 9 year daughter that interest her, aren’t too easy, and don’t have content that is too old for her. She loves mysteries and isn’t interested in reading about romantic relationships. This was perfect. According to her the book is a page-turner and intriguing. There were several parts she thought were funny. Frankie is her favorite character because Frankie is friendly and always very positive. She can’t wait for the next book.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

White Knights is my first introduction to Julie Moffett's books. Angel Sinclair is a highly intelligent student at a school for technologically gifted children, a self-proclaimed geek and accomplished hacker. She tends to keep to herself, but must learn to work with others in order to help her assistant principal when he finds himself in a difficult situation. She's also trying to find out what happened to her father, who disappeared from her family's life when she was just a baby.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Angel kind of reminds me of myself (although I wasn't quite that intelligent, and I was a little more involved and social). The book has action and twists and turns and some high school drama (but not so much that it made me want to put the book down!). I read it to my 9-year-old - he enjoyed it, too, and we've got to get the next book in the series!

[Erin Babcock · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty fun read. I really appreciated the subversion of a lot of the traditional young adult fiction tropes. However, some of the dialogue was distractingly stilted and took me right out of the narrative because no human being would actually put a sentence together like that out loud. I like that Angel is pretty chill with being a loner overall and isn’t The Most Gorgeous Girl in School but Endearingly Oblivious to It a la certain other teen protagonists. I’ll admit, I was thrown by Frankie and thought she was secretly evil for a majority of the story, but I’m probably just too suspicious.

Anyway, I liked it! It was a quick, fun read. Makes me want to go back and read the Lexi books, so I’ll add those to my list!

[Charles Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

White Knights Indeed

Angel Sinclair is an introverted geek, the youngest in her high school class, with not a friend to her name. This entrancing story leads us through her path to gaining friends, saving a beloved teacher, and taking down a vengeful hacker who is injuring and killing handicapped veterans. The story is a light hearted look at young geeks with awesome skills, pushing through the trials of high school life, dealing with a culture they often struggle to understand. An amazing beginning to what I expect will be another popular Julie Moffett series. Very well done, Julie.

[Booklover77 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series. Like cyber? Like a good mystery? Have a love/hate relationship with high school? Want a teen action adventure romp? Check, check, check. The socially awkward genius with a nice (but pushy) mom resonates with intelligent introverts. This is my second time reading it and it’s still an exciting adventure romp through the high school we spent time at in “No Test for the Wicked”. The crossover is done well, makes sense, and this series is just so much fun! Can’t wait for the 3rd book to be released (coming soon, I think!). I love a series that I can read again and enjoy it as much as I did the first time. Geek Girls Rule!

[DianeG · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great start to a brand new series--a young adult spinoff of the Lexi Carmichael mysteries. Angel is a brilliant 15 year old high school senior who finds herself searching for information on her missing dad, helping to prove the innocence of a favorite school administrator and battling the jock bully and geek bully in school. Lexi and Slash make a brief appearance while Wally (from No Test For The Wicked) barrels his way into the story and makes himself at home. With the help of Wally and Frankie, a new girl in school, Angel discovers having friends is actually pretty cool.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The beginning was a bit slow for my tastes but it did pick up as it went along. Angel was a bit of a loner but started to get into friendships in this book. Her main friends, Wally and Frankie, were likable and each had their own talents. Angel is trying to discover what happened to her father that has been missing for several years and what happened to her vice principal in regards to an accident. There were some humorous moments and it did end on a bit of a cliffhanger. Overall the book was a good read for the YA mystery lovers.

[Meagan | The Chapter House · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has plenty of humor, technology, girl power, high school angst—everything one could want for a quick YA read (I read it all in just a couple hours).

I particularly liked how the author addressed struggles women face in the workforce.

The downside for me was that one character turned out to be gay, and another character lived with her boyfriend. Neither component advanced the story for me, and in fact detracted (similar to one of Rick Riordan’s characters in the Percy Jackson series).

I received a copy of the book from Prism Book Tours. All opinions are my own.

[Suzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so excited to read this first novel of the new YA series! It is wonderful and includes action, adventure, solutions to precarious situations must be found, and even includes an appearance of Lexie and Slash from the Lexie Carmichael series! The quick pace, fun characters, and hacking skills make for a great read--- teen or adult. I can't wait for the next book in the series and highly recommend it .

[Elisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, just brilliant.

I couldn't put it down White Knights was gripping from beginning to the very end.

Angel, Wally and Frankie are a fantastic team, great characters who were written with great care to truly reflect the modern technologically advanced teen of today, these kids are super smart, socially awkward and amazingly brilliant trouble magnets, I just loved the whole story.

The plot was riveting, dramatic and funny in other words highly entertaining.