Grace J’s Reviews > The Mona Lisa Key > Status Update
Grace J
is on page 280 of 394
Okay but. No.
I like that Matt was adopted and it's just a thing, because we need more stories that normalize adoption.
But.
He was adopted from Columbia. Presumably he does not look like his siblings.
And yet.
Somehow he and his siblings convince Queen Elizabeth that all three of them are children of her long-dead friend.
It would be hard enough to believe even if I knew the siblings all looked alike.
— Oct 02, 2026 05:09PM
I like that Matt was adopted and it's just a thing, because we need more stories that normalize adoption.
But.
He was adopted from Columbia. Presumably he does not look like his siblings.
And yet.
Somehow he and his siblings convince Queen Elizabeth that all three of them are children of her long-dead friend.
It would be hard enough to believe even if I knew the siblings all looked alike.
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Grace J
is on page 354 of 394
Wait a minute. I know what the plot twist. I know what the villain's motivation is. Dang it, that's such an overused trope.
— Oct 02, 2026 07:00PM
Grace J
is on page 260 of 394
Argh I really wanted to like this book but it just is missing all the right things. I don't understand why the kids want to stay. The plot twist of Queen Elizabeth is absurd. Time should be permanently ruined, with all they've done to mess with the past.
— Oct 02, 2026 04:52PM
Grace J
is on page 194 of 394
This book is surprisingly slow for a book about time travel. Maybe I should time travel back in time and get this book a better editor.
— Sep 27, 2026 06:54PM