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MUCH better than I thought it would be!! The kids are great, loved the dialogue, and felt so much like The Goonies, movie from my childhood that I loved :) Need to get the sequel now!


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Omega City edition by Diana Peterfreund Children eBooks Reviews

This is a science quest adventure book, but the author develops the characters and constructs the plot and establishes the narrative tone in a fashion that sometimes is predictable but at other times confounds your expectations. The result is that the book is accessible and middle grade appropriate, but is also a little bit more than and a little bit different from the usual. To me, that's a generally good thing.

If you want some sense of what this book is about and what it is like I'm afraid that plot summaries aren't going to help you very much. As I think about the plot, the book starts as a mild teen domestic drama coupled with a "crackpot conspiracy theory Dad" theme. It switches into a puzzle/treasure hunt book, with a government conspiracy flavor. Then we get some "Journey to the Center of the Earth" with a little Indiana Jones and a cross between Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous With Rama" and Willy Wonka, (both "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" and "Charlie and the Great Glass Escalator").

As you can see, plot summary just isn't very helpful.

So, consider this. We have a brother, Eric, and sister, Gillian, who trust in their disgraced scholar father. Dad believes in a vanished genius scientist, Aloysius Underberg. In order to save Dad's reputation, and possibly his sanity, the brother and sister are trying to confirm the existence and fate of Underberg. Earnest Gillian's pal Samantha is a smart/dumb blond who is a classic pretend airhead/actual smart cookie. Along the way they pick up social misfit science geek Howard and then his older-than-they-are bro Nate who has a car and who tries to keep an eye on this crowd. This assortment then goes on to have sci-fi/adventures.

Most of the fun turns on the give-and-take among the characters, the odder parts of the situations the characters find themselves in, and the manic implausibility but convincing description of so many of the plot points. The book starts a bit slowly because we have to establish Gills and Eric and Dad and sketch in the nature of his disgrace and his current obsessions. There is a bit more dithering and hand-wringing than is strictly necessary, but that lightens up when Sam appears and it disappears entirely once Howard and brother Nate appear. From that point on, (at about 1/4 of the book), we take off on an increasing clever and ripping yarn, right up to the breathless finish.

So, this is a fun and entertaining book. The quality of the writing, (vocabulary, grammar, and so on), is perfectly fine. There are a few bumpy bits here and there, but dialogue is strong, there are some funny bits that are well timed, and the pacing is such that you are just zipped along too quickly to notice any weak points. The science angle is a nice change from magic and it's good to have teen heroes without a lot of angst. Sam's a little boy crazy, but this is not a hot-guy teen romance.

I liked it and appreciated its entertainment value and the author's willingness to go somewhere new in terms of plot.

(Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
This is a fast-paced, suspenseful tale with the benefit of a great evil villain and a futuristic setting. Jillian and Eric have suffered through their father's academic discrediting and the loss of there comfortable life due to his sometimes crazy theories. Jillian is a true believer in many of the conspiracy theories and outlandish ideas that her father holds true, while her brother Eric scorns them in what their father calls his "mainstream phase". Jillian would do anything to prove her father's writings and teachings about the elusive and eccentric Dr Underberg true. This leads her and an unlikely group of friends and acquaintances into a deadly race against gangsters far below the surface of the earth in a wondrous city. The city itself is a treasure trove of cool technology that saves the group over and over again. Young readers will be surprised and excited to discover this cool world along with the kids. It's full of such mystery and miracles that it almost becomes a character itself. The author does a great job with giving the real characters distinct and vibrant personalities. The many personalities lead to some clashes but also create some great lessons about trust, friendship, and working as a team. I appreciated that the author also included a spectrum disorder kid and showed what valuable contributions he was able to make, while struggling with his own issues. The villain was really evil and manipulative, a sort of evil queen with goons who hunt the party relentlessly through the city, upping their level of violence and danger as they go. There are some real twists and great scares to keep kids eagerly reading as well. The whole setup is calculated to create a suspenseful paranoia in readers, a willingness to buy into the the "evil corporation" and "Big Brother" kind of scenarios. The ending is hopeful but has a bit of open-endedness to it. It wasn't until I finished the story that I realized that there was a sequel. Rest assured that the main story is finished in this book, but there are definitely questions and future concerns to be explored at the end. I look forward to the sequel!
This book is very boring. A friend thought the same I was very UN satisfied it was boring to me
This book was for my little sister for her school reading assignment for summer.

Not many kids out there like reading, herself included, so I gave it a 5* rating for coming in perfect condition.
Cute juvenile scifi adventure. It would probably be good for middle-school children, especially those interested in science.
It's one of the books that kids are mandated to read for Summer reading. It fulfills its purpose.
MUCH better than I thought it would be!! The kids are great, loved the dialogue, and felt so much like The Goonies, movie from my childhood that I loved ) Need to get the sequel now!