There are many action-adventure and mystery stories circulating throughout bookstores everywhere. I would recommend reading The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan to any person who enjoys either the action-adventure or the mystery genre. The Maze of Bones is the first book in the series, The 39 Clues. In this book, the reader is introduced to Amy and Dan Cahill, sibling orphans who are in the charge of their Aunt Beatrice. Amy and Dan live in an apartment across from their aunt and during the day, their au pair, Nellie, takes care of them.
At the beginning of the book, Grace Cahill, Aunt Beatrice's sister and Amy and Dan's grandmother, is on her deathbed. She tells William McIntyre, her adviser, to make a switch. Grace decides to use her alternate will and then she dies.
At Grace's funeral, there are very many people, including Amy, Dan, and Beatrice, all of whom are Cahills, even if they don't know it. During the funeral, Mr. McIntyre tells the people to look under their seats and says that if they find an envelope, then they are invited to join the reading of Grace's will. These people, including Amy, Dan, and Beatrice, go into Grace's mansion and hear the reading of the will. On a video that Grace made before she died, Grace reveals that all the people in the room are Cahills whether they share the surname Cahill or not. She also says that the Cahill family is the most powerful family in the whole world and that the source of the family's power is hidden around the world in the form of 39 clues. Grace also gives the people the choice of either taking a million dollars each or getting the first clue that will lead them on a perilous journey around the world to find a treasure that will make one person or one team the most powerful person or the most powerful people in the world. Beatrice decides to take the million dollars and she disowns Amy and Dan because they decide to take the first clue. Most of the people take the money. Only seven teams, including Amy and Dan, decide to take the first clue. Once the teams get their clues, they set off on a dangerous race to find the treasure. Beatrice has Social Services looking for Amy and Dan, so Amy and Dan hire Nellie to be their guardian as they travel from Boston to Philadelphia and Paris.
Along the way, Amy and Dan are faced with many dangers. They escape fires, bombs, and guards, and they travel to many places to find the secret hidden by the 39 clues. Also, as the two travel, they find that they are being watched by a mysterious man in black. They can trust no one, as Mr. McIntyre constantly warns them. But what about this Mr. McIntyre? Is he one who is not to be trusted?
The Maze of Bones is a story full of action, adventure, mystery, alliances and betrayal, and hits and misses. I would highly recommend reading this book to anyone who enjoys exciting books. The excitement and mystery in this book drove me towards it. There are currently three books in the series and the fourth book is going to be released soon. I guarantee that once you have read the first book, you will want to read the rest of the series.
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This book, The Maze of Bones, reminds me a great deal of a book I read two years ago called The Wasting Game, by Ellen Ruskin. The Wasting Game was very similar to this book because it was based on a mysterious game that leads to heirs winning a great deal of money. The Maze of Bones sounds like it contains more action and is set on a much larger scale though. I believe that since I enjoyed The Wasting Game so much, I would enjoy The Maze of Bones if I chose to read it. I also think that the rest of the books in the 39 Clues series would interest me, although I’m not sure if I could finish a series of four books and continue to stay interested throughout the entire story. How long are these books? Are they interesting throughout the entire novel, or do they have pages of dull reading that would cause one to lose interest in them?
ReplyDeleteI have not read The Maze of Bones, but adventure and action have always been my favorite genres of reading, and this story sounds like an amazing mixture of both. The characteristic of this book that most sparks my curiosity is how the writer leaves a huge part of the story blank. This part, the power that Amy and Dan could receive, leaves the reader guessing what the power may be until he or she finishes the story. Other questions that arose while I was reading the summary are "will the two be able to find all thirty nine clues?" and if they do, "how will they use the power?" Even from just reading the summary, I would recommend this novel to anyone who loves mystery, adventure, and action because it sounds as if Rick Riordan has mastered all three elements in his writing. I agree that this novel sounds like it is full of excitement, and I hope to get the chance to read it for myself very soon.
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