Review: The next great adventure is here!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
With three kids I like to keep an eye open for something new and this book caught my eye, and I'm pleased it did as it was a great read - not in terms of great literature, but fun, thrilling, action-packed and exciting, which was what I was looking for! But don't get me wrong, the writing is good, and well directed at a teenage audience.The book follows the adventures of the orphan brother and sister Jack and Maya Sinclair who, on Jack's graduation receive an envelope of information from their dead parents, urging them to pick up where they left off on their final archeological adventure. Of course this they do, and head off to Peru and the adventure begins again. In the course of the next few days they meet their appointed guardian, who turns out to be more than he appeared, acquire a handy and cute side-kick Bahru, meet a helpful and mystical woman, and a beautiful, young tour guide who also has a secret and many more intriguing personalities. Their quest takes them to a range of different ancient sites, with varied climates and challenges which they bravely confront and win, all of which are thrillingly described and full of amazing detail. It's fantastic and pure escapism and I loved it. It reminded me of a young Indiana Jones-type adventure, even Percy Jackson, yet maintains its own distinct flavor. I would love to see the next volume and will definitely be buying that too. 5 stars from me and well done Lori Lebda.