Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Genius Squad
Book Review: Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Summary: 5 Stars
Cadel, the scrawny, nerdy boy from EVIL GENIUS, is back in GENIUS SQUAD, a bit more grown up, a lot more responsible, and trapped in a foster home with a bully and without a computer.
He's miserable as he tries to bide his time until the slow-moving authorities can find out who he is and where he belongs. It is as he is waiting that the Genius Squad approaches him.
Devoted to bringing down one of Dr. Darkkon's operations, GenoME, the Genius Squad wants Cadel to help them. But Cadel is naturally suspicious and paranoid.
Can he really trust the Genius Squad, or is his hesitance to trust them warranted?
This book has even more action and quick thinking than the first! Each page builds up suspense that culminates into a surprise scenario that will leave you scrambling to catch up. Though it contains more computer and hacking references than its prequel, that doesn't deduct from its appeal.
This is one series that is sure to entrance even the most reluctant reader, especially with an ending that is wide open to accommodate another sequel, THE GENIUS WARS.
Reviewed by: The Compulsive Reader
Book Review: Decent sequel. Fun Read.
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is definitely for anyone who's a fan of the original Evil Genius. Interesting plot but the book lacked some of the better twist and turns of the original. The characters also feel a little less convincing / powerful when compared to the original. Not to give anything away but I felt Cadel really got turned into shadow of his old self and have none of the cunnings we saw earlier. (Uh oh, found myself agreeing with English on that front...)
Overall, interesting read. Well worth the time and effort. I am looking forward to the next one.
Book Review: Genius Squad is a great book!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a really good book. It was fast paced and exciting. Cadel's, Sonja's, and the other Genius Squad members' vast amount of knowledge shows that Catherine Jinks put a lot of research and effort into this book. And it has a happy ending! It definitely is a good read.Book Review: Good, but not as good as the original.
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed this book, but unfortunately it lacked what was most interesting about the first book--the bad guys. I got tired of constantly being told how good Cadel was, and how perfect his girlfriend was, and frankly, all the details of the project he was working on in the story bored me out of my skull.
Nonetheless, as a whole the book is still a decent read, and I honestly didn't predict a couple of the twists towards the end.
Book Review: Not as Good as Evil Genius!
Summary: 3 Stars
Just as thick and heavy on the word count as Evil Genius this sequel to that great book although starting off well does not keep up the high quality for the duration of the novel. Although the pages are quite eventful for Cadel Piggott, he doesn't have the impact on the rest of the world which he did in the first book either.
This adventure starts of with Cadel who has now decided to use his genius for good (especially towards his only friend Sonja, a very intelligent but very physically disabled girl) and move on with his life. Only problem though is the police won't let him, with Prosper English in Jail and not about to claim him as his son gives Cadel no identity, he can't be proven to be Australian, American or any other nationality, so can't enroll in university to give himself anything worthwhile to apply his brain to (he already finished the equivalent of high school in his younger days). Still a minor he is forced to live in a foster home with a range of social rejects whose problems seem to take precedence over any he has. Also in residence is a bully called Mace who urinates in Cadel's bed and physically torments him on a daily basis. The old Cadel would just do away with Mace but the new Cadel knows this to be wrong. There is also a new police officer assigned to lead his protection named Saul Greeniaus who seems a lot more intelligent than anyone Cadel has had to deal with before. Unlike the other officers assigned to keep him safe, Saul seems to actually want to be involved.
When an opportunity at a better care home opens up for his friend Sonja who is miserable where she is, with the only catch being Cadel must come live there as well and join a secret group within the home called The Genius Squad, Cadel has a decision t make. Genius Squad is determined to hack into a corporation called GenoME (which can map a person's DNA) and bring it to its knees. Cadel knows this isn't exactly the right thing to do but his determination to ensure that Sonja's future is secure and escape the place he now lives outweighs the negatives in his mind. The only problems are keeping the Genius Squad hidden from Saul Greeniaus and his social worker, oh and keeping himself hidden from Prosper English, the criminal mastermind he played a hand putting behind bars who is also probably his father.
This adventure seems to be a bit more about quickly cashing in on the eventual breaking through to the American market of the long time published elsewhere Evil Genius, and hoping these novels will become the next Harry Potter like phenomenon rather than putting in the effort and writing a good quality book.
Another great book by this author is Witch Bank, check it out!