Now that I’ve read books 2 and 3 I have a more positive view of the series as a whole; book 1 was definitely the weakest of the lot. But it’s definitely merely slightly above average, not great.
]]>I had exactly the same feeling. I kept waiting for them to turn out to be the villains, or to run away with the Heart of Egypt when she turned it over to them or something.
And you’re right about the aggressively disinterested parents. I felt the whole “adults are just so clueless/useless!” well was returned to a few times, but maybe kids fancy that sort of thing. I don’t know.
]]>I also don’t trust the ‘good guys’. And was rather annoyed at her for trusting them so quickly.
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