Author: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Amount of Pages (hardcover): 343
Excerpt From Front Flap of Book:
Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. Her family is relocating to San Francisco, home of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger, a game where books are hidden all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles. But Emily soon learns that Griswold was been attacked and is in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold and leads to a valuable prize. But there are others on the hunt for this special book, and Emily and James must race to solve the puzzles Griswold left behind before his attackers come after them.
My Review:
Let me just say, this book was flawless.
Everything was perfectly perfect, amazing, incredible, wonderful, glorious, magnificent, marvelous, beautiful, and gorgeous.
I loved it.
I loved the plot, the ideas, the characters, the blog Emily's parents have, James' cowlick Steve, San Francisco, Book Scavenger (the online game), Hollister, and Mr. Griswold.
Now, let me elaborate.
I'll start with the characters. I feel as if I know Emily perfectly. She has an older brother who used to hang out with her, but now doesn't. Now he has "cooler" things to be doing and "cooler" interests. Not that I've ever been in that situation, but I can still understand exactly how she's feeling. Secondly, books are her passion. She loves them, reads them, relates to them...You know, kind of how I'm doing to her book right now. Then, I get how she doesn't want to move. In my life, I've never had to, and I most definitely do not want to. So why would she?
Onto James. He's Emily's new best friend, as of when she moved into her new home/apartment/I don't know what to call it. The best thing about him is his cowlick, which he's named Steve. Steve is (obviously) his constant companion. I just think it's so funny. Secondly, he's amazingly smart and funny and the kind of person that you would just feel super comfortable around.
Then there's the setting. I took a trip to San Francisco this summer- click here to read about that if you missed it. I LOVED BEING THERE. I WANT TO GO BACK! It was so amazing to read a book that was talking about places I knew. When it talked about the BART station, I knew exactly what it looked like- because I'd been there.
Overall, this book gets 5 STARS!! I can't think of a better way to spend my time other than reading this book. And after a quick detour to the author's website, I learned there's a sequel coming out later this year!
*cheers*
*throws confetti*
*dances*
I hope you enjoyed this review! Comment down below your thoughts about this book. See you there!
-Olivia