Genius: The Con by Leopoldo Gout

你好, Kedu, and Hola my bibliophiles,
This is the thrilling sequel to Genius which I reviewed not long ago. As with most sequels it did nit quiet live up to my expectations. That being said, The Con was amazing.
So at the end of Genius, Rex, Tunde, and Painted Wolf/Cai are fleeing arrest after Walkabout was blamed for and possibly caused a rash of robberies all across the world. The Con is about what happens when they get to Nigeria and after. There's not much I can say about the plot of this book without spoiling it so I'll leave my summary at that.
I personally thought that this book was a little disappointing because of how my expectations had climbed between reading Genius and this. However, once I really go into the book it was almost as good as the first one and I loved it. Despite being slightly disappointing overall I give this book ten of ten paw-prints.🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 I would recommend this book for seventh and eighth graders and up. Also reading levels of these grades if you are twelve or older.
Until we meet again my bibliophiles,
Merlin:)

Genius by Leopoldo Gout

你好, Kedu, and Hola my bibliophiles,
I suppose that very few of you know what the words above mean, but that's part of the fun. If you really want to know then go translate it. What do words in foreign languages have to do with books you ask? Well everything for some books and nothing for others. The subject of this review lies somewhere in between. This is about a book called Genius by Leopoldo Gout.
Genius is about a LODGE,group of three teenagers, who are put into a contest of two hundred of the smartest people under the age of eighteen. LODGE is made up of Rex, Tunde, and Painted Wolf. Each of them has a different set of skills but together they make a great team.
On to the characters.
Rex- sixteen year old Mexican American and one of the best programmers/hackers in the world. All he wants is to find his older brother who ran away two years ago.
Tunde- fourteen year old, Nigerian, self-taught engineer who can build anything out of anything.
Painted Wolf- sixteen year old Chinese activist blogger. No one knows who she actually is.
Kiran Biswas- twenty year old Indian tech mogul who founded won of the leading tech companies in the world before he was eighteen. He's hosting the game.
General Iyabo- corrupt general in Nigeria who tells Tunde he got in but demands that Tunde build him a high-powered GPS jammer while he's there or he will kill his family.
So this was an absurdly amazing book and I can't wait to read the sequel. I give it ten of ten paw prints. Personally I recommend it for seventh or eighth graders and up.
So long my dears,
Merlin:)