Spy School Project X (The Spy School Series)
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- Author：Stuart Gibbs
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Summary
In the tenth book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series， Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines—by car， train， boat， and plane—to avoid his new cyber enemies and track down Murray Hill。
Ben Ripley’s longtime nemesis， Murray Hill， has put a price on Ben’s head and accused him of being at the center of a conspiracy on the internet。 Now Ben finds himself in his greatest danger yet， on the run from both assassins and conspiracy theorists。
Ben must find Murray before his machinations catch up to Ben—but with so much at stake， even some of Ben’s most trusted friends might not be at the top of their game， leaving Ben to be tested like never before。
Ben Ripley’s longtime nemesis， Murray Hill， has put a price on Ben’s head and accused him of being at the center of a conspiracy on the internet。 Now Ben finds himself in his greatest danger yet， on the run from both assassins and conspiracy theorists。
Ben must find Murray before his machinations catch up to Ben—but with so much at stake， even some of Ben’s most trusted friends might not be at the top of their game， leaving Ben to be tested like never before。
Reviews
Lady Glitter Sparkles
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Okay！So。 Tenth book！ Wowweewowwow。This has been a really really long journey。 Phew！ I guess I really should add the other Spy School books in here。。。it's gonna take a while to attack down when I read it。。。（I guess it's lucky I keep a notebook where I recorded all of the books I read each month。 Too bad it's not very detailed。。。）Some things I enjoyed especially！★Erica's new attitude！ She used to be so cold， and cool — the Ice Queen！ （Is that right？ I can't really remember。。。 It sounds so much lik Okay！So。 Tenth book！ Wowweewowwow。This has been a really really long journey。 Phew！ I guess I really should add the other Spy School books in here。。。it's gonna take a while to attack down when I read it。。。（I guess it's lucky I keep a notebook where I recorded all of the books I read each month。 Too bad it's not very detailed。。。）Some things I enjoyed especially！★Erica's new attitude！ She used to be so cold， and cool — the Ice Queen！ （Is that right？ I can't really remember。。。 It sounds so much like "ice cream"。。。） Now， because of Ben （you know， you get reminded of that SO MANY TIMES and to qoute Erica herself — ick。） she has changed！ Hurrah！★Alexander's new attitude！ Wow， a big moment for the Hales， eh？ Our good friend Alexander is always said to be so incompetent， it's sad。 In this book， much like a previous one （don't remember which， sorry） he shows his competency by showing his skill as a pilot。However， in this book， his father， Cyrus， is by his side， insulting him （poor Alex） and in the end Alex's wife and mother ducktape Cyrus' mouth because， and I quote: " If you don't have anything nice to say， don't say it at all。[laughs hysterically]Why does it remind me of a Daniel Tiger episode？！★The Hale's working togetherness！I don't know if I've mentioned this before， but the emotion I feel the strongest for my fictional characters is pride。 Whenever some characters get underestimated but then they show the other people they AREN'T incompetent， or normal， I feel SO PROUD！！My sweet lil' babies are all grown up！[wipes away a tear]Anyway， that's about it。Gotta go now！Lady Glitter Sparkles🌺 。。。more
Rubi
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This might be my favorite Spy School Novel！I loved this one！ Erica finally shows how much she cares about Ben and mot only that， but she learns she is not， in fact， perfect and that she can rely on others to help her。 Zoe stepped up her game， Trixie made another appearance， and even Erica's dad supported！ So much action and crazy chases and fun moments！ Couldn't put it down and CAN'T WAIT for Spy School 11 😍 This might be my favorite Spy School Novel！I loved this one！ Erica finally shows how much she cares about Ben and mot only that， but she learns she is not， in fact， perfect and that she can rely on others to help her。 Zoe stepped up her game， Trixie made another appearance， and even Erica's dad supported！ So much action and crazy chases and fun moments！ Couldn't put it down and CAN'T WAIT for Spy School 11 😍 。。。more
Carter Fitch
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AMAZING BOOKI have read every spy school book in the series and this is easily one of the best。 Amazing Book！！！！！！！
Ranbir Kashyap
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved how this book shows a boy who got enrolled in spy school and his adventures started there， with and evil organization trying to kill him， and with his friends he tries to escape the clutches of the evil organizationI really Liked how the spy job isn’t always about style and glamour but mostly about fleeing from dangerous situations
Michelle
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My family eagerly waited for this one…and we loved it！
Marsha
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Another good one in this series。 I wish I was still teaching so I could tell all my students about it and the others in this series。 It's full of fun and excitement。 Another good one in this series。 I wish I was still teaching so I could tell all my students about it and the others in this series。 It's full of fun and excitement。 。。。more
Zouks
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Personally I was really excited for this book and i’ve been a fan of this book series for just a year now。 I think the only thing that really bothered me in this book was the unbearable humor。 The jokes were so awful and I was cringing the whole time。 This is my own opinion as an ACTUAL young teen， I recently turned 14。 Other than the bad humor， I was still a little disappointed but it wasn’t that bad。
Arnav Gupta
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Spy School Project X was a good review in the sense that it kept what is loved from the series and made it fresh。 In books in the series after Spy School British Invasion the formula seemed to be getting old which Stuart seemed to address saying that his 1st 9 books were heavily bond inspired and that when thinking of this book he thought he could use real world issues as good plots。 So it was a great book because it kept what was great about the series introduced a exciting new front and left t Spy School Project X was a good review in the sense that it kept what is loved from the series and made it fresh。 In books in the series after Spy School British Invasion the formula seemed to be getting old which Stuart seemed to address saying that his 1st 9 books were heavily bond inspired and that when thinking of this book he thought he could use real world issues as good plots。 So it was a great book because it kept what was great about the series introduced a exciting new front and left the book with many questions？ 。。。more
Ellie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Just like every Spy School book， this one well exceeded my expectations。 There's a few things I would like to praise， particularly Erica Hale's character development。 Throughout the series， Erica has been painted as this "Perfect， can do no wrong" spy， and I love how the author broke this mold in Project X。 For the first time， Erica had something to loose and this changed her character。 The author had the choice to keep her in the mold but chose to make it more realistic， giving us insight to he Just like every Spy School book， this one well exceeded my expectations。 There's a few things I would like to praise， particularly Erica Hale's character development。 Throughout the series， Erica has been painted as this "Perfect， can do no wrong" spy， and I love how the author broke this mold in Project X。 For the first time， Erica had something to loose and this changed her character。 The author had the choice to keep her in the mold but chose to make it more realistic， giving us insight to her personal life and insecurities。 Erica was able to realize that she does have a support system and people she can rely on if things go wrong， I think this is something often overlooked in children's media when portraying women。 Often young teen girls are only portrayed as powerful if they are independent and don't rely on anyone， but Erica was able to show us that you can be independent and still rely on others。 Overall， I was impressed and can't wait to see what happens next to these amazing characters。 。。。more
Cess King-Azote
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Yesterday， I posted my review of Killers of a Certain Age， a story about 4 assassins who are in their 60s。 Today， I am posting something similar， albeit on the other end of the age spectrum。 Spy School Project X by Stuart Gibbs is the 10th book in the spy series。 The main characters are now teens， plucked from their normal lives to train as junior CIA agents。 I haven’t read any of the previous books， and although I’d love to follow their character developments， I didn’t encounter any issues read Yesterday， I posted my review of Killers of a Certain Age， a story about 4 assassins who are in their 60s。 Today， I am posting something similar， albeit on the other end of the age spectrum。 Spy School Project X by Stuart Gibbs is the 10th book in the spy series。 The main characters are now teens， plucked from their normal lives to train as junior CIA agents。 I haven’t read any of the previous books， and although I’d love to follow their character developments， I didn’t encounter any issues reading this as standalone。 The reader can easily follow along as the narrator will fill you in with past events from time to time。 As you can guess from the title and synopsis， this book is action-packed and full of over-the-top adventures。 It’s very entertaining and contains hilarious moments that will surely be appreciated by its intended audience。 I’d definitely recommend this to my own kid when she reaches middle school age。 Heck， I’d even recommend this to any bookworms who love spy stories！！！🔎💕Thanks to @simonschusterca for my eGalley。 I truly enjoyed reading about Ben and his Spy School friends！ This book is now out in the world！💕 。。。more
Addy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall， a great book！！！ （Not that I was expecting less from a spy school book！！）I've read it twice。 The first time， I was so excited to get it （props to Amazon though for getting me it on the 6th！！）， that I read it in 1hr。 I'm a very fast reader， but I didn't get the chance to enjoy it as much。 I thought it wasn't very suspenseful。 Then， I read it again， and it was 10x better。 I got to let it settle between chapters， and it was awesome。 Not my favorite spy school book， but it was definitely wor Overall， a great book！！！ （Not that I was expecting less from a spy school book！！）I've read it twice。 The first time， I was so excited to get it （props to Amazon though for getting me it on the 6th！！）， that I read it in 1hr。 I'm a very fast reader， but I didn't get the chance to enjoy it as much。 I thought it wasn't very suspenseful。 Then， I read it again， and it was 10x better。 I got to let it settle between chapters， and it was awesome。 Not my favorite spy school book， but it was definitely worth the wait Great things:-Love the new Hale！！ -Also， love how Mary and Cyrus name their stuff。 It makes Cyrus seem like， I don't know， a human？？？- I have a love/hate relationship with the cliff hanger。 I don't like how it made me question if the series is going to go away from the actual spy SCHOOL part， which personally， I don't want， but whatever。Things I am hoping for in SS11:- More romance between Erica and Ben。 I mean， I know it's Erica， but， still！- Poor Zoe needs someone！！- Also， can we make sure all of the friends we know get to stay in spy school？？ Like Chip and Jawa。 And the principal too。 He's funny。- Weird request， and I know it might not be possible， but can you make someone part of LGBTQIA+ ？ I know you have already put too much about Zoe， and Jawa， to make them gay， but maybe one of them， or Chip is bi？？？ I don't know。- Erica has a dog？ Or cat？ Named something like princess， cupcake， or something to go along with the throw pillows and kittens thing- Lastly， in SSSS Erica mentioned that Chip did theater， and maybe more of that could be shown？？？ I thought that was interesting， but that might have been just me。The book was swawesome （as Ashley might say）！:） 。。。more
Kelsey
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I loved every second of this！ I’ve been following this series for a long time and to see the character growth in this book is outstanding。 Both Ben and Erica have outstanding written character arcs， looking back to where they started as to where they are now makes me kind of proud of them。 I truly enjoyed seeing how their character arcs unfold。 Not to mention how the experiences they’ve had with each other affects that arc。 Also every action scene in this book was written visually beautiful！ I c I loved every second of this！ I’ve been following this series for a long time and to see the character growth in this book is outstanding。 Both Ben and Erica have outstanding written character arcs， looking back to where they started as to where they are now makes me kind of proud of them。 I truly enjoyed seeing how their character arcs unfold。 Not to mention how the experiences they’ve had with each other affects that arc。 Also every action scene in this book was written visually beautiful！ I could picture everything perfectly。 There is also a portion at the end where they go to a location and as someone who knows that location very well I can also say that was 1000% accurate。 Everything from the weather to what it looks like， fantastic。 I truly cannot wait to see how the rest of the series unfolds， I love this book series and it’s characters。 There’s so many things I want to see from the side characters in the future and I can’t wait to read it。 Thank you for writing this amazing book Stuart Gibbs！ 。。。more
Tonja Drecker
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Action， adventure， and humor run as high as ever in this latest installment of a popular series， but unlike the other books， this one takes a sudden and wonderful twist。It's test time， and like so many other kids （even those who aren't spies）， Ben is anything but thrilled。 But toughing those tests is soon the least of his worries as a rumor hits the internet， and Ben is accused of being at the heart of the latest conspiracy theory。 It's open season on Ben's life as a huge reward is offered to an Action， adventure， and humor run as high as ever in this latest installment of a popular series， but unlike the other books， this one takes a sudden and wonderful twist。It's test time， and like so many other kids （even those who aren't spies）， Ben is anything but thrilled。 But toughing those tests is soon the least of his worries as a rumor hits the internet， and Ben is accused of being at the heart of the latest conspiracy theory。 It's open season on Ben's life as a huge reward is offered to anyone， who can kill him。 In a high-tension attempt to stop the lunacy， Ben takes off to find his arch-enemy， but with everything going on， who knows what will happen next。This was such a refreshing wind into the Spy School world。 The author has stepped away from the usual scheme， which has dominated this series， and taken a new plot route， while keeping the action scenes as exciting as before and even adding to the humor and atmosphere。 Ben has more to deal with in new directions， and that while still handling his age old enemy， Murray。There will be those out there， who will criticize this read， thanks to it's twist into the realm of internet and disinformation。。。just because it is what it is。 But for the normal reader （who stays down-to-earth）， it's clear that this adds to the story， doesn't mean anything political， and actually opens up the doors for readers to realize that everything on the internet should be investigated， considered， and re-checked more than once because。。。well， the internet is the internet and can't be taken at face value。 So， kudos to the author for attacking that bag of worms without attacking it。Fans of this series are in for another treat as they accompany Ben on yet another exciting adventure， meet old characters as well as one or two new， fever for Ben as he battles one hurdle after the other， and laugh more than every now and then the entire way through。 I received a DRC and was glad to see the exciting change。 。。。more
Aylar Shamloo
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Very well 😭😍
Cyrus Hung
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Spy School Project X is a action packed book about Ben and his friends being hunted down by assassins all over America and conspiracy theorists。 The cause of this？ Ben's nemesis Murray Hill。 Murray Hill added a 21 million dollar bounty to Ben's head and on a website full of conspiracy theorist he gave them false information about Ben。 Will Ben and his friends survive or will they be killed by the assassins？ Read this book to find out。Compared to the book before， this book was much more adventuro Spy School Project X is a action packed book about Ben and his friends being hunted down by assassins all over America and conspiracy theorists。 The cause of this？ Ben's nemesis Murray Hill。 Murray Hill added a 21 million dollar bounty to Ben's head and on a website full of conspiracy theorist he gave them false information about Ben。 Will Ben and his friends survive or will they be killed by the assassins？ Read this book to find out。Compared to the book before， this book was much more adventurous and had more action involved。 I really enjoyed this book because this book was very adventurous and funny。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus**Spoiler Alert**Ben's parents have been relocated to Florida， and he's deep into exams， but when he has a visit with the principal， the principal's office is blown up again。 Luckily， Ben is with Professor Crandall， who isn't as doddering as he looks， and he eventually intercepts Sal Minella， who tells the group （which includes Zoe， Erica， and Mike） that Murray Hill has circulated a ridiculous conspiracy theory about Ben and issued a huge reward if anyone will kil E ARC provided by Edelweiss Plus**Spoiler Alert**Ben's parents have been relocated to Florida， and he's deep into exams， but when he has a visit with the principal， the principal's office is blown up again。 Luckily， Ben is with Professor Crandall， who isn't as doddering as he looks， and he eventually intercepts Sal Minella， who tells the group （which includes Zoe， Erica， and Mike） that Murray Hill has circulated a ridiculous conspiracy theory about Ben and issued a huge reward if anyone will kill him！ This opens him up to assassination attempts from all over。 It's all they can do to get out of the DC area， get help from another Hale （the fabulous analyst， Mary Hale， Cyrus' wife！）， and excape in an RV。 Yes， Murray is tired of Ben thwarting him， but saying he's a lizard from outerspace who wants to take over the world is just too much。 Murray is sequestered in the Everglades， so Ben heads down that way to get him to call the hit off， but the damage has been done。 With his cover blown， Ben will have to go into the Witness Protection Program with his parents or accept a vague offer with no forthcoming details to continue with his spy career。 Which direction will he take？Strengths: This was very different from the the previous books， but was just as action packed。 The traveling is more localized and sticks to the East coast， and the cast is slightly smaller。 Of course， there is a wide range of assassins who show up only to be defeated。 There are plenty of laugh out loud lines， as well as a great shout out to writer James Ponti with the Ponti's First Maxim of Self Defense！ The big draw is the ridiculous conspiracy theory that sets everything in motion。 I loved Gibbs' note at the end to students， telling them that they should investigate things they read on the internet and not just blindly believe everything！ This is a great example of what could happen。 Fans will love this one， enjoy meeting Mary Hale， revel in Ben's continuing romance with Erica， and wonder what on earth is going to happen NEXT！Weaknesses: Unreasonable people are not going to understand what a clever way this is to teach young readers about conspiracy theories， even though it's done in as unpolitical a way possible。 What I really think: I'm not sure if this is the end of the series， or just a twist。 It could go either way。 At any rate， Ben's future adventures will be very different， but will probably include Erica。 There will be students who want this on the very first day of school even though it doesn't come out until September！ 。。。more
Dhruv
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eARC provided by EdelweissI absolutely loved reading this book。 This was a book full of action and adventure！ Ben and his close friends had to defeat old and new enemy's as well as meet new characters along the way！ Murray is back to his evil schemes on getting rich， but this time it's personal。 There are so many action packed scenes and I'd recommend this book to any Stuart Gibbs fan as well as anyone looking for a good book filled with action， adventure， spying， and a bit of romance！ eARC provided by EdelweissI absolutely loved reading this book。 This was a book full of action and adventure！ Ben and his close friends had to defeat old and new enemy's as well as meet new characters along the way！ Murray is back to his evil schemes on getting rich， but this time it's personal。 There are so many action packed scenes and I'd recommend this book to any Stuart Gibbs fan as well as anyone looking for a good book filled with action， adventure， spying， and a bit of romance！ 。。。more
Joanna R
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Thanks so much to Stuart Gibbs and Edelweiss for an eARC in exchange for an honest review！Another fantastic addition in the Spy School series！ In this latest installment， Ben finds himself caught in the middle of a conspiracy against him， engineered by none other than his nemesis， albeit a fairly unintimidating one， Murray Hill。 Gibbs once again outdoes himself， crafting together action and adventure， Ben's hilarious commentary， and some of the more touching sentiments of the bonds between him a Thanks so much to Stuart Gibbs and Edelweiss for an eARC in exchange for an honest review！Another fantastic addition in the Spy School series！ In this latest installment， Ben finds himself caught in the middle of a conspiracy against him， engineered by none other than his nemesis， albeit a fairly unintimidating one， Murray Hill。 Gibbs once again outdoes himself， crafting together action and adventure， Ben's hilarious commentary， and some of the more touching sentiments of the bonds between him and his friends。 Murray has created his biggest attack on Ben yet - it's not just business， it's personal。Though mentioned in my last review of Spy School at Sea， it's worth saying twice - Erica's character development throughout the series has been。。。 stunning to see。 From the first book through Project X， it's the subtle observations from Ben that make all the difference to hint to her true nature， and this novel was no exception。I loved how in this book there was discussion of some real-life issues that still have extremely corporeal influence over the media today - conspiracies may not be real， but their impact is great。 Thanks to Stuart Gibbs for another amazing novel。 。。。more
Yapha
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Another solid entry into the Spy School series！ I think the "evil plot" is particularly important in this one。 Murray is using fringe groups and conspiracy theorists on the Internet in his pursuit of revenge on Ben。 The reader sees just how easy it is for lies and misinformation to spread。 While there are some silly and ridiculous elements to this， the discussion of why it works is essential to readers in the target age groups。 As a librarian， I really appreciate the ability to use this as part Another solid entry into the Spy School series！ I think the "evil plot" is particularly important in this one。 Murray is using fringe groups and conspiracy theorists on the Internet in his pursuit of revenge on Ben。 The reader sees just how easy it is for lies and misinformation to spread。 While there are some silly and ridiculous elements to this， the discussion of why it works is essential to readers in the target age groups。 As a librarian， I really appreciate the ability to use this as part of a discussion on reliable sources and misinformation。 The action scenes are as fantastic as always！ Highly recommended for grades 4 and up。eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss 。。。more
Stormi （BMReviewsohmy）
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I really like the Spy School series！ I was very excited to receive and ARC for the latest book in the series。 I also think this was my favorite one so far。So Spy School in a nutshell is about Ben who was recruited to what he thought was a math and science school but was actually a spy school。 They were using him to flush out a mole and since he survived the ordeal they couldn’t let him go back to regular school so they keep him…lol。Ben pretty much accidently gets the bad guy every time with the I really like the Spy School series！ I was very excited to receive and ARC for the latest book in the series。 I also think this was my favorite one so far。So Spy School in a nutshell is about Ben who was recruited to what he thought was a math and science school but was actually a spy school。 They were using him to flush out a mole and since he survived the ordeal they couldn’t let him go back to regular school so they keep him…lol。Ben pretty much accidently gets the bad guy every time with the help of Erica who is very good at being a spy because her whole family is made up of spies and a few other friends。 He now has a nemisis Murray and in this latest one Murray wants to get rid of him once and for all so he puts a hit out on him and has all the assasins out there trying to kill Ben， but that is not it， he also put out on conspiracy networks some things about Ben so he has a bunch of nuts after him too。So this one is packed full of a lot of action with everyone trying to keep Ben alive as they also try and find out where Murray is and make him call it all off。 They are always packed full of humor some of it can be kind of cheesy but overall it’s fun。I recommend this for adults as well as kids。 🙂 。。。more
L
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Gibbs flips the game boardThanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for an advanced review copy of Spy School Project X。 Spy School novels have a formula。 We have Ben Ripley， a gifted kid who achieves excellent results by not being stupid， Ben's friends who are well-intentioned and sometimes competent， and the ever-expanding dysfunctional Hale family made up of the World's worst spies， who believe themselves to be the World's best spies， including toothsome teen sisters Erica and Trixie Gibbs flips the game boardThanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for an advanced review copy of Spy School Project X。 Spy School novels have a formula。 We have Ben Ripley， a gifted kid who achieves excellent results by not being stupid， Ben's friends who are well-intentioned and sometimes competent， and the ever-expanding dysfunctional Hale family made up of the World's worst spies， who believe themselves to be the World's best spies， including toothsome teen sisters Erica and Trixie Hale。 Gibbs picks a setting （frequently this is the site of a vacation or a sight-seeing visit he made）， then makes up a silly James Bond-esque plot to play out there， with jokes！ The main questions one asks on picking up a new Spy School book are "Where will it happen？" and "How will character relationships change？" At the end of the previous novel （Spy School at Sea） Erica and Ben became boyfriend and girlfriend， so we were expecting to see that play out in book 10。 （And of course I'm not going to tell you what happens with that。）To me， however， the big question was what would happen to the formula。 It seemed to be getting a bit tired。 Book 8， Spy School Revolution felt decidedly "Meh。。。" to me。 Spy School at Sea recaptured a little of the magic， but still was not as funny as the first book。 Now， there was no pressing need to change the formula。 Spy School has an army of devoted followers （I am one -- I have read every one of the books） and new releases regularly rack up 4。8-star average ratings on Amazon。 Why not continue to give the readers what they so evidently want？ Why not milk this cow？Well， score one for artistic integrity！ Apparently Gibbs realized he was getting into a rut and took action to boost himself out of it。 He doesn't say exactly this， but in an Author's Note at the end he writes。。。 in the first nine Spy School books， the evil plots of the bad guys have all been riffs on the sort of ridiculous， over-the-top evil schemes of James Bond villains 。。。 But when the time came to think about book ten， I realized that there were actual， real-world issues that would make for good plots as well。 So in chapter one he blows everything up （literally）。 The Spy School novels will never be the same again。 （At least I hope not， because this is SO much better。） Now， to allay the fears of avid Spy School fans， I hasten to add that Project X is still a Spy School novel。 It still stars Ben and his friends and the Hale family， along with comically inept nemesis Murray Hill。 The result is a novel that is simultaneously much more serious and much funnier than previous Spy School novels。 It is more serious because of those real-world issues he alludes to， which， to avoid spoilers， I will not identify。 It is funnier because the jokes are more frequent and better。 I don't know why that is， but I speculate that Gibbs was enthusiastic about this new direction， and inspired to be funnier。Warning: when this is released， I predict that we will see politically motivated negative reviews on Amazon。 ;-[Blog review。 。。。more
NotaTroll38199
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Wow！ I was so shocked when I found out that Benjmain Ripley is going to be a superhero with special super powers。
Jonah
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