I picked up this book, like many of the previous books I’ve read, because my students couldn’t stop talking about it! They were arguing over books #2 and 3 in the series and raving about how they couldn’t put them down. In addition, it’s on the Iowa Children’s Choice List for 2018-2019 and I’m trying to check some of those off my list.
To be honest, I told myself I’d read the first one and call it good. We all know by now how much I enjoy Gordon Korman, so I knew I’d enjoy it – I could check it off my ICCA list and be on my happy way to read another book off my Spring Break reading list. You guys. I finished the first one and immediately needed the second one. I had to know what happened. It ended with quite the cliff-hanger and none of the libraries around me had the second book. Thankfully, our school librarian owns her own copy and allowed me to borrow hers!
I really enjoyed both the first and second books of this series. I would like to read the 3rd book just to see how it ends, but I have so many other books I want to read on my break that I’m going to take a little hiatus from the kids in Masterminds and start another one on my list. Overall, I’d highly recommend you pick this up!