| Title | : | The Genius Wars (Genius, #3) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1741758548 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781741758542 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 393 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2009 |
But he's still not safe from Prosper English, who's now a fugitive from justice and determined to smash everything that Cadel has struggled to build. When Cadel's nearest and dearest are threatened, he must launch an all-out attack on the man he once viewed as his father.
Can he track down Prosper before it's too late? And what rules will he have to break in the process?
The Genius Wars (Genius, #3) Reviews
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"Cadel began to cry like someone whose heart was breaking." Oh dear Cadel, I know how you feel. My heart broke when I realised I was on the last line of the last page of the last chapter of the last book in this series. My pain was so great my eyes actually began to tear up when I realised this is the last I will ever read of Cadel. Catherine Jinks is an amazing author. There are so many good things about this series and so few bad things. It is not something that can be described with words. I love these books. I wish i had discovered them earlier in my life so I could've read them five times by now. Anyone who reads should read this series.
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1. NOT ENOUGH SONJA
2. MORE SONJA
3. You have to wonder, at this point, if Cadel is ever going to be okay again. I wish Catherine Jinks would write a new trilogy about Cadel's next ten years in therapy coping with his feelings for Prosper AND the fact that he's totally in love with SONJA
4. NEEDS MOOOOORE SONJA PLEEEEEASE
5. Not as exhilarating as the others? Not quite as fast-paced. Still really fast-paced, though, I think I finished this faster than I finished Mockingjay, another third in a series.
6. Saul and Fiona are such good parents. I was so happy for Cadel for a while.
7. However, there wasn't nearly enough Sonja!
8. Possibly because there was too much Hammish?
9. Also, WHAT THE HECK? Dot, Com, and Vee got caught so quickly? AND OFF-SCREEN?
10. While I was reading the last couple chapters, an INCREDIBLY SMELLY GUY sat next to me on the streetcar. WORST SMELLING DUDE EVER. His smell was so distracting that I had to read sentences at least two times in order for them to sink into my mind. I was like, "Gazo? Is that you?"
11. SOOOOOOOONJA
12. How much do I love that Cadel says, "Oh shit"? My armspan is like five feet. So, that much.
You can probably guess who my favorite character is. She really didn't show up as much as I wanted her to, though.
Oh, and
13. THAT LAST LINE. The ending felt pretty abrupt, but I think that might be one of my FAVORITE last lines of all time.
Way better than, "SO WE BEAT ON, BACKS AGAINST THE CURRENT ... BLAH BLAH JAZZ AGE." -
This wasn't a war, it was more of an attack. It also wasn't very good. From the beginning, where Cadel (who has sworn not to lie ever again) tells himself they won't mind that he's doing all this lying really and he sure is glad he's left his old way of life behind him. To the middle where he's really kind of annoying. To the end, where he's just really stupid and the author leaves it wide open. Very unnecessarily. When there's a fourth installment of this trilogy, I don't intend to read it. And the weird looking kid on the covers? Does he say "cherubic" and "angelic" face to you? No. So they should have gotten a better artist for the cover.
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Wow.... just, wow.
Such a thrilling end to Cadel's tale. I'll admit, Genius Squad was fairly low-key until the last quarter of the book when things picked up and became more exciting; however, Catherine Jinks completely made up for the lack of action in The Genius Wars, which is jam-packed full of it.
Jinks has a really original way of weaving subtle hints and distracting subplots throughout these books to the point of where you really aren't sure of which characters you can trust and which you can't; in fact, I'm surprised that she manages to keep up with her own plot. However, upon tying everything up at the end, it becomes clear that she's had a firm handle on everything the whole way through, though I have no idea how on earth she'd managed it!
And WHAT an ending. I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it, but it was truly a unique way to end the series, and I'm still trying to digest it.
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Have you ever tried to hide from one of the most dangerous people in the world? The genre of my book is realistic fiction because it could really happen.I think its cool how the kids use computer and street to provide for themselves and use street smarts to hide from a antagonist Prosper English they use lots of resources to do what they had to do,they were hacking into computer networks,security networks and even internet networks its pretty cool.I think its fascinating how children can do so many things with what we learn in school technology is the key to the world and its kinda funny how older people say we rot our brains with
technology but really technology is going to save the world one day.
The summary of this story a group of kids had put a very bad person in jail in the previous book then the year after they found out he broke out of jail. Back to the story the kids use their smarts to hide from the villain mentioned earlierProsper English. They feared he was after them which i am sure he was. and they did there best to avoid in the end it was concluded with death. When he caught them hiding. overall the story line was amazing and it really tied up. I recommend this book for anyone. The Major theme in the story is determination the kids were determined to find and stay at a safe place. In the story they try to hack in the security networks around the
My strongest opinion on this story is very strong and healthy and i really think you should read this amazing book. I think this book is so amazing because its starts off so fast and ties up into other elements in the story and in the story they use security networks to find a place to stick with while hiding. In the story you get no input on the location in which the story took place.
The characters are in a conflict of person vs person because they are against a single after them and are willing to do anything to avoid him (PROSPER ENGLISH) and so that ended in ones death. This book has an amazing storyline that took turns at really intense times its just amazing.
I rate this book a 3.5 because its was kinda boring just having to hide and being boring I think the book in badly written.I regimen this book for people who like a long adventure that is important for someone's life. The book is a great way to know what it feels like to hide from someone a long periodically time -
Oh, Cadel -- why won't trouble leave you alone? Very enjoyable book with a very, very abrubt and rather open-ended ending. Jinks has claimed that this is the end of the series, but I believe that the end will leave every reader sort of questioning whether more is to come or not. More of what you have come to expect from this series, action-packed in parts and hacking-packed in others. I'm neither a hacker nor genius, so I am unsure as to the amount of realism that comes from the series. I've read a number of reviews that portray Cadel as a very unsympathetic character, but I do not get that feeling. Rather, I feel Cadel is a perfectly realistic character with major issues stemming from his past, yet trying to move past these. Overall, I think this series is quite the page turner.
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It was so good. Despite a very shallow acquaintance with computer science, I wasn't overwhelmed by the jargon and it was worked in seamlessly. Throughout the series, I really treasured the way that Cadel's interactions with Sonja were treated. The disability wasn't played down, or played up or romanticized or stereotyped - it just was.
I really want to know what happens later. An epilogue chapter, a short story ten years later, I'd gladly take another book, but I'm dying to know how it all works out for Cadel.
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It took me a good time to finish this one, but the events were very interesting, and kept me going. I also was anxious to find the fate of our beloved Cadel, his new friends and family, and OF COURSE, the man who raised him. Thaddeus Roth/Prosper English. Prosper is absolutely my favorite character of the series, and his ending left me stunned. The last page.... Left me screaming. Cadel... Oh my. You'll see, dear readers, you shall see.
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I wish I could rate this higher. I liked it. But for the final book in an AWESOME series, it was a disappointment. Things were too rushed, and there wasn't a satisfying conclusion. There were still plenty of suspense, and some humor, but I just wanted more! I still look forward to reading more of Catherine Jinks' books.
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WOW. What a good book and a good ending to the series. The last few pages caught me by surprise. It was an unexpectedly emotional ending. In a good way.
Despite being the shortest book in the trilogy, THE GENIUS WARS tied up in unexpected, but very realistic and logical ways. There were some characters from previous books that surfaced, and it was interesting to see and learn more about them. I like how Jinks gives details about the characters I wouldn't think to ask, but doesn't overload with boring, unneccessary information.
I'd say Jinks is weak on location and setting descriptions, but it kind of works in a weird way. I mean, she is telling the story through Cadel's eyes, and Cadel being a genius sees the world differently.
Jinks was VERY STRONG on diverse characters and technical details. I'm afraid to comment on the characters too much because that's such a big topic that I feel strongly about. I'm afraid of ranting. Sometimes when I rant what I'm saying turns to gibberish. I'll just say Jinks did a great job with the characters and their motives.
As far as the technicals go. DAMN. Jinks did some serious research. As I've said in notes and previous book reviews, I don't know much about computers and hacking, but this trilogy left me with a greater appreciation for both.
I read all three books this weekend and was surprised to rate all of them 5 stars! They're better than what I remember. That or my tastes have changed. Either way, I recommend them:) -
Better than the last book in terms of Cadel actually doing instead of sitting back and whining. But 99% of the book was pure speculation; Cadel saying it must be so-and-so doing this or some other so-and-so doing that. There's no real confirmation that he's right about any of it until halfway through the book, and even then it doesn't answer all the questions. So Cadel goes to extreme lengths to show he's right. The whole book is a bit of a long shot, even given the subject matter and the things that happened in the previous two books.
Ironically, I liked the ending. It made sense and provided decent drama/suspense/etc. Everything leading up to that felt disembodied from it, though. Cadel can calculate probabilities and all that, but that didn't convince me as a reader that he was necessarily on the right track about what he thought was going on. There wasn't enough proof along the way for it to be believable for me. -
I've really liked the entire series, it is a fun entertaining read, that had me gasping in surprise in some sections and laughing out loud in others. The characters are good, their struggles realistic, and their moral message palpable. I love the representation of a disabled character; I've read some critiques on this point but I have to disagree and say that it WAS well done, and brings value to the story especially because the protagonist's relationship with a disabled person and how they wish to help them, no pity involved, just LOVE and wanting the world to be better for them. I also find it valuable that this is one of the turning points in our character's life (when he turns good), and he continues to build on it (in book 1) . book 3 offers a pretty ok conclusion, too bad she skipped the epilogue, it kinda just leaves you hanging. Alas, that's my personal preference. happy reading!
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"It always comes to this, doesn't it? You point a gun at me and tell me what to do"
- Cadel
Like the quote implies, the third book is almost exactly the same as the second. Cadel is again hyperventilating because he is afraid Prosper will come and kill him this time around, and he has a right to be scared after his friends are one by one sent to the hospital and his home is smashed by a bus.
Nothing happens, there is a lot of build up to the final confrontation, and it is executed in the usual, didn't-see-it-coming way but Prosper and Cadel met in the last few chapters, the same scenario of Books 1 and 2 are played out again.
The ending was bad, Cadel is back to square one. Was hoping for more family fluff but no, forsake that for more useless wardriving -
I waited a long time to finish the Cadel-Trilogie. And I still think it deserves a greater audience. But this last installement did not give me the same satisfactions the other two did. For one thing, for the first time, I didn't quite get the tech behind it. Secondly, it was too similar to the other two books. The plot was a bit forseable. Thirdly, there was not nearly enough Sonja this time. And last but not least, the ending felt rushed, inconclusive and unsatisfied.
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I just finished this literally a minute ago, and all I can say is wow... I honestly think I might be going into shock.
The ending, for me, was completely surreal. You know how you get caught up in a book and it's like you're right there with the characters? That's how this was for me. I LOVED this entire series, and I feel like they just kept getting better and better as the trilogy progressed.
All in all, these were the best books I've read in a long time. I totally recommend them for anyone and everyone! -
I think The Genius wars was a great conclusion in this trilogy by Catherine Jinks and I really enjoyed it. I think more than a lot of other books I've read, the author realistically depicts what long-term stress and danger can do to a young person. I would not read this book to young children, but it would be great for older children and adults, and maybe the book could be read together and interesting discussions can be had. I look forward to looking at other books Jinks has written and maybe re-reading the series later on.
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Holy mother of-
You know what, forget it? All I want to say that I love this book so freaking much
and that this book, (the series, in fact) is absolutely well-written, so engaging and so freaking, goddamn awesome that I want to scream for the whole day.
Well done, Ms. Jinks. I really, really, really loved this series. Thank you so much for writing such a jewel. -
Perhaps not QUITE as good as Genius Squad, but still good. Prosper's motivation got kinda lost, didn't make sense anymore. Not enough Sonya, she's great, she was just furniture in this book. Gazo was probably the best character in this book.
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the best so far absolutely loved it but it was sad
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I wish there was more books in the series :(
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After being groomed from childhood to become a supervillain bent on world domination, Cadel Greeniaus, formerly Cadel Piggott, is just trying to blend in and live a normal life. He goes to computer programming classes at the University of New South Wales, as if he hasn't already achieved fiendish levels of hacking skills. He lives in a little weatherboard house with the foster parents who are trying to adopt him. And he refuses even to think about having anything to do with the global manhunt for Prosper English, the criminal mastermind who raised him. He figures that if he keeps his nose clean, Prosper won't have any reason to try to kill him. Again.
But then Prosper turns up on a bunch of CCTV cameras in Sydney. What is he up to? Cadel can't stay out of it now, because the tweed-jacketed creep might be targeting him. This impression grows into a certainty when Cadel survives several attempts on his life, each of which ends up injuring someone he cares about. What makes these attacks especially fiendish is that they are all being triggered by remote control, using internet connections and bluetooth devices in diabolically clever ways. With CCTV cameras everywhere, and many of them connected to the internet, Cadel can hardly stir outside his house without being recognized by a biometric program. Home appliances, the controls on his friend Sonja's wheelchair, traffic control devices, and even the trajectory of a city bus can all become weapons in the hands of a brilliant programmer. Somehow, somewhere, Prosper must be behind it.
Cadel soon realizes that there can be no escaping the death warrant Prosper has issued for him. The police can't protect him, even with his adoptive father on the force. His former associates from the Genius Squad can no longer be counted on, as he learns in a terrifying incident of a basement slowly filling with cement. His only chance is to disappear off the grid and take control of the hunt for Prosper English himself. He struggles with his conscience as he does this, knowing that as he uses the skills he learned at the Axis Institute for World Domination, each step he gains on Prosper also brings him a step closer to becoming like him. And just when he seems to be on the point of getting his guy, the trap springs and the guy gets him instead.
When Prosper turns the tables on Cadel, it should come as no surprise to those who have followed the Genius trilogy so far. Always with him it's plans within plans, secrets within secrets, tricks within tricks, traps within traps. If I say any more, I risk spoiling the surprises that remain—such as, how Prosper does it, and exactly how deep his evil plan goes. And in the final crisis, we remember once again that Cadal is just a small, gentle, vulnerable boy, a boy whose fear and danger bring out the protective instincts of all the good people who know him. Including you.
Catherine Jinks' other series of books for children and teens include the "Pagan" quartet (named after its main character, medieval hero Pagan Kidrouk), beginning with Pagan's Crusade; a quartet called "Allie's Ghost Hunters," beginning with Eglantine; the ongoing "City of Orphans" trilogy, whose first book is either A Very Unusual Pursuit or How to Catch a Bogle, depending on where you live; and the "Reformed Vampires/Abused Werewolves" series, which I think will grow into at least a trilogy. Some of her many magical, spooky, or speculative stand-alone titles are Witch Bank, Eye to Eye, The Paradise Trap, and most recently, Saving Thanehaven.
