Maze of Bones

                                                                                  

Ever wondered what it’s like to be part of a family that shaped human civilization? That’s the Cahill family for you. 14-year-old Amy Cahill and her 11-year-old brother Dan Cahill are a part of the Cahill family that, over thousands of years, has created the human population. When the Cahill kids’ grandmother Grace dies, the race for the 39 clues has begun in the Cahill family. Amy and Dan’s parents died in a fire and their kids have to live with their Aunt Beatrice. Because they chose to go for the hunt and have given up a million dollars, Aunt Beatrice has them wanted by Social Services.  Now the kids can’t give up on the hunt. Once you join the hunt, you can’t change your mind. The prize is eternal (never ending ) power that only one team can get to before all the others get even a hint of what you can do with it. Will they automatically lose and be eliminated, or will they win the clue hunt and have the power to rule the world? Find out by reading this beginning book of a series full of action, suspense and surprises!

I love The Maze of Bones for the adventure across the world. From Boston to Korea, from Egypt to Japan, Cahill family members will hunt for the clues. They make alliances with other teams but are from time to time double-crossed.  The 4 Cahill branches (Ekaterina, Janus, Thomas, and Lucian) fight other branches and even betray other branch members for the grand prize. There goes a Cahill legend that the original Cahill children Katherine, Jane, Tomas, and Luke fought because of their father, Gideon Cahill’s death. Each kid thought the others had ambushed their father, but none of them killed Gideon. That’s where the Madrigals come in. The ancestor of all Madrigals, Madeline Cahill, was taught by her mother (Olivia Cahill) that the only thing that now matters is bringing the family back together. Gideon had made a serum that he and 4 of his children drank. Madeline didn’t get any at all because she wasn’t born yet, so her family branch was made of unenhanced pacifists that, for centuries, have worked together to bring the family back together. The Ekaterinas are pure geniuses, Janus are artistic in many ways, Thomas are the athletic ones, and the Lucians are good at planning things. Maybe finally Madrigals can bring the fighting and crazed family back together thanks to Amy and Dan Cahill. Like I said before, I absolutely love this book. 

That is why I liked the Maze of Bones. I give this book a rating of-- wait for it-- five paws.

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