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3.0 out of 5 starsWay too familiar --- same old formula
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2021
I've read the entire series to this point. Unfortunately for me this is the end of the road. Even though our hero is 12 years old he's still the same old character. Along comes the old wizen tribe elder who does his impression of the riddler and gives probably the worst advice he's ever given if you believe out hero is 12. Like why does anyone ever ask Henry anything is beyond belief. As Dad as he's known in this one -oh please, he's a one dimensional robo doll with a persecutions complex. His angst over the ever nutty tribes feelings for him is boring nonsense. Gee they don't like me cause the don't trust me? What, why? Its tiring. Its all so "well their Indians so...blah blah blah." This is probably too harsh since I'm really sad the series is obvously at an end with the author phoning in the thin rehashed plot lines and characters. I would not recommend this one to anyone. The first 16 books, hell yeah they were great. This "yawn". Or as Henry would say "Book is wood, look deeply in the grain to learn the truth, wood and paper are one grasshopper." No wait that was Kung Fu. Henry say "Check out the loose ends 12 year old. You go find out who murdered him". Has Kent ever met a real live 12 year old? Henry should of told Cort, "Stop eating your own snot kiddo and leave it up to your Dad, like he's the sheriff". What nonsense.
