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Oct 06, 2014 Pili rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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The Conspiracy of Us is pitched as a YA version of The Da Vinci Code, but although I enjoyed that book, for me it was more like a YA version of two of my favourite non-YA books that I've re-read tons of times: The Eight and The Magic Circle by Katherine Neville.

Like those two, the main character is a girl that finds herself thrown into a situation she didn't know she was part of, has to run around looking for answers and she finds herself part of a conspiracy that spans ages! With historical ref The Conspiracy of Us is pitched as a YA version of The Da Vinci Code, but although I enjoyed that book, for me it was more like a YA version of two of my favourite non-YA books that I've re-read tons of times: The Eight and The Magic Circle by Katherine Neville.

Like those two, the main character is a girl that finds herself thrown into a situation she didn't know she was part of, has to run around looking for answers and she finds herself part of a conspiracy that spans ages! With historical references, adventures around the world and conspiracy theories this one was clearly like catnip for Pili!

Avery is a teenage girl that lives only with her mum, moving from one place to another following her mum's job, not staying in the same place more than a few months or a year. She decides to stop making friends or form any sort of attachments, something that gets challenged by Jack, another new boy at the school.

The beginning was quite particular with Avery trying to stick ot her resolutions, but once her mother decides to demand something, she ends up going against it (typical teenage principle, and another consequence of hiding things from people, if you don't give them the truth or a good reason, they won't understand why it might be important!) and finds herself flying to Paris with a stranger, going to meet her real father.

Poor Avery is completely out of her league, thrown into a game of power and a fight that spans through the ages and she doesn't know a thing about it all, but still tries to understand what's going on and doesn't take lightly being manipulated. She finds an ally on Jack, who was not a new boy but works for one of the families that Avery finds herself part of, not knowing which one of them she is part of for sure.

Once she finds herself with a bit more information she ends up travelling all over Paris and Istanbul, fearing for her life, trying to find out more about the past, her ancestry and the prophecy that will decide about the rest of her life, but she doesn't do it alone because she has Jack on her corner to help her no matter what, and there's Stellan, the stranger, a reluctant ally.

I fell in love with the conspiracy bits of the book and the historical references and bases for this group of powerful people and I'm really looking forward to find out more and follow more clues on the next book! Alexander the Great, Napoleon, shootings at Prada, dancing at night in a club in Istanbul to end up covered in spices at a market... I simply loved how visual the writing was and how it made me want to visit every place!

By the end of the book Avery has gone through quite a few adventures and that has put her in a position of more power and she's not just at the mercy of those that want to control her. She's ready to keep the fight going and discover the truth behind the prophecy.

We're not left with the most horrible of cliffhangers, but surely intriguing enough to make me want to get my hands on the sequel as soon as possible! Addictive, fast paced and intriguing, well deserved 4 stars for this one! ...more

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Mar 12, 2016 Pili rated it really liked it

Same rating than the first time I read it! Loved it for the same reasons, I'm now looking at flights to Istanbul and boy am I happy that I can start the sequel now! ...more

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Sep 26, 2016 Shelby Slay rated it it was amazing

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