GUYS.
I FOUND IT.
ON THE WIKI.
I'M SCREAMING.
I don't know how it got there but I just read it and oh dear lord what is going on. What did I just read.
I don't even know anymore.
PLEASE READ IT AND COMMENT BECAUSE I'M SO BLOWN.
http://the39clues.s3.amazonaws.com/others/2016/03/29/DoubleCross4Excerpt.pdf
Agh.
*cracks knuckles*
ReplyDeleteThe Prologue:
WHAT IS HAPPENING OH MY FREAKING WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
YES YES YES THEY SEEM LIKE THEY'RE ELEVATING THE DARKNESS FACTOR THANK YOU SO MUCH!
THE PICTURE?????????? ARE THEY EVEN SLIGHTLY TRYING ANYMORE?????? IT'S THE WORST PHOTOSHOP I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A BOOK THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING PUBLISHED. Like, I feel like their staff shrank down to like, two people and they're too lazy to even care anymore. Plus, I think the models they've been using are too old now and they don't want to find new ones because the picture of Amy is literally the promo for Unstoppable (in the back of Day of Doom) with blackness meant to look like bruises (but it doesn't even remotely, so….). DO THEY THINK WE'RE THAT STUPID? Like, I stopped and rubbed my head after looking at that catastrophe because I have a headache at this point. Ugh. I'm no photoshop expert by any means but I would think they could pull off something a little more realistic than that. *takes a bow* *exits stage*
Okay, back to the actual story. YES YES YES THEY'RE FINALLY ELEVATING THE DARKNESS FACTOR THAT'S REALLY ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT.
Katja is going to either love or hate the Alek Spasky thing….
Honestly, I don't think Amy's actually dead. I honestly don't. It'd give it away too quickly and tbh it's not a great death scene so far. It's all shock value (but maybe since the series has gone so far down hill that's all they're going for now), and you'd think that such a crucial character would get a little more than just a shock value death. I'm kind of worried that that's going to be Chadda's strategy.
Okay I have to go but I'll read and comment on the rest in a little bit
Nice Ian gets to enjoy his tea. Finally some bits of happiness.
DeleteAnother kiss? Yeah, nuh-uh. Don't even go there. Your lips are only allowed to touch teacups until your sense of who'd be a good partner and who wouldn't be is back to normal, Ian.
Am I the only one that feels like Chadda is overdoing their fighting? Like, two seconds in and they're doing the same stuff they did back in Unstoppable, but this time it's even worse because WE'VE HEARD ALL OF IT BEFORE.
And now we're doing a sweet but always one step ahead kind of a thing for Cara? Okay, that's the angle for this book but when the next series comes out she'll probably be impulsive and then in the next book she'll be getting all slutty over Ian and then in the next book she'll be a little angel that's always making Ian have these notions of self-accomplishment because she smiled at him or whatever and then in the next book she'll be a techy geek again. Can we just end her character arc now because if this arc was supposed to be a bridge everyone on it would be in the ocean right now.
On the upside, I do really like the whole trusting people dilemma Ian's been having. I just wish it wasn't directed at Cara.
Okay but Ian treating Ham like a toddler and wiping up his mess is kind of my favorite thing right now.
Is it just me or do all of these books start the same? Other than Amy, you know, DYING, they've been starting with the basic we're resting up, eating food in some expensive place, planning things while the authors try to throw in some more character development… is it just me?
No. No no no no no no Sinead had better not be the younger person getting the serum. I will not stand for that.
Ew Cara get away from Dan that's just gross
I feel like Nathaniel's going to kidnap the wrong Dan and something will go down with that. I think it'd be an interesting plot twist but I doubt the authors will go down that route, just like they won't go down the April May route either.
This book is either going to be really good or really awful and agh I don't know if I'm prepared for it
This is unrelated but there's a poll up on my odesta blog and I'd love it if you voted <3
DeleteOh my goodness, your comments make me so flipping happy, Abby.
DeleteNow. Let's get down to business.
I DON'T KNOW I'M SO CONFUSED LIKE SURELY THEY WOULDN'T KILL HER LIKE THAT IT'S TOO ABRUPT WHAT THE HECK WOULD THEY ACTUALLY DO THAT???
I hope it's darker. I really do. Haha, we finally get a dark book and it's the last one. Yay.
I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S BUGGING ME TO NO END I SWEAR HOW BAD CAN YOUR PHOTOSHOP SKILLS GET??? I honestly can't believe they're really publishing that. Um. What. I mean, you can't tell me it's THAT hard to find new models. Amy's a pretty stereotypical girl. Give me an afternoon in a big city and I could find you a better Amy than that.
I KNOWWWWWWW.
I really want to get her opinion on this whole thing. PAGING KATJA GET OVER HERE FROM GREECE WE NEED YOU STAT.
I really don't think she's dead either. I just don't think they'd do it like that. Maybe they're just super desperate, or that's how Chadda does things, but I can't imagine it going like that.
I was honestly screaming when Ian got tea like that's all I care about at this point. I don't want much. Just give the poor boy his tea.
I'M SCREAMING OH MY GOSH. XD "Your lips are only allowed to touch teacups until your sense of who'd be a good partner and who wouldn't be is back to normal, Ian. " AMEN HALLELUJAH!! I honestly laughed for a good several minutes over that.
The fighting got on my nerves. It's just so old. We've heard it. Do something new.
I do not understand her. Like, GIVE HER A CHARACTER AND STICK TO IT BECAUSE SHE'S MAKING NO SENSE. If someone asked me to describe Cara, I really couldn't because she's different in every book. The only way I can really describe her is obnoxious and evil XD
Why don't you think about the fact that MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T TRUST CARA! HUH, IAN??
It was so great oh my gosh XD
They seriously do. Let's have some food. Let's argue. Let's plot. Let's be horribly wrong. Yay us.
Oh gosh. Please, please no.
Seriously though. Cara, could you back up please? Like, twelve miles?
I swear. I would honestly give anything to see the April May story arc. I'M BEGGING YOU AUTHORS WE KNOW WE'RE RIGHT. I WILL TAKE THIS TO THE GRAVE.
I'm just leaning towards awful. Then I won't be disappointed.
I voted:) <3
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DeleteI'd be really upset if she died like that, and not for the right reasons of "oh, I'm going to miss her". I'd be upset because you can't drop that kind of bomb at the beginning just for shock value. Shock value deaths are rarely okay since there's just not very much emotion in them (and I didn't cry or anything when I read it because I was just numb to it. Plus I think it's just to get everyone excited). Carry on, everyone. Amy's alive and probably not well but still.
I KNOW! On the very last book they decide to up the morbidity…after two books of nothing but family adventures and fun! I literally looked back at your Hurricane liveblogging and I couldn't remember half the things you were talking about since it's SO forgettable! At least DoD gave us lots to talk about.
And what's even worse is that the picture doesn't even need to be there! Why is it there? I'm genuinely confused. If they had a great photo for us then fine but THAT?! No. Send it back to the printers, please. Plus, the models have been bugging me for a while. There are a few that are okay with me (I like Atticus, but I wish they toned down the nerdy outfits sometimes, and Jake wasn't that terrible…I could see that) but mostly what irks me off is how young all the models look. Especially Amy. She's SEVENTEEN NOW. She shouldn't look like a twelve-year-old! And the whole thing with her wearing braces makes me unnecessarily angry because I know they're only doing that to make her seem more average and more kid-friendly but once again she's seventeen (it's rare when seventeen-year-olds still have braces) and why do they keep trying to make her seem like a regular teen with a lot of money and power? I don't get it. She's not a regular teen. Now get over it Scholastic. I could on about the models they picked for a loooong time but I'll cut it short by saying that they need new ones. Badly. OHHHHH AND SINEAD'S IS JUST A NO. I'M SORRY BUT NO.
Tea and a love life that's not a roller coaster with too many downs. I'm such a jerk. I shamelessly bash on Cara but if someone is talking crap about Jake then I pull out a freaking lamented folder of all the reasons why the fandom should treat him right… I'm deeply sorry to all Cara lovers.
I'M ABOUT READY TO STAPLE HIS MOUTH SHUT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE HIS HORMONES JUST CAN'T TAKE A CHILL PILL LIKE HE'S WORSE THAN ROMEO RIGHT NOW.
It literally felt like the same sentences I've heard from the previous books. When I said I wanted angst I meant actual heartache and sadness and emotional quotes NOT MORE USELESS FIGHTING. We had an entire series for that already. Unstoppable could basically be renamed "And They're Fighting Again".
I'd say untrustworthy. Because what even is that girl
EXACTLY.
LET'S BORE ALL THE READERS WITH REPETITION. YAY.
I KNOW. WHY IS SHE BEING SO CREEPY WITH DAN I HATE IT. Maybe it's her new angle- cradle-robber.
#theAprilMaytheory2k16
THANK YOUUUUU
I had a thought. So, if Amy is in life-threatening danger (or if she actually does end up dying), you'd think that Dan would tell Jake, right? I thought about that for a while but the sad thing is I think the authors would just continue to ignore Jake and Atticus. I can say goodbye to two of my favorites, I think. I'd honestly rather have one of them die than stay completely out of the story. AT LEAST SUZANNE COLLINS DIDN'T JUST SAY, "OKAY BYE FINNICK NO MORE STORY ARC FOR YOU" RIGHT AFTER CATCHING FIRE.
Same. I just don't see how she could die like that. If she actually is dead, that's just going to be pathetic.
Delete"after two books of nothing but family adventures and fun!" Really though. It's so annoying. GIVE US MORBIDITY AND GIVE US DEATH! I need to go back and read my liveblogging. I literally remember nothing. It's sad when DoD actually has some perks.
JUST DON'T USE IMAGES. THEY AREN'T NEEDED. SAVE OUR EYES. Psh, don't give Amy braces. That girl doesn't have time to go to the orthodontist. Sinead is just....agh. And Ian. He scares me.
JUST GIVE THE POOR BOY SOME TEA AND A NICE GIRL. ANd life. Don't kill him I beg. Sorry, Cara lovers. I can't be nice about that girl.
SAME. WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THESE KIDS AND THEIR HORMONES??? I DON'T GET IT.
By angst, we want quotes like the ones from In Too Deep. We want passages like when Ian was mourning Natalie at the beginning of season 3. NOT THIS JUNK.
She's bipolar. That's what she is.
Hey, I wouldn't be surprised by anything at this point. I could accept that angle.
#itwillneverdie
I can't wait until Amazon gets the preview up, because I really want to search Jake and Atticus's names. I don't see how they can just get rid of them. It won't surprise me, but it makes no sense.
Baldacci reading Hurricane: *gasps in agony*
DeleteThe pictures are honestly just offensive at this point. The authors are basically just like, "Well, none of our readers will be bothered by this crap. Let's publish it." NO.
Amy's hormones from DoD transferred over somehow.
Angst not angry toddlers getting into fights.
#itwillneverdiebecausewe'redesperateforsomeelevationinthisseriesrn
YES. But honestly, I'm not searching for the Rosenblooms. I don't want to be disappointed so soon. They're not even squared away yet! We don't know what's happening with them! What happened with their dad? How did Jake and Amy figure things out? WHAT HAPPENED?!
There's a new post on my odesta blog, but tbh I completely crashed and burned on it : /
Really though. B- "Where's the constant death?? Why is it so squeaky-clean? WHAT'S HAPPENED?" Fandom- "That's what we'd like to know."
DeleteThey seriously are. WE'RE NOT SEVEN, HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU.
It's the only logical explanation. It's like a disease. It spread.
Ugh. They're literally angry toddlers at this point.
#weknowwe'reright #justpublishitalready
Yeah, I can't blame you. If it was Ian, I wouldn't search. I'm going back and forth..I'll probably give into temptation and search a lot. But on the other hand, when Katja did that last time we ended up finding out a bunch of stuff so I might just force myself to not search anything, since it's "the last book". I'm so confused about the Rosenblooms. I don't know why they got completely cut out.
IT DID NOT CRASH AND BURN IT WAS AMAZING.
As a proud Carian supporter, and someone who thinks M Hindenburg was the best book since The Clue Hunt, I don't think Cara would be the Doublecrosser. And the Rosenblooms may not be mentioned in M Atomic, but could appear in the Superspecial: Outbreak.
DeleteOh my God another Carian! Ahhh I feel so happy now <3 let's hope together about Cara's innocence!
DeleteAh, I um... I actually saw the Sneak Peak on the MB around a month before you posted this... ^^; I was going to make a post but I thought you knew! Sorry ^^;
ReplyDeleteaaaand as much as I'd be happy if Amy died, I can't say I favor this. At first I was a little hyped, but then I realised that, if Alek killed Amy, that means Alek is going to die as well, or he will remain evil and blah blah blah. And knowing the 39C authors, I don't think they'd kill one of their mascots in general, meh.
I was talking about this with my mum, she read the sneak peak herself, and we came to this conclusion: Amy is likely not dead. Alek might have worked with her behind the Outcast's back and set up a fake death... but I guess we'll have to wait and see~
Also, small announcement: I won't be getting Mission Atomic at all (it would be around 30 euros to ship it to my country from Amazon.Uk since Amazon.com won't do it, and I am saving money for a PS4 and a cat, so I won't be able to waste any...). So I will most likely read the important parts online from spoiler posts XD So... Grace-Ann... I place my fate as a reader upon you XD
Oh my goodness! No, I had no idea! They took it down really fast.
DeleteI really doubt they'll kill Amy, but who knows with Chadda? It would be weird.
Hmm....I don't really think Alek will be good like Irina was, but hey, there's always hope!!
Oh my goodness! Well, I'll try to be quite detailed in my live blogging;)
Amy is dead??? Is it true?? Tell me it is not true! Please say no! Please say no! We need AMIAN! PLEASE!
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