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“Action-packed, fast-paced, and twisty.”
Reading age
9-12
Genre
Mystery
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication date
May 26, 2015
My summary of the book
One night in Amsterdam, Netherlands, a famous criminal has fallen. Literally. This criminal’s name is Alfie McQuin, a successful notorious thief. As ambulance sirens sounded, Alfie managed to say two last words to his son March McQuin before dying: “Find Jewels.” At first, March thought Alfie was talking about stealing valuable jewels, but in reality, Alfie was talking about March’s long-lost twin sister, Jules McQuin. As soon as March and Jules met, the police took them to an orphanage to live out the rest of their days. They made friends with a boy named Xerxes and his sister. The orphans wanted to make their lives their own, so they planned to do a significant and successful heist. Will the orphans succeed, or will they be pushed around forever?
My thoughts
Loot was honestly one of my least favorite books so far this year. I was excited to read this book at first, but I was disappointed when I read the book. I grew bored of reading, so I stopped reading at half of the book.
However, the thing about cursed jewels sparked my interest when I was starting to read Loot. Who wouldn’t want to read about gems that could prophesize your death?
My suggestions
I would recommend this book to tweens who like a fast, action-packed book with mysteries to solve—a book with lots of twists and clever ideas, sometimes a little bit too intellectual. The bad guys, kids here can steal jewelry, get away with it, and still be considered the good guys.
My rating
About the author
“Jude Watson is the author of six 39 Clues books, Beyond the Grave, In Too Deep, Vespers Rising, A King’s Ransom, Nowhere to Run, and Mission Titanic, along with the bestselling Star Wars: Last of the Jedi and Jedi Quest series. As Judy Blundell, she wrote What I Saw and How I Lied, the 2008 winner of The National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. She lives in Long Island, New York, with her husband and daughter.” – Book Depository.
More by the author
- Sting (book2)
