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Oh my God WHY THE HECK IN THE NAME OF SWEET MOTHER MARY OF BABY JESUS IS A KIDDIE SERIES (FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE) soooooooooooo ENGROSSING??

I mean, I knew the new series was coming out, but I didn't know the cover for the second book was already out!!!

Gack! Hurry up and release the first movie, Steven Spielberg!!


edit Dec 23, 2011

Waaaay funny, total intense-ness, AWESOME ACTION!!!


edit Dec 24, 2011

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I hate, HATE books that are written just for the sake of raking in the money. HATE! Unfortunately, the 39 Clues "franchise" seems to be heading down that path. While I enjoyed the "39 Clues" series, the spin-off series, "Vespers vs. Cahills" is just plain annoying. The plot is stretched beyond reason and is SO CONTRIVED! What could have been wrapped up in one book is now being dragged over five! It's ridiculous.

When the first book ended, Vesper One had Nellie, Fiske, Alastair, Ted, Reagan, Nata More...

King’s Ransom is the continuation of the book The Medusa Plot. King’s ransom is about two siblings, Amy and Dan. After having seven of their relatives kidnapped from all around the world, Vesper One is demanding for the impossible...again. This time, Vesper One wants Dan and Amy to find an ancient map. One problem, no one has seen this map for more than half a century! And to make things even worse, one of Dan’s closest friends, Atticus, is on to him after finding out he stole something valuabl More...

Old Nazi secrets and giant castles! In a word, awesome.

The journey continues straight on from book 1 of this second series, not taking much time to fill you in on what has already occurred, which I appreciate. These books are very short and it would be a pity to waste any of their precious pages on people who haven't bothered to read the whole thing in order!

Even more so than the original, the Cahills vs the Vespers series weaves themes and plot through each of the episodes and although there is More...

Book: A King's Ransom
Author: Jude Watson
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Length: 190 pages
Date Finished: 2/15/13

Amy and Dan need to get to Switzerland since Vesper One ordered them to. Because of the crime Vesper One forced them to do, Dan and Amy are afraid of getting caught by Interpol despite their disguises. They found themselves a distraction by pretending to be with a girl with a tuba. While Dan and Amy were on the train heading to Switzerland they received a text from Vesper One telling them to f More...

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This is the latest addition to the long running 39 Clues Series by Scholastic and after about 13 books and some ebooks, they are still coming up with good surprises and good plot twists. For me a good twist in the story is really an important part. Now lets procede with the Negatives and Positives.

Positives:

As I have said, this is a long running series so for me I kind of expected that the longer it takes to wrap the story the quality will drop. But they proved me More...

NO SPOILERS!
There are only two for which I'll finish a book really fast. Either I love it, or want to get it over with. After completing the book, I think it was the second reason.

The only part I felt myself actually turning the page with even a little enthusiasm were the scenes with Nellie&co. I just pretty eager to learn more about their condition, and I'm happy at least they're doing something worth reading about.

Dan and Amy's adventures could have been better andI think the book coul More...

This book is second in the series "Cahills vs. Vespers" in which Vesper is forcing Dan and Amy to do his bidding or lose a loved one(he holds 7 as hostages). This time, they are asked to find a medieval map of the world that disappeared almost 80 years ago.They find leads connecting the map to Jane Sperling, who just so happens to be Atticus' relative, Pliny the Younger,who's uncle died when studying Vesuvius-while it was erupting and Marco Polo.While Atticus gets kidnapped, Vesper one rummages More...

In this second book of the series, Amy and Dan have to do the impossible again....find a lost map that no one has seen in half a century. Of course, by the orders of the mysterious Vesper One. Dan's friend, genius Atticus knows something is going on and he and his brother Jake get involved with Amy and Dan's mission and things get out of control. The Wyoming Twins, Vesper Agents, try to destroy Amy and Dan's plans and get them to not obtain Vesper One's requests. Also, in here, the Vespers kille More...

Have you ever watched Desperate Housewives? It's funny and ridiculous. I find it hard to watch when the plot turns serious and the characters take themselves seriously. I watch it to laugh and if you take out the laughter then it's no fun. The Cahills vs. the Vespers takes itself too seriously and the fun of the series is gone for me. At least in this book, Dan has most of his wise-cracking ways back; however, he now has a "dark side" - oooh - and people are getting killed and shot while the kid More...

"Sometimes the right thing isn't the thing you think is right. It's the wrong thing that you're afraid to think of." - Amy to Jake and Atticus

If you really think about this, this is so true. We have to make decisions all the time, sometimes more important than other times. But we make decisions based on the CURRENT facts that we have, not on the information we do not have. Sometimes we regret the choices we made but (in my opinion), we opted for that final conclusion because we think that we're More...

Amy and Dan are given another wild ransom to uncover a lost map that is hundreds of years old. The two are led on a wild journey uncovering secrets about a Nazi spy and the Vespers. As Dan struggles to collect the ingredients for Gideon's serum, he is also faced with a terrifying truth about his father. Meanwhile, Casper Wyoming and his twin sister, Cheyenne (aka Vesper Six) are determined to uncover Vesper One's ruthless plans before Amy and Dan do. This book was absolutely fantastic, thrilling More...

It's been a little while since I read this...I really need to get better about adding reviews right away.

This book was OK...essential, but I felt a little cheated. It's a typical "second book," which usually just means it's the "bridge in the middle to the really good books." But I felt like there was no big resolve. No "we made it to the next step." It could have easily been the extra that got cut off from book 1 (maybe it was getting too long?) or the first part of book 3. I was REALLY glad I More...

This is one of my favorite books ever! It is full of adventure, suspense and thriller! I totally recommend everyone to read this! Such a masterpiece! Totally worth buying! You can see how faithful and loyal Evan is to Amy, how Dan and Atticus value their friendship and many others! But the last sentence on the book is totally striking. (Warning! Spoiler!) Who would've thought that Amy and Dan's father was alive all this time, eh? Not to mention he's one of the Vespers! There's also a high possib More...

Watson continues her trend of being one of the best authors in this multi-author series. She does a terrific job of both developing the characters and writing a great story with a lot of action and suspense. It's interesting to watch the main characters grow and change as they face more adversity; Amy gets more confident and Dan gets more depressed. Watson made both character feel very real and relatable despite the crazy circumstances. There were some great twists and turns in this book that ha More...

This was a really good book. But it wasn't as good as I expected it to be and it did not live up to its title. There was nothing about a ransom of a king, and the only time it talked about a kind was when they were in this castle and looking at it. I loved the ending of the book though. It left on a cliff hanger and I can't wait to read the next book. One of the things that I did not like about this book was that at some parts it went by too fast and there was not enough information to back it More...

i think Vesper One may be Amy and Dan's dad, Arthur. just a theory. and i wonder what dan will eventually do with the serum and stuff.

Amy and Dan are still fighting to save their family members that are being held hostage by the elusive, Vesper 1. They have already had to become world class art thieves, lie and cheat their way into and out of other situations, and still the hostages have not been released. Soon, they are forced to take Dan's friend into their confidence, which may put him and his brother at risk. And everytime they seem to get one step ahead, they find that Vesper 1 is still in control. Soon Dan begins to thin More...

Book #2 is better than book #1. Barely. The plot is a little more developed. I enjoyed the introduction of new characters...and the G's. I thought this "incredibly hard to find" object was a little too easy to find.

Overall, a little predictable and unbelievable at parts, but perhaps that's where the young imaginations come into play. The idea that kids could pull of these heists make it exciting for them. I just hope they don't try it themselves :)

I think some kids will enjoy the series and oth More...

The amazing sequel to the Vesper saga delivers what we all wanted, excitement and joy. I feel that the stakes are raised in this second series knowing that thier friends can die at any time, and you fly through the book wanting to keep up with the intense action that folds out in front of you. I can't imagine the series ending, because I have been reading it since 6th grade, and luckily it seems it won't for a very long time. While I hope that they will not have to steal something for the vespe More...

This is the second installment in the companion series to The 39 Clues, a wildly popular multi-media mystery series for tweens. A King's Ransom, which grabs the reader's attention from the get go, will not disappoint fans of the previous series, but it is not necessary to have read the other books to enjoy this one. This series, however, is best read in order. The relationship between orphans Amy (sixteen) and Dan (thirteen) continues to be very close, although... click for full review (http://w More...

I love this series! It is one of the best series that I have read. Every time I think they could not add more action or suspense I am surprised and have a hard time putting the books down once I start. This is the second book in Cahills vs Vespers series. Dan and Amy are trying to free one of the Cahills that is being held captive by Vespers. They have to find the De Virga Map and get it to Vesper One in just a few days. The only problem is that no one has seen it since it went missing a long ti More...

This second installment starts exactly where the last book left off. The family and friends of Amy and Dan Cahill are still kidnapped and the ransom demand for their lives is for Amy and Dan to steal a map. The map in question is one that disappeared centuries ago--and one that might not even be real.

Amy and Dan are both continuing their downward spiral into loneliness and paranoia. These are not the carefree adolescents of the first series. The brother/sister duo is maturing and having a hard t More...

Cahill's Vs. Vespers; Book 3, The King's Ransom.....Is fun.

I liked this. It was a little better than the last one because of the plot-Oh!-and of course Dan's humor has actually come back in this one.

The book takes place in Germany. The book is plot driven and has fun, exciting parts. The main conflict is this; Where is the Virga World Map? It's an ancient map that disappeared long ago. And the Vespers want it.

Amy and Dan have changed, matured, in this book.....I don't like it. I want Dan's old More...

Ahem...ahemm..... ahem!

whew! What a big blast! Two Thumbs-Up for Jude Watson!

A King's Ransom....,

I would say that 39 clues is not only for kids but in every ages. It is a superb series of books! Full of action-packed, shocking revelations and most of all thrilling story.

For all the books of Jude in 39 clues, A King's Ransom is the most HMMMM! book of all! i can't get rid the book, it is so HMMMM!

New quest for Amy and Dan by V-1. To get the original copy of de Virga world map. Still the Vespers More...

This series, written by different authors, keeps surprising me. I think Jude Watson is one of my favorite in this series. I love the fact that the two young boys from the previous book are not becoming integral to the plot. They were much too likable and interesting to completely disappear. Also the questions about Amy and Dan's father are intriguing. I always felt that Amy was the more interesting of the characters and liked that in this book, Dad is much further developed.

Oh god, they got all the items that Vesper One "asked" them too, because he was holding seven hostages that are their family. Amy and Dan had done a lot of stealing and the cops are getting onto them. Only one of the investigators of the two thinks that Amy and Dan are forced to steal these items while the other thinks that they just do it for fun or for whatever reason. Anyways Atticus in the end gets kidnapped by the two Wyomings, how much i hate them.

The series continues. The best part of these books is the fact that they come out very regularly and Dan's humor. Amy's boyfriend gets annoying. The series continues to get more and more unbelievable. The fact that Amy can make random connections by looking up stuff on the Internet - and those equally unbelievable and far-fetched connections are actually real just makes me want to say "Really?". But, still entertaining and fast-paced read.