Jessica's review
Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650)266-8233
by Jordan Weisman
Jessica's review
Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650)266-8233 by Jordan Weisman
Jessica's review
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** spoiler alert **
Set in San Francisco, this mystery follows Cathy Vickers, a hotheaded high school artist who enjoys meddling. She's just been dumped by her older boyfriend, Victor Chan. While investigating her ex, suspicious events lead Cathy into an investigation involving Chinese legends, a bit of biotech, and other shady dealings. Told in journal format.
I had a lot of fun reading this book and looking at the supplemental material. As an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) book, you're given various clues to further explore the story. Clues include marriage and death certificates, a family tree, letters, newspaper clippings, photos, drawings, and much more. By calling phone numbers and checking out websites listed throughout the book, you can discover new clues and hear events from the book (and some scenes not included in the story).
A few gripes:
- Product placement! The book publisher has insisted that no money was received from CoverGirl and Beinggirl.com (i.e. Tampax/Always), but I found the...more
I had a lot of fun reading this book and looking at the supplemental material. As an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) book, you're given various clues to further explore the story. Clues include marriage and death certificates, a family tree, letters, newspaper clippings, photos, drawings, and much more. By calling phone numbers and checking out websites listed throughout the book, you can discover new clues and hear events from the book (and some scenes not included in the story).
A few gripes:
- Product placement! The book publisher has insisted that no money was received from CoverGirl and Beinggirl.com (i.e. Tampax/Always), but I found the...more
