X-Plosion

[ken10]

I just finished reading X-Plosion!
It was pretty good.
69%

[JoeHardyRocks]

It's out already?

[tomswift2002]

It's been out since the end of June 2009.

[HB@1718]

I thought it wasn't going to be released until the end of July.

[ken10]

I thought it wasn't going to be released until the end of July.

Actually, I think it was out in the middle of July.

[JoeHardyRocks]

I think we were all momentarily confused.

[ken10]

I think so, too.

[ken10]

I just finished reading X-Plosion!
It was pretty good.
69%

And if you want to know more about my grading system, send me a message.

[tomswift2002]

I'm just reading X-Plosion right now and I just found out that Simon & Schuster made a major plot faux pas.  On page 56 (last page of Chapter 7) there is a second part to the Suspect Profile about Lennie Wolff, and Simon & Schuster revealed a major plot point that wouldn't be uncovered until page 79 (last page of Chapter 10) and revealed in Chapter 11.

[Hardy Man]

I don't even know why the publishers include that dumb new feature in every new Hardy book. All the suspect profile does is give away crucial evidence that might make the story interesting (well, as interesting as a UB can get) if it were left to the reader to discover. When I first started reading the Ubs, it was a big problem for me as well. I would be halfway through the book and I would find out who did it by reading a suspect profile. Perhaps the reasons for the Hardys knowing the info in advance is that they have already lived the story and are now telling it to the reader in alternating format.

[Lola]

When I first started reading the Ubs, it was a big problem for me as well. I would be halfway through the book and I would find out who did it by reading a suspect profile.

Do what I do.....skip it and DON'T READ IT!!!!

[Hardy Man]

skip it and DON'T READ IT!!!!

Now if only that phrase applied to the entire UBs series.

[4567TME]

At times, I feel it does.

[4567TME]

When I first started reading the Ubs, it was a big problem for me as well. would be halfway through the book and I would find out who did it by reading a suspect profile.

It's annoying! I can follow a pattern sometimes with the Suspect Profiles!

[Hardy Man]

Besides that obvious annoyance, this was actually one of the decent Ubs, though there was far too little murder and intrigue to pique any real interest that I might have had. However, the third one was the worst. It mainly constituted the Hardys walking around the various booths and asking questions until they came upon their culprit (sort of like a whodunnit).