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Title: Lost Brother
Post by: JoeHardyRocks on November 09, 2010, 04:00:43 PM
I really liked this book! I got it from the library this morning and finished it like 2 minutes ago. I thought the cover art was bad, Joe's expression was more " Ugh I can't believe Frank let himself get kidnapped, how selfish of him!! He could have at least chopped me some firewood before he left, gosh!!" instead of concerned for him... LOL. But I was glad that the book didn't end with another "Well, we caught the bad guy, but another person got kidnapped!!!  :o Case open!!!" It seems to link better than usual... If anybody else read Lost Brother, tell what you thought. :)
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: tomswift2002 on November 11, 2010, 05:05:56 PM
I'm not planning on reading either book of this "trilogy" for a few more months---closer to the release date of the 3rd book, which means that I will not have finished a book in the Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers continuity in a little over a year.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: hardygirl847 on December 11, 2010, 04:48:50 PM
I bought the first 2 not even realizing the 3rd one wasn't out yet. Perhaps I will wait too. I would hate to leave myself hanging when I can have all 3 books before starting it.

It does sound somewhat promising though.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: hardy boys fan on December 29, 2010, 01:26:10 PM
Still havent read it.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: hardy boys fan on February 02, 2011, 04:07:11 PM
Read it. This trilogies have been slightly better than the other ones. Yea, I also liked the part that this one is better linked and it doesnt end like: we caught the bad guy, now there is another one.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on February 02, 2011, 07:47:47 PM
I liked this one a lot. Not used to seeing Frank and Joe separated. That's for sure!
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Mrs. Nick Jonas on February 27, 2011, 01:52:40 AM
I thought that it was pretty cool!
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: iheartmystery on April 13, 2011, 01:05:06 AM


I finished the first book of the trilogy (Children of the Lost) and I liked it a lot. I think it's funny how they decided to put actual boys to model as Joe and Frank on the cover haha. As if girls will be all like "Oooh cute boy I'm gonna read that book now!" Lol. Anyway, does anyone know who models Joe on the Lost Brother book? I'm just curious that's all...I guess that's what happens when I read so many mysteries!?
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: SDLagent on April 13, 2011, 01:08:28 AM
I do not know who the model is, no. They've been using models on the covers of the Undercover Brothers for a few years, now, and I've tried to find out who models the covers but have been unable to.

Welcome to the forum, by the way! Stay around awhile.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: JoeHardyRocks on April 13, 2011, 12:14:04 PM
Quote from: iheartmystery on April 13, 2011, 01:05:06 AM

I think it's funny how they decided to put actual boys to model as Joe and Frank on the cover haha. As if girls will be all like "Oooh cute boy I'm gonna read that book now!"

Lol I know right, that's what I thought they were trying to do!
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: SDLagent on April 13, 2011, 02:24:03 PM
And fans had been complaining for awhile that the Hardy boys weren't on the covers of The Hardy Boys.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: iheartmystery on April 13, 2011, 11:54:08 PM
Finished 'Lost Brother' tonight! I know im way behind you guys lol, you've probably all read it haha.  It was really good I'm a big fan of this story line in the Lost mystery trilogy.  I'm soo antsy to read 'Forever Lost', but since I didn't want to waste my money on a book I'll never read again (I absolutely love the books but I can't read them twice, too predictable lol) so i have to wait untl tomorrow to get it from the library. The agony @_@ I cannot wait to read it:)
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: tomswift2002 on April 15, 2011, 07:57:55 PM
I'm about half-way through Lost Brother, and while it is better than the other middle books of the UB trilogies, I'm finding that it is just not piquing my interest and it is just plodding along.  After this, I may not read Forever Lost for close to a year.  I'll have to see.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: iheartmystery on April 15, 2011, 08:29:31 PM
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 15, 2011, 07:57:55 PM
I'm about half-way through Lost Brother, and while it is better than the other middle books of the UB trilogies, I'm finding that it is just not piquing my interest and it is just plodding along.  After this, I may not read Forever Lost for close to a year.  I'll have to see.

oh don't do that! you should read Forever Lost. I just read it today and i loved it ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: tomswift2002 on April 18, 2011, 05:51:05 PM
I just finished both Lost Brother and Forever Lost today (as well as Breakdown In Axeblade) and while the Lost Trilogy has been the best of the trilogies so far...it is still pretty far from even the Ring Of Evil trilogy.

I enjoyed how the authors of the trilogy finally put an actual gang of more than 1 person into the series, but boy, the books continue their bloodshed stories like crazy, which I'm getting rather tired of.  Plus, I was also shocked at the number of times that Frank is knocked unconcious within the last two books.  I think Frank had an immunity to that purple stuff since it didn't affect him like Justin or the other kids (not to mention that Forever Lost started right after the mine explosion, and yet Frank was able to go right into detail about his and Joe's history, as well as the history of ATAC and the boys mission, yet at the end of the previous book Frank was having a very hard time remembering his own name right up to second of the explosion; but then about two pages later Frank reverts to the Frank from the end of Lost Brother).

And having read two books from the UB's, and one book from the Original Continuity within the same day, I found that Joe was very immature in the UB's, and less trained than he was in Breakdown In Axeblade (in BIA Joe actually delivers a number of karate kicks and chops to his opponents, while the UB Joe either just kicked the guy in the knees, or fired a gun and then used the gun to knock the guy out).  Plus, I don't think the UB Joe is able to adequately say what is and isn't on a bike or car, while the OC Joe was able to diagnose that the water reservoir of the boys van was gone.

Lost Brother: 2 out 10

Forever Lost: 4 out of 10

Lost Trilogy overall: 3.5 out of 10 (which is a lot higher than most of the other Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers books since, oh, #5 Rocky Road).
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: MacGyver on April 18, 2011, 09:28:19 PM
Okay- so The Hardy Boys use guns in the UnderCover Brothers continuity? Didn't know that...
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on April 18, 2011, 10:11:23 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on April 18, 2011, 09:28:19 PM
Okay- so The Hardy Boys use guns in the UnderCover Brothers continuity? Didn't know that...

They have, for a while. I don't mind as long as they don't kill anyone. Then we'd have a problem! ::)
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Olivia on April 19, 2011, 09:30:04 AM
Quote from: Katie on April 18, 2011, 10:11:23 PM
They have, for a while. I don't mind as long as they don't kill anyone.Then we'd have a problem! ::)

Except in self-defense (or by some weird accident).
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: MacGyver on April 19, 2011, 02:58:22 PM
QuoteExcept in self-defense (or by some weird accident).
I don't think they've even had that happen in the Casefiles or any of the other Hardy Boys series...
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: JoeHardyRocks on April 19, 2011, 04:25:54 PM
Actually, I'm pretty sure that was the first time either of them had a gun and used it.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on April 19, 2011, 08:32:28 PM
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on April 19, 2011, 04:25:54 PM
Actually, I'm pretty sure that was the first time either of them had a gun and used it.

I think you're right. :)
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Olivia on April 21, 2011, 06:48:08 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on April 19, 2011, 02:58:22 PM
I don't think they've even had that happen in the Casefiles or any of the other Hardy Boys series...

I meant when it would be acceptable to kill someone in general. There's certain cases where it wouldn't be someone's fault and/or justified.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: MacGyver on April 21, 2011, 08:33:07 PM
In general, it's never acceptable to kill someone. However, it does happen, unfortunately, in the course of war and in self-defense. (i.e. fighting off an attacker who is determined to kill you himself) Neither of those scenarios are ever desired, but yes- those are typically justified instances.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on April 21, 2011, 08:51:29 PM
If Frank and Joe were really Network agents, do you think they would kill someone?
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: MacGyver on April 21, 2011, 08:55:47 PM
no.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on April 21, 2011, 09:03:20 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on April 21, 2011, 08:55:47 PM
no.

AJF and I have been talking about it. We think if they had to make a choice, in a really tough case, and had no choice, they'd do it.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: MacGyver on April 21, 2011, 11:18:59 PM
Well, perhaps this is a naive belief, but I like to think that the Hardy Boys, like MacGyver, would always find a way out and beat the odds to find a way to defeat their enemies without killing anyone. :D
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: tomswift2002 on April 22, 2011, 11:11:10 AM
Quote from: Katie on April 21, 2011, 08:51:29 PM
If Frank and Joe were really Network agents, do you think they would kill someone?

Joe almost killed someone in Dead On Target when he was using a gun through a gun hole in the Gray Man's car.  Remember the Gray Man told Joe that the Network wanted the guys in the van alive, not dead.

Plus, in The Borderline Case the boys were running around with all sorts of guns ranging from handguns to stuff similar to Ak-47's.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on April 22, 2011, 12:26:59 PM
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 22, 2011, 11:11:10 AM
Joe almost killed someone in Dead On Target when he was using a gun through a gun hole in the Gray Man's car.  Remember the Gray Man told Joe that the Network wanted the guys in the van alive, not dead.

Plus, in The Borderline Case the boys were running around with all sorts of guns ranging from handguns to stuff similar to Ak-47's.

That book had it all, didn't it? ;D Why was there so many guns being used and what's a AK-47?
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: tomswift2002 on April 23, 2011, 10:44:49 AM
Quote from: Katie on April 22, 2011, 12:26:59 PM
what's a AK-47?

One of the deadliest rifles in the world, made by the former-Soviet Union/Russia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on April 23, 2011, 09:05:21 PM
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 23, 2011, 10:44:49 AM
One of the deadliest rifles in the world, made by the former-Soviet Union/Russia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47)

Whoa . . . that thing is massive! (http://www.cool-smileys.com/images/49.gif) (http://www.cool-smileys.com/smiley-that-says-wow-shocked) To think that Frank and Joe used that! :o
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: tomswift2002 on April 24, 2011, 04:49:52 PM
Considering that The Borderline Case occurred near and in Yugoslavia, and was written in the late 1980's, AK-47's and other Soviet weapons were quite common in those areas.
Title: Re: Lost Brother
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on April 24, 2011, 05:53:45 PM
Quote from: tomswift2002 on April 24, 2011, 04:49:52 PM
Considering that The Borderline Case occurred near and in Yugoslavia, and was written in the late 1980's, AK-47's and other Soviet weapons were quite common in those areas.

They were? ??? I never knew that.