X-Plosion

4567TME · August 15, 2009, 05:48:14 PM

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

JoeHardyRocks · August 15, 2009, 09:55:59 PM

It's out already?

tomswift2002 · August 16, 2009, 10:02:28 AM

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

HB@1718 · August 19, 2009, 02:32:31 AM

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

4567TME · August 21, 2009, 10:24:57 AM

Quote from: HB@1718 on August 19, 2009, 02:32:31 AM
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 · August 24, 2009, 11:47:05 AM

I think we were all momentarily confused.

4567TME · August 28, 2009, 02:23:03 PM

I think so, too.

4567TME · September 03, 2009, 12:32:51 PM

Quote from: ken10 on August 15, 2009, 05:48:14 PM
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 · September 10, 2009, 07:08:42 PM

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 · September 27, 2009, 02:23:43 PM

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 · September 30, 2009, 03:03:59 PM

QuoteWhen 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 · September 30, 2009, 10:09:04 PM

Quote from: Lola on September 30, 2009, 03:03:59 PM
skip it and DON'T READ IT!!!!

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

4567TME · November 30, 2009, 06:42:56 PM

At times, I feel it does.

4567TME · January 17, 2010, 10:33:32 AM

Quote from: Hardy Man on September 27, 2009, 02:23:43 PM
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 · February 04, 2010, 09:39:58 PM

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).