SPOILERS AHEAD
Murder House, just came out September 30th, and well that is today, well at least the day I wrote this maybe not the day I posted it. So I was reading the final long awaited (At least for me) book.
CAUTION SPOILERS
So, I had seen the cover for a while now and it looked kind of cool, though I would have like to see them make Joe out to be a little more rich on the cover. They could have added his sunglasses maybe. I think on the cover he would be the one who was wearing the suit.
On the cover Frank looked like a normal teacher who was scared of something that was going on, though it's not like Frank in this book to be nervous. Accept at the end.
So now I will get to the book, well all of the contests were good and I guess they are there to make you wander and add the TV show aspect to it. I like how they start out with the dirt bike scene because it gets those who won't read a book unless it has extreme sports in it happy.
Then when the brakes fail, and Franks has to help Georgina. Then some comes over the jump, it made you wander whether the book would go with its title of Murder House. Maybe this would be the end of Frank, or at least he would be injured though I think by the time the next book came out they would have changed it so he had made a full recovery...
Brynn, I think that with both of them liking her thoughout the trilogy, that did enough to establish to us, that she was not the killer. Just to make us laugh at Frank and also Joes flirting skills. I think that by being lovey-dovey with them both she was trying to make everyone not suspect her because she acts so innocent.
Gail and Olivia, the poor unite, well, and make an alliance. I think that the alliance was a stupid add on, because while all of the poor members of the group would not want to share the money, it was simply a tactic to get them some help for the contest.
Back on the subject of Brynn, she had some issues I guess in the end and well, being back in the place where your parents died I am sure would bring back some memories? I don't know if the author decided at the start of the trilogy that he was going to make Brynn nina or just at the end when they needed to decide who they would make out to be the saboteur. I think when they save Ninas life when she is trying to kill herself it shows how much they care about her. I cant wait for the Double Danger trilogy and I am wandering if it will be another TV show based one like Deprivation house, on the back cover it shows the cover of the next book with TV things on it, which makes you think that it may be based on a TV Show again. I'm bozonessinc and this review is my opinion and may not be used for any other purpose other than the forum.
Whats your review?
Is it cause I started this up? That noones responded. It took me 30 minuters to do this you know... You could reply..
I agree about the cover, they should have dressed Joe better. And I liked all three books in the series.
I haven't gotten to that one yet.
With the covers I'm wondering if they took the pictures of the actors at a point where the manuscript maybe had Frank as the rich kid and Joe as the poor kid, so that's why Frank looks all dressed up and high-class on all the covers.
As for the plot: very weak.
Quote from: Iola.Alive on October 01, 2008, 11:51:36 PM
I haven't gotten to that one yet.
Ditto. I haven't even bought it yet...
Its so good, you should get it right now!
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 17, 2008, 11:05:13 AM
Its so good, you should get it right now!
Wow, that comment will be attacked very soon...;D
By you Samspade.. Just hope Negative Zone doesn't find it!~
Looks around yes he's not here! ;D
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 02, 2008, 08:52:16 AM
With the covers I'm wondering if they took the pictures of the actors at a point where the manuscript maybe had Frank as the rich kid and Joe as the poor kid, so that's why Frank looks all dressed up and high-class on all the covers.
As for the plot: very weak.
To me, it looks like Joe's more in style then Frank. It's not like all rich kids go around with suits and ties or something.
Nope SDLagent they wanna look classy!!!
Quote from: SDLagent on October 18, 2008, 03:56:58 PM
To me, it looks like Joe's more in style then Frank. It's not like all rich kids go around with suits and ties or something.
I'm not rich, and I wear a skinny punk rock tie with my jeans and chucks(Converse All-Star shoes)
Gangsta!
not really, more preppy/punk
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 18, 2008, 06:17:58 PM
not really, more preppy/punk
Yeah, it's punk. The point there would be to look different from everyone else, thus making yourself stand out.
yes, the point is to be unique ... just like everybody else
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 19, 2008, 09:26:04 PM
yes, the point is to be unique ... just like everybody else
Oh yeah? Well how do you dress?
like everybody else, t-shirt/jeans-sweatpants-shorts or if important meetings that day polo and khakis
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 19, 2008, 09:26:04 PM
yes, the point is to be unique ... just like everybody else
Ha ha. Like all the goths out there.
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 19, 2008, 09:33:17 PM
like everybody else, t-shirt/jeans-sweatpants-shorts or if important meetings that day polo and khakis
You're not very punk then, are you? :D
If I was a girl, I would change my name to Sheena. ;D (anyone get the reference?)
Quote from: Iola.Alive on October 19, 2008, 09:43:16 PM
Ha ha. Like all the goths out there.
Oh yeah, being goth is really stupid. They force themselves into a depression just to be "cool". That is sooo lame!
well, the Goths were having fun when they were sacking Rome...
Quote from: Sam Spade on October 19, 2008, 09:44:01 PM
If I was a girl, I would change my name to Sheena. ;D (anyone get the reference?)
Apparently no one got the reference.
I'm referring to the Romones song called 'Sheena Was A Punk Rocker'.
yeah...not sure why people were gonna get that
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 19, 2008, 10:30:16 PM
yeah...not sure why people were gonna get that
Probably because The Ramones are ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME! ;D :D ;)
ok ... I think that honor goes to BON JOVI!! OH YEAH!! \m/
Quote from: Sam Spade on October 19, 2008, 10:57:05 PM
Probably because The Ramones are ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME! ;D :D ;)
Never heard of them.
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 19, 2008, 10:58:12 PM
ok ... I think that honor goes to BON JOVI!! OH YEAH!! \m/
Yeah right. They suck! (any takers?)
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on October 19, 2008, 11:00:15 PM
Never heard of them.
Are you serious? :o
I did it my way? Livin on a Prayer? Have a nice day? You give love a bad name? Jovi ROCKS!!
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 19, 2008, 11:26:10 PM
I did it my way? Livin on a Prayer? Have a nice day? You give love a bad name? Jovi ROCKS!!
'I'm a cowboy! On a steel horse I ride. Cause I'm wanted: Dead or alive!'Yeah, they suck. ;)
Off topic. Can we get back on the discussion of The review!
we've already reviewed it 20 times ::)
Comments on my review!
and we've commented 20 times!
I give up.
whatever, continue your discussion
In response to bozonessinc's review:
-Good idea about Joe having the sunglasses on the cover, although maybe they did try and the look didn't work (i.e. it looked weird or made him look like a gangster or a bad guy or a wannabe cool guy). Also, normally when people cover their face it's almost a sign not to trust them as per mise en scene, depending on the context and that's not the impression Joe's suppose to make as we're suppose to relate or connect with him.
-The dirt bike scene was interesting.
-I never got why they never suspected Brynn - you're suppose to look out for everyone! Unless Frank and Joe did think about her early on in the trilogy and I just forgot about it.
To be honest, I wasn't sure what I thought about her as a romantic subplot, but in hindsight I clearly see it did bring some "normalness" and a needed break from everything else.
On another note, I think the author(s) had to know from the beginning that Brynn was Nina because the story about the murder in the house years ago was brought up from the start. Or the writer(s) had to at least have a pretty good idea where they were going so they could set it up.
-I don't think the "poor people" alliance in and of itself was a bad idea because I thought it was realistic. The way they inplemented it was decent in the beginning, but as time went on it was poorly executed and just sort of dropped in here and there. But it had some decent use overall - like showing how far some people will go, or when to stop.
I wish Frank could have kissed Brynn. It would have made the story more juicy.
I thought so too! None of the boys have ever kissed anyone! Unless I don't remember....
Actually, Frank gets kissed by this girl in one of the graphic novels. I think its in To Die or Not to Die.
JHR how did you forget that?
Because she?s keeping her eyes on Joe, not Frank.
I was just talking about the UBs, not the GNs. And because I'm looking at Joe. :D
Read Death and Diamonds.
I'm still looking at Joe.
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 17, 2008, 11:05:13 AM
Its so good, you should get it right now!
Correct, then it should be put in the fire place and burned! I could not make it through the second chapter!
Maybe you shouldn't comment so much about it Dinosaur Dan, if you've only read the first two chapters. :)
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 17, 2008, 11:05:13 AM
Its so bad, you should not get it till you lose you are 100!
Quote from: SDLagent on May 26, 2009, 03:15:42 PM
Read Death and Diamonds.
What happens in Death and Diamonds? Does Frank fall in love (again)?
You'll find out! ;)
Yeah, the Hardys have to guard these fashion models.
Wow. Sounds exciting. :o
It is. It just wasn't very exciting for me because I read this stupid review that I didn't know had spoilers in it! :P :P :P >:(
What review was that?
Wikipedia, I think.
Wikipedia has sumeries not reviews don't read thoes unless you've already read the book or you don't want to read it.
Yeah, we learned that the hard way...
But before that I read a review on Amazon, and it told me everything. :'(
I hate it when people do that.
I love spoilers. ;D
You and SDL will get along great!
Quote from: HB@1718 on June 05, 2009, 12:20:28 AM
I love spoilers. ;D
:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
WHAT THE HECK?I mean, good for you.
He also loves mondays, failure and olympic curling.
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on May 27, 2009, 03:13:12 PM
Maybe you shouldn't comment so much about it Dinosaur Dan, if you've only read the first two chapters. :)
If I can't finish a Hardy boys book, that almost always means I REALLY hated it. Plus, I read half of a plot summery, and desided I had better things to do then keep on reading the book. I may finnish it another day, but I have other things to do. I even finished Survival of the fittest, and I hated that book! There are only a few books I never finished:
-The Haunted Fort (Bluespine)
-Demon's Den (Digest, I had to return it to the libary. I kinda of liked it, but I could not renew it.)
-Running On Fumes (UB)
-Murder House trilogy (UB)
-Haunted (UB, stopped half way in)
-High Survival (SM)
-The Artic Petrol Mystery (Bluespine)
Books I hated but I finished:
-Cold Sweat (Casefile)
-Shock Jock (Casefile)
-Rocky Road (UB)
-Mission: Myhem (Casefile)
-The Yellow Feather Mystery (Bluespine)
-Operation: Titanic (SM)
-Survival of the fittest (Casefile)
-Burned (UB)
-Deadman In Deadwood (Casefile)
You hated The Yellow Feather Mystery and The Arctic Patrol Mystery? Those are two of my favorites!
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on June 05, 2009, 09:53:00 AM
If I can't finish a Hardy boys book, that almost always means I REALLY hated it. Plus, I read half of a plot summery, and desided I had better things to do then keep on reading the book. I may finnish it another day, but I have other things to do.
Ever thought that maybe it might get better? :)
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on June 05, 2009, 09:53:00 AM
-The Haunted Fort (Bluespine)
-Demon's Den (Digest, I had to return it to the libary. I kinda of liked it, but I could not renew it.)
-Running On Fumes (UB)
-Murder House trilogy (UB)
-Haunted (UB, stopped half way in)
-High Survival (SM)
-The Artic Petrol Mystery (Bluespine)
Running On Fumes was actually pretty good.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on June 05, 2009, 09:16:02 AM
He also loves mondays, failure and olympic curling.
OMG, I think I just peed my pants. LMAO!
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on June 05, 2009, 09:53:00 AM
If I can't finish a Hardy boys book, that almost always means I REALLY hated it. Plus, I read half of a plot summery, and desided I had better things to do then keep on reading the book. I may finnish it another day, but I have other things to do. I even finished Survival of the fittest, and I hated that book! There are only a few books I never finished:
-The Haunted Fort (Bluespine)
-Demon's Den (Digest, I had to return it to the libary. I kinda of liked it, but I could not renew it.)
-Running On Fumes (UB)
-Murder House trilogy (UB)
-Haunted (UB, stopped half way in)
-High Survival (SM)
-The Artic Petrol Mystery (Bluespine)
Books I hated but I finished:
-Cold Sweat (Casefile)
-Shock Jock (Casefile)
-Rocky Road (UB)
-Mission: Myhem (Casefile)
-The Yellow Feather Mystery (Bluespine)
-Operation: Titanic (SM)
-Survival of the fittest (Casefile)
-Burned (UB)
-Deadman In Deadwood (Casefile)
Yeah, one Hardy Boys book that I put down half way through that I haven't bothered to pick up again was the UB book
Pushed, and the last time that I read it was shortly after the book came out nearly 2 years ago.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on June 05, 2009, 09:53:00 AM
If I can't finish a Hardy boys book, that almost always means I REALLY hated it. Plus, I read half of a plot summery, and desided I had better things to do then keep on reading the book. I may finnish it another day, but I have other things to do. I even finished Survival of the fittest, and I hated that book! There are only a few books I never finished:
-The Haunted Fort (Bluespine)
-Demon's Den (Digest, I had to return it to the libary. I kinda of liked it, but I could not renew it.)
-Running On Fumes (UB)
-Murder House trilogy (UB)
-Haunted (UB, stopped half way in)
-High Survival (SM)
-The Artic Petrol Mystery (Bluespine)
Books I hated but I finished:
-Cold Sweat (Casefile)
-Shock Jock (Casefile)
-Rocky Road (UB)
-Mission: Myhem (Casefile)
-The Yellow Feather Mystery (Bluespine)
-Operation: Titanic (SM)
-Survival of the fittest (Casefile)
-Burned (UB)
-Deadman In Deadwood (Casefile)
Running on Fumes was the first UB I ever read. Burned was OK, but could have been better.
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on June 05, 2009, 09:53:00 AM
If I can't finish a Hardy boys book, that almost always means I REALLY hated it. Plus, I read half of a plot summery, and desided I had better things to do then keep on reading the book. I may finnish it another day, but I have other things to do. I even finished Survival of the fittest, and I hated that book! There are only a few books I never finished:
-The Haunted Fort (Bluespine)
-Demon's Den (Digest, I had to return it to the libary. I kinda of liked it, but I could not renew it.)
-Running On Fumes (UB)
-Murder House trilogy (UB)
-Haunted (UB, stopped half way in)
-High Survival (SM)
-The Artic Petrol Mystery (Bluespine)
Books I hated but I finished:
-Cold Sweat (Casefile)
-Shock Jock (Casefile)
-Rocky Road (UB)
-Mission: Myhem (Casefile)
-The Yellow Feather Mystery (Bluespine)
-Operation: Titanic (SM)
-Survival of the fittest (Casefile)
-Burned (UB)
-Deadman In Deadwood (Casefile)
I couldn't finish the Murder House trilogy either, so I came back here to read the spoilers. I agree that some of the digests are hard to finish Demon's Den took me 3-4 years.
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on June 05, 2009, 02:38:04 PM
Ever thought that maybe it might get better? :)
It's a UB, so that stops all chance of it getting better! A UB that starts off bad is bad! Oh yeah, it's also a dumb relality show plot, therefore it stinks even more.I also skipped a few chapters ahead and the book got even worse!
UB + trilogy + relality show= :P
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on June 23, 2009, 06:14:56 AM
It's a UB, so that stops all chance of it getting better! A UB that starts off bad is bad! Oh yeah, it's also a dumb relality show plot, therefore it stinks even more.I also skipped a few chapters ahead and the book got even worse!
UB + trilogy + relality show= :P
Maybe you should finish it, and read the whole thing. Then maybe I might take you seriously, because then you'll know what you're talking about. :)
Dan didn't say he didn't finish it, "You!" did. Welcome back, BTW, "You!".
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on June 05, 2009, 09:53:00 AM
If I can't finish a Hardy boys book, that almost always means I REALLY hated it. Plus, I read half of a plot summery, and desided I had better things to do then keep on reading the book. I may finnish it another day, but I have other things to do. I even finished Survival of the fittest, and I hated that book! There are only a few books I never finished:
-The Haunted Fort (Bluespine)
-Demon's Den (Digest, I had to return it to the libary. I kinda of liked it, but I could not renew it.)
-Running On Fumes (UB)
-Murder House trilogy (UB)-Haunted (UB, stopped half way in)
-High Survival (SM)
-The Artic Petrol Mystery (Bluespine)
Books I hated but I finished:
-Cold Sweat (Casefile)
-Shock Jock (Casefile)
-Rocky Road (UB)
-Mission: Myhem (Casefile)
-The Yellow Feather Mystery (Bluespine)
-Operation: Titanic (SM)
-Survival of the fittest (Casefile)
-Burned (UB)
-Deadman In Deadwood (Casefile)
I stand corrected.
I have finished the first book recently, and it sucked! It was the most boring book ever! Not only was it an overused plot, but the clifhangers sucked!
Really? I didn't know you thought it "sucked". ::)
Quote from: SDLagent on June 23, 2009, 06:34:18 PM
Dan didn't say he didn't finish it, "You!" did. Welcome back, BTW, "You!".
Thanks, sorry I took so long. It's nice to be back! ^_^
...and I need to put Robin to work.
Ha ha. :D Why?
Quote from: SDLagent on June 28, 2009, 03:56:51 AM
...and I need to put Robin to work.
But he spent hours and hours and hours on that firework display!
Oh, that's probably why you need to put him to work...
Quote from: 003Robin457 on June 27, 2009, 03:59:15 PM
"You!"s Back!
Black and brown fireworks aren't very nice, Robin!
Quote from: FrankJoeATAC on July 02, 2009, 09:36:24 AM
But he spent hours and hours and hours on that firework display!
Oh, that's probably why you need to put him to work...
Quote from: FrankJoeATAC on July 02, 2009, 09:36:24 AM
But he spent hours and hours and hours on that firework display!
Oh, that's probably why you need to put him to work...
Yep.
Looks more like ?charcoal? and ?bronze? to me ;)
They're pretty! :)
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on July 02, 2009, 11:10:07 AM
Black and brown fireworks aren't very nice, Robin!
But they're the cheepest they have. ;)
Ask Batman for a raise.
You ask him for a raise.
But I don't want you to have a raise. :P
But didn't you just tell him to ask Batman for a raise?
You called?
*Stands in large shadow of Batman*
P-please, Mr. Batman, s-sir, could you give Robin a raise?
Quote from: HB@1718 on July 07, 2009, 04:38:09 PM
But didn't you just tell him to ask Batman for a raise?
Only because he was whining.. :P
Quote from: SDLagent on July 07, 2009, 06:32:43 PM
You called?
Batman! Thank goodness you're here. Tell your sidekick to quit whining and get a real job! :P
I'm not giving him a raise until he starts doing some work! But don't worry, I'll shut him up...
Please and thank you!
I do work. Last week I... I.... I made sure that the chair in front of the Bat Computer could still swivel.
Just for the record I'm winning.
So you finally woke up? And, what do you know? It looks like the pounding I give you warped your memory, not to mention your view of reality.
You're just begging for me too break out Pant. Lucky for you I'm too lazy.
I think someone might have brought this up, but did anyone notice how they changed the name from Anna to Nina? ???
Maybe they meant to do that?
Why would they mean to do that?
Maybe they thought it would be some sort of twist?
??? How? ???
Of course, it could just be a misprint.
WORST. BOOK. EVER.
Seriously, I've been reading this one book for four months, and I put it down for "The Robe" , I had to wash the bad impression out with 3 casefiles. The worse part? I have 60 pages left to go... :'(
How about worst trilogy ever?
This being my first Hardy Trilogy, I can't ---with good faith--- proclaim that. But I certainly would hope so. It's barely above bad fan fiction.
Okay, it's reviews like these that don't make me want to read the rest of the UB books..... lol- so far, one (the first book) has been plenty bad enough. Maybe some day I'll get through them all.