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League of American Traitors
by Matthew Landis
Rating: 3/5
Genre: YA Historical Fiction/Contemporary?
Recommended Age: 14+ (violence and suicide/mental illness issues were present, and gun play)
Pages:242
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Disclaimer: I received this book courtesy of KidLitExchange. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Synopsis: When seventeen year-old Jasper is approached at the funeral of his deadbeat father by a man claiming to be an associate of his deceased parents, he’s thrust into a world of secrets tied to America’s history—and he’s right at the heart of it.
First, Jasper finds out he is the sole surviving descendant of Benedict Arnold, the most notorious traitor in American history. Then he learns that his father’s death was no accident. Jasper is at the center of a war that has been going on for centuries, in which the descendants of the heroes and traitors of the American Revolution still duel to the death for the sake of their honor.
His only hope to escape his dangerous fate on his eighteenth birthday? Take up the research his father was pursuing at the time of his death, to clear Arnold’s name.
Whisked off to a boarding school populated by other descendants of notorious American traitors, it’s a race to discover the truth. But if Jasper doesn’t find a way to uncover the evidence his father was hunting for, he may end up paying for the sins of his forefathers with his own life.
Like a mash-up of National Treasure and Hamilton, Matthew Landis’s debut spins the what-ifs of American history into a heart-pounding thriller steeped in conspiracy, clue hunting, and danger.
This book is a lot like National Treasure, but in a different way. The book focuses on Jasper and how he finds out his past which has serious repercussions for his future. He runs away and joins others that are in his similar position. The book sounded really interesting and the premise deserves to be explored and I felt that the characters were fairly well developed, but I just couldn’t get into this book.
Okay, this book had a lot of issues in my opinion. The dialogue and characterizations are not well written, the plot isn’t present until over halfway through the book, the way female characters are written is deplorable, and the lack of regard to violence against fellow teammates is unrealistic. Not only were the female characters not written well, but there were, what I felt to be, racist and ablest beliefs/actions in the book.
Verdict: This book has issues, but the premise is intriguing.
Genre: YA Historical Fiction/Contemporary?
Recommended Age: 14+ (violence and suicide/mental illness issues were present, and gun play)
Pages:242
Author Website
Amazon Link
Disclaimer: I received this book courtesy of KidLitExchange. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Synopsis: When seventeen year-old Jasper is approached at the funeral of his deadbeat father by a man claiming to be an associate of his deceased parents, he’s thrust into a world of secrets tied to America’s history—and he’s right at the heart of it.
First, Jasper finds out he is the sole surviving descendant of Benedict Arnold, the most notorious traitor in American history. Then he learns that his father’s death was no accident. Jasper is at the center of a war that has been going on for centuries, in which the descendants of the heroes and traitors of the American Revolution still duel to the death for the sake of their honor.
His only hope to escape his dangerous fate on his eighteenth birthday? Take up the research his father was pursuing at the time of his death, to clear Arnold’s name.
Whisked off to a boarding school populated by other descendants of notorious American traitors, it’s a race to discover the truth. But if Jasper doesn’t find a way to uncover the evidence his father was hunting for, he may end up paying for the sins of his forefathers with his own life.
Like a mash-up of National Treasure and Hamilton, Matthew Landis’s debut spins the what-ifs of American history into a heart-pounding thriller steeped in conspiracy, clue hunting, and danger.
This book is a lot like National Treasure, but in a different way. The book focuses on Jasper and how he finds out his past which has serious repercussions for his future. He runs away and joins others that are in his similar position. The book sounded really interesting and the premise deserves to be explored and I felt that the characters were fairly well developed, but I just couldn’t get into this book.
Okay, this book had a lot of issues in my opinion. The dialogue and characterizations are not well written, the plot isn’t present until over halfway through the book, the way female characters are written is deplorable, and the lack of regard to violence against fellow teammates is unrealistic. Not only were the female characters not written well, but there were, what I felt to be, racist and ablest beliefs/actions in the book.
Verdict: This book has issues, but the premise is intriguing.