The Viper's Nest- Book Review

I started and completed The 39 Clues: Viper's Nest. The book was so interesting that I just couldn't stop reading it. I really like the series, because the series is a collaboration of different examples. What I mean is that different authors write each book. The author, Peter Lerangis did a splendid job of reveling the branch that Amy and Dan are a part of. I recommend this series to anyone who can follow through history, because there are several historical figures that are present in each of the series. For example, in the Viper's Nest, it talks about Shaka. Shaka was the military commander of the Zulu Kingdom, which reigned a lot of central Africa during the Age of Imperialism. The thing that I really like about the series is that it uses a lot of allusions that can be quite popular among those who are really good at history or even those who completed World History. Here is a brief summary of the book.

After Irina Spasky dies while saving Dan and Amy from the fire that Isabel Kabra set on their uncle's cabin, Dan and Amy decode the last words of Irina and that directs them to Pretoria, South Africa. When they venture into Pretoria, they are given a postcard that suggests a connection with Shaka. As they unravel the history of Shaka, they must penetrate the Tomas base, where they will find a very important clue. Then they encounter their fellow family, the Kabras. And the book then ends with a family secret.

Now, that is all that I will tell you for the rest will be full of action and suspense. The rest of the book is just building up to the very end where you will learn about Amy's and Dan's family branch. Though the book is quite an easy read, it contains several literary elements. For example, on page 2 of The Viper's Nest, it states, "Isabel Kabra had done it.She had burned down their house in Massachusetts all those years ago, and Dan and Amy's parents hadn't been able to escape all those years ago. Now Isabel was finishing her job." The last sentence was the key clue to tell that the Kabras will, again, try to kill Amy and Dan again in this book. I think that the author gave too much information in that sentence. If Peter Lerangis would have just said something like "And now she tried to burn Uncle Alistair's cabin" or something along that line, it wouldn't have told that much. But the fact that she said "finishing her job" established that the role of the Isabel Kabra is to kill or attempt to kill Dan and Amy. 

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