For some reason I found the conclusion to this trilogy underwhelming and a little confused. ( )

This book wraps up the trilogy, and to me, it felt more conventional than the first one. The plot was still full of creativity and crazy fun, and I read it all in one day. I especially loved the caricature of the visual effects industry. Yup, I've worked with people like that.

On the downside, I expected more resolution to certain loose ends and things that were hinted at in the first two books. I felt as if the author abandoned some plot questions in ruthless pursuit of a conventional happy ending. Never mind about Cadel's biological family. We never meet his father, we never learn a shred of additional stuff about his mother. Never mind about whether Cadel will ever be treated with adult-level by his loving new foster parents. His status with them never seems to change. Never mind whether or not Gazo will ever be respected by Hamish. Never mind whether Prosper English is an ordinary criminal or a near-indestructible bogeyman. We don't even really know if Prosper English is dead or alive. The evidence seems to show that he's dead, but Cadel thinks he's alive, and Cadel has never been wrong about him before. All of these issues were set up as important during the series. And then, as this book ends, they just quietly slide away.

I'm still giving it a 4 star rating, because heck, it was just a lot of fun. ( )

Narrated by Justine Eyre. Cadel suspects his former mentor Prosper English is trying to kill him after his friends become victims of suspicious accidents. Cadel uses his high-tech talents to evade Prosper's eye while he tries to track him down. This was my introduction to the series (this is book 3) so it took some time to catch up and understand what was going on. Eyre's narration hints at the stealth of high-tech genius but she also reads in a croaky voice that made me wish she would clear her throat. Still, this high-tech adventure has appeal for action-oriented readers and ends on a cliff-hanger that promises more ingenuity to come. ( )

A very fitting end to 'The Genius' trilogy.

It's novel and fun to have a city or town that's a character in the story.

Cadel has finally found a place where he belonged and a place to call home, and he's prepared to fight for it. ( )

Cadel is finally free, or so he thought. He is attacked by Sonjas wheel chair and a bus runs into his house. He knows theres only one person who could do this and thats Prosper. He now trys to stop him but the government doesnt want him to help. It takes a Genius though to get a genius. Cadel Goes on a epic quest to take down prosper english.
This book was decintly good . I thought it left off as a cliff hanger and that wasnt very nice of the auther. I thought it was O.K but would only read it in my past time., ( )