A Riddle in Ruby #2

A combustive delight. Fans of Snicket-ian gloom will revel in the thrill. Dastardly, heroic, and powerful roles are played by both sexes, but this tale is well-populated by members of the not-so-weaker sex who are ready to throw a punch. Piracy, pyrotechnics, prison prodigious. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" This is a fast paced, story-driven novel that never feels like the second book in a trilogy. Ruby is a complex character rocked back and forth with her differing emotions. ...The novel ends on a cliffhanger ensuring fans will return for the final book of Ruby s journey. --School Library Journal" "This is a fast paced, story-driven novel that never feels like the second book in a trilogy. Ruby is a complex character rocked back and forth with her differing emotions. ...The novel ends on a cliffhanger ensuring fans will return for the final book of Ruby's journey."--School Library Journal "Davis stays true to form in this incendiary sequel. Adventure is on every page, from ship fires to spy training...Readers who loved the first book will dig into this one, and new converts will reach for both, eager for the coming third."--Booklist "A Riddle In Ruby has everything you could possibly want from a story: clever heroes, fiendish villains, startling plot twists, pirates, thieves, swashbuckling, adventure, action, mayhem - and plenty of humor. This is an exceptionally enjoyable, incredibly original series."---Stuart Gibbs, author of the New York Times-bestselling Spy School saga "A combustive delight. Fans of Snicket-ian gloom will revel in the thrill. ...Dastardly, heroic, and powerful roles are played by both sexes, but this tale is well-populated by members of the not-so-weaker sex who are ready to throw a punch. ...Piracy, pyrotechnics, prison--prodigious."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)