Catacombs and the Forbidden City - A DadCentric Book Review

You know how I feel about the books and the action and the mystery and the stuff.  I'm for it. 

I'm always looking for the next Encyclopedia Brown to come along.  Maybe a Three Investigators.  Hey, it could happen.

That's why I was pleasantly surprised to learn that a friend of a friend had published a book called Catacombs and the Forbidden City, which critics have suggested is akin to Indiana Jones meeting the Magic Tree House.  Harry Potteresque some said.  They did, I read the reviews.

Mutual friends do what mutual friends do and suddenly the lovely Sarah Gerdes was at my door with, and I'm looking at you, FTC, a FREE COPY OF HER BOOK.  Also, chocolates.  Wait, ALSO CHOCOLATES.  FOR FREE, FTC, FOR FREE.   I gave her water because she's pregnant and didn't want coffee or whiskey even though I insisted that the US medical experts were a bunch of cowards and prudes, and get this, FTC, she received it at no charge.  However, and this cannot be stressed enough, I DID NOT TRADE WATER TO A PREGNANT WOMAN FOR CHOCOLATES AND A BOOK.

Catacombs and the Forbidden City follows the adventures of 12-year-old twins Cage and Mia.  They are not identical.  That is important.

Here are some other things which are important to the story: lava, time travel, kung fu fighting, princesses, history, science and zombies.

Crap, you noticed that I mentioned history and science, didn't you?  Well, it's true.  The book is heavy in the historical fiction, except for that time travel part.   And possibly the zombies.  In fact, there are study guides for the book that school districts and organizations of homeschoolers have embraced.  Openly.  Again, I read this on Gore's green internets, so it is obviously fact with tinges of opinion added in for flavor.  Facts taste like tofu.  I believe they are soy-based.

So Sarah asked me if I'd be interested in writing a review of Catacombs and the Forbidden City on my personal blog FOR FREE (minus actual book and aforementioned sweets) and I told her that I'd go one better and review the book on a site that people actually read.  And now you're all caught up. 

You can buy Catacombs and the Forbidden City at Amazon.  You can buy me chocolates anytime.