Warning: This review may contain spoiler alerts. If you have not yet read the book and hate spoilers, read with extreme caution.
Let me start off by saying that I was very satisfied with the way the way the series wrapped up. I'm not saying I was completely satisfied with the...outcomes of some of the characters, but David Baldacci is an extremely talented writer, and this is definitely my favorite CvV book. Now, time for an overview of the characters.
Amy: As usual, Amy was very selfless and bookish. She kind of planned the Cahills' (with the exception of the hostages) every move against the Vespers, and she was pretty consistent. There was one instance in the book where she said something kinda off-character, but it's not that big a deal. I forget. But overall, Mr. Baldacci wrote her well.
Dan: Dan's quick thinking saved Amy from the Vespers more than once, and the sarcasm we all associate with him was just as funny. In this book he was almost my favorite character, but not quite. A close second (see my favorite below).
Atticus: He, like Dan, used his ingenuity to get out of some sticky (er...shocking) situations. His innocence in this series is kinda adorable, and Day of Doom will still have you hoping for his safety throughout the book and saying, "Come on, Att...COME ON!"
Jake: My favorite character. LOTS of Jamy action in this book. Amians and Evamies (is that the correct plural form? Oh well), prepare to be disappointed. Other Jamys (Jamies?), rejoice. He was super sweet in DoD, was geniusly (is that a word? It should be) smart (what a redundancy!),and just totally awesome. Yay Jake!
Ian: He was just kinda...meh. Just ya know, there. Not much to him. Oh! Wait! He did trick Isabel into thinking he was going to kill a hostage but he didn't. Points for him.
Natalie: I'm not going to really talk about her that much because I'll probably accidentally give something away...oh, wait, I did say spoilers. Okay. SPOILER! Electrocution. 'Nuff said.
Isabel: Ugh, she makes me so mad. I wanted to wring her neck throughout the entire book. I must admit, she was extremely cunning during this book, and she deserved to die (which, SPOILER, she did). Sorry if that makes me a terrible person, but hey, y'all were thinking that, too.
The Wyomings and Sandy Bancroft: Cheyenne and Casper always make me laugh because they're like evil versions of Amy and Dan. They fight a lot but always make up. Oh, plus they're not as smart as Amy and Dan, but that's beside the point. Sandy was a total jerk.
The hostages: Nellie, Fiske, Reagan, and Ted...they were, well, hostage-y. Fiske was hilarious, especially when he punched a Vesper guard. Like, KA-POW!, and then he goes, "Sorry. Spasm [or something like that]. Happens to old farts all the time," and just walks on. :) Reagan, of course, was all about keeping fit, even in the moving van, but that's typical behavior.
Evan: He was pretty normal in this book, typical Evan. Even though I'm not an Evamy, I almost cried when his...situation arose. Very sad.
Hamilton, Jonah, and Phoenix: They were also pretty typical.
Sinead: Surprisingly, she came through for Jake, Amy, Dan, and Atticus, which was very...I don't know, noble of her. She's still not the best person in the world (that's Jake, *wink*), but she got a lot better.
Vesper One: Everyone was right. SPOILER: V1 is Damien Vesper. But then it also says that Damien's father was also Damien Vesper, and that his father was Damien Vesper as well. That was kinda confusing. Maybe it'll possibly be explained in the third series?
I'm sure there's more characters that I forgot, but you'll figure that out once you read the book.
Plot:
So the Vespers activate the Doomsday Device, and the hostages are put in this thing called a subduction zone. That's basically a place that'll have the greatest destruction with the device. Subduction zones, evidently, are common in mountain ranges. So anyway, Amy, Dan, Atticus, and Jake have to stop the device from wreaking its havoc on the world in the form of magnetic pole shifts, flooding, etc. SPOILER: Two people die in Day of Doom while trying to stop those stupid Vespers, and that's just sad. But the world isn't perfect, and the Cahills try to make the world a better place. If you haven't already bought/read the book, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Are you mental? Buy it! Gosh, people. I shouldn't have to remind you.
***As of 5:56 p.m. EST, on March 5, 2013, Day of Doom is #316 Paid, #9 in Children's Fiction, #2 in Teen Mysteries, and #1 in Teen Mysteries & Thrillers on the Kindle. Keep it up. (Note: I am not being paid for that endorsement. Just a disclaimer.)
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