In Relation To Alex O'Donnell and the 40 Cyberthieves

In Alex O'Donnell and the 40 Cyberthieves, the latest installment in Regina Doman's Fairy Tale Novel series, Alex O'Donnell's relationship with Kateri Kovach is at a stand-still. Kateri is determined to break up, but for some reason she never gets around to talking about it. Meanwhile, Alex's father is a hacker. He doesn't use his talent for stealing identities or other illegal and immoral purposes; he just follows people around the internet. But when he hacks into a mysterious website - and gets a check in the mail for over a million dollars just a few days later - he begins to think he may be in over his head.

Pros: I absolutely love Alex! Also, I didn't know how Regina Doman was going to translate Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves into a halfway-realistic modern American story, but somehow she pulled it off. The "barbarians" were awfully funny, too.

Cons: I'll come right out and say it: I don't like Kateri. I love her name. I liked her in Waking Rose. But, as a heroine, she doesn't cut it for me. She's way too uptight. But, thankfully, everything else in the book more than makes up for her character!

My Rating: T (mild sexual references)

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