Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes, Lauren Child

This is a series based off a book in a book that the author's already written. Got that? Me either.

Young Ruby is exceptionally gifted at patterns, codes and clues. So a local spy agency recruits her to help with a tricky problem.

But Ruby keeps getting into dangerous situations.

This book is okay, but it seems kinda ponderous for young readers. And I'm assuming that's who the books are aimed at?

Anyway, it meanders. Takes too long to get to the plot, and too long to resolve it.

Strange Weather, Joe Hill

Four novellas:

Snapshot: A creepy man takes photos with an instant camera and steals memories. He targets old people. A kid finds out about this and tries to stop him.

Loaded: I don't know what this one was about, because it took too long to get to the point and was boring me. I skipped it.

Aloft: A young man who's afraid to jump out of an airplane winds up landing on something that looks like a cloud, but is solid underfoot. There's no food or water up there.

Rain: One day, instead of water, crystals fall from the sky. A lot of people die, including the protagonist's girlfriend. This one wandered from the point a lot. Unless I'm missing the point.

The stories I actually read were okay.