"Alison Dare: The Heart of the Maiden" by J. Torres and J. Bone is about Alison and her two friend's experience in catholic school. Alison's mom is a famous archeologist who is often called in to provide "expert opinion". Alison, who has an indomitable adventurous spirit, tells her class mates in class of the fantastic adventure she had with her mother over the summer. It turns out the tale is true, but exaggerated a bit. After class, Alison and her friends then notice some nuns disappearing behind a statue and follow them to find a secret hidden chamber where the nuns are discussing a powerful relic called the Heart of the Maiden. It seems all sorts of nefarious groups are looking for the Heart and the nuns are stewards overseeing its protection and the protection of a map that leads to the Heart. Alison and her friends are often right in the midst of the nuns and the nefarious groups, and after the nuns successfully apprehend the bad guys, they use a special sleeping gas on Alison and her friends. This happens multiple times. Eventually, Alison's keen perceptions lead everyone to the map.
The story is fun and interesting. I found myself enjoying the progressions of the plot but being confused a lot of the time. The start of the book tells about how Alison super-exaggerated a story. We then go on the rest of the book where some pretty fantastic things are happening. Are these things exaggerations too? Are we experiencing this story from Alison's narrative? I just wasn't sure. The dialogue also seemed very fragmented and hard to follow. Aside from this confusion, the book as a lot of fun.
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