I received this book from the publisher on Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I really like watching the Dude Perfect videos, I haven’t watched all of them, but I watched several. From their quizzes and who has the best item to trickshot videos and collabs with other Youtubers. So when I spotted this book I just had to get it. And I am so happy I got approved to read it.

And I have to say I had fun while reading even if it took several sittings to read the book. So instead of good, let’s start with what didn’t entirely work for me.
😫 The nicknames. While I do appreciate that they added them in the story, reading about a teen boy calling himself The Beard just was a bit weird. Not to mention that the story just seemed to go from nickname to normal name sometimes in the same paragraph. Sometimes without any reason at all. We would be reading about Tyler and suddenly he is The Beard.
😫 At times the story just seemed to miss some steps, the pacing just felt a bit odd at times.
😫 The ending. While I was clapping and applauding at what the boys achieved, I didn’t like Tyler’s record. Throughout the book we see him struggle with his shots, worrying about it, trying to defeat the, I guess you could call it this, fear. So I was eager for the ending to see him, on his own, defeat his worries and become the awesome dude that doesn’t fail. Instead he uses the hat that gives him superpowers. Otherwise known as, in my eyes at least, cheating. I would have much rather see him do a shot, pray, and then score. That would have felt much more honest.

What I did like:
😍 The boys! Seeing them try their hardest to figure things out for the sake of good. See them try to save a place they love and see them figure out how to best handle this. From selling tickets to figuring out a program to training and practising to get perfect shots. From telling their viewers to check them out. I loved seeing one of the twins try to figure out where he stood in life as he felt like he was the lesser twin, and while I don’t approve what he almost did, I could also understand.
😍 The spy stuff. Because Panda is just not any Panda, he is a spy! For the boys he is just someone that tagged along with them one day and is there with them, but in reality Panda is a spy for a big network and throughout the book we see him go on a mission, see him try to help out the boys, give them gadgets, and much more. I really loved the spy stuff as it added a layer of awesomeness + I loved seeing the boys get involved even if they didn’t know they were a part of something. Which makes me wonder if in the next book they will be told about the whole thing. Or if the next one is more covert stuff.
😍 The trick shots and seeing the boys attempt all sorts of fun things. From golf to basketball to bottles and more.
😍 The fundraising event at the end with the boys doing all their best trick shots and wowing the crowd. I wish I could have been there!
😍 The illustrations were just oodles and oodles of fun. I really love the style, it made everything come to life.

All in all, it took me a bit to read this book, but I did have fun despite some of the issues I had. I think this book will be a hit with the kids who love/are fans of Dude Perfect.