I am so tired of this series; it's actually putting me into physical pain. Ben is not nearly charismatic enough to have Erica and Zoe interested in him like that since the guy is a bumbling self-insert for any little boy reading this. To make matters worse, Erica is two years older than Ben and because they are both in EARLY HIGH SCHOOL at best, that is actually worrying. Why shoehorn a stupid mini age gap romance? So that little 10 year old boys will be hopeful that a girl who is (at that stage of life) mentally and physically more mature by miles can pretend to have a chance with them? Even if it's reciprocated, it is CREEPY AND UNSETTLING. Also, the suspension of disbelief required for half of the stupid shenanigans involved is baffling. The plot is lost upon me and there is just no sensical way about this. Sure, writing about corruption to the top is juicy, but this problem seems like it will never be fixed. Why? BECAUSE YOU WROTE CORRUPTION UP TO THE TOP. How is a TWEEN capable of fixing any of this?