Shadow Wave-Robert Muchamore

You should know by now that my favourite writer is Robert Muchamore!!! I have read all the books from both his series (Henderson Boys and Cherub.) This is the latest book in the Cherub series so far and to be honest it is a goodun.It is James' final mission but it is not one set by his agency he is asked for help from his friend Kyle to help protest against a foreign man, but the only thing is James' little sister is a secret child bodygaurd for the guy. While all this is going on the new trainers doing there final test to get into the agency have a totally different problem all together they have the 'ripples' from a tidal wave comming at them at 200mph. This is an exciting story and Robert Muchamore thought of the story well. He described both settings in immense detail and i actually thought i was either about to be drowned or trampled on by protesters. The language was very easy to understand as it was written for readers around my age and there are no complicated words. Characters are well developed on as they have changed throughout the series. Muchamore has also introduced the new characters very well and in detail. The story of the book is mainly about survival of a natural disaster and helping a friend without hurting his family. The author is trying to say throughout the story that some people have to go through really bad things in their life if it is natural disasters or nasty people. The story is structured very well as it spreads both the different stories out well. The story overall was as good as the rest of his series but it is not as good as the Henderson Boys books. I rate this book a hearty 7/10

Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan

This is a very good book that is a combination of an adventure story and a horror story. It is about a boy called Darren where him and his friend go to a freak show after a lucky grab of a ticket. Darrens friend is intrested in a spider man and he knows he is a vampire. Darrens friend steals the spider as the spider man refuses him to be his vampire assistant. Then the spider man comes to Darren and says that he has to become his vampire assistant or his friend dies.... The story does continue on but that was a short description of what the main event is. The story is well structured as it is in the first person. It doesnt have really long paragraphs and it doesnt have really long chapters which i like about a book. It was an easy read as i previously said with not very long chapters and not very long paragraphs. It also doesnt have words that people won't understand. The characters were quite unbelievable as there are no such things as vampires in the world but the writer did develope the characters well. I liked the character Darren as it seemed that fate brought him to the spiderman as he reached out and one piece of paper, the right bit of paper (the ticket), misteriously falls into his hand. The main story of the book is that fate pulls Darren to become a vampires assistant to the spiderman. This freak show dragged him away from his life. He was warned by his teacher not to go but he did. So the writer is trying to say that if you do something that you are warned not to do it can ruin your life. For example drugs. The settings are not described succesfully and the writer doesnt really make you feel like you are there as the main focus of the description is on the characters and not the surrounding scenery. I would mark this book a 5.5 out of 10 as it is not the most interesting book i have read. It also isnt very scary even though it says it is a horror. (I do like the front cover though!!)  

Grey Wolves- By Robert Muchamore

This is probably one of the best books i have ever read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book is in the Henderson Boy's series!! The Henderson Boy's is a group of people who are under cover kid spies in occupied France in the second world war. I really enjoyed this book as it is action packed and exciting. It is a page turner!! I personally think that it was well structured as it i told the stories of each individual character and explained them and their jobs in detail. The book is very easy to read as the bookwas written for teenagers. There are no complicated words, but there are German words. (The book tells you what the German words mean at the bottom.) I think that the characters were realistic and i liked it how they were all different, BUT they were all the same. By this i mean that individually they were all different with their own skills, but in the Espionage unit they are all the same as they had the same training. The main theme in the book is a group of children, which will not be expected, have to infiltrate a U-boat farm. ( U-boats are boats which destroy cargo ships and defend the shores of a country.) The author is trying to say that every oneis different in their own special way. The author doesnot describe much about the settings, but what he does say about them is FANTASTIC!! You feel as if you are really there. the main place that is described is alittle farm town in France. ( This is where all the undercover spies were camping out.) My overall mark for this book is 10/10 as i really enjoyed it and i would recommend it to all younger readers who like spy sort of books. This book is from the Henerson Boy's series and you need to read the other books in the series before to understand it!! (The Escape, Eagle Day and Secret Army)

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Recently I, Slippery Simon, have read a book! I have gone to new extremes. The book was named Maximum Security by Robert Muchamore. It was part of the Cherub series. The main plot of the story is about a boy named James who is a kid spy! How cheesey. I was very excited from chapter 1. James had to rescue a boy from prison. If you like action and death and stuff like that then you will love the Cherub series. I rate this book a strong 7 and a half out of 10.