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Langley Literacy

Ambassadors

Book Reviews

2011-2012

Contributors: Sofie Andrews, Emily Bache and

Iona Cameron.

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Entangled Cat Clarke

17 year old Grace wakes up in a white room with nothing

but a desk paper and pens, and no recollection of how she

got there. Her kidnapper Ethan, is not the stereotypical

kidnapper, he gives her nice food and a respectable room to

stay in. Grace is told to write the story of her tangled life,

she remembers falling hopelessly in love with the gorgeous

Nat, and her relationship with her best friend Sal. She

remembers everything from her dads suicide to her mother’s

endless trips away from home. But there is something

missing, there has always been something missing, but

what?

At first I thought that Entangled would be very deep and philosophical. But in fact it is

about the very difficult life of Grace, and all her troubles.

For me toward the start I didn’t feel a connection to Grace at all, I just thought she was a

really messed-up teenage girl who self harmed and got drunk allot. But as the story

progressed I felt that I was able to relate more to her more, at some points I felt that I

wanted to scream at her, at other points I wanted to cry for her. The other characters in

the novel all have their different perks, and are perfectly formed, without any details left

out. All accept the character of Ethan (her kidnapper) I felt that I didn’t really ever know

who he was, even in the end, which left me really puzzled.

The thing that slightly annoyed me was the switches between Grace writing her life story

and what was actually happening in the white room, It got to a really exciting bit in Graces

life with loads of unanswered questions, then it suddenly changed to what was happening

in the white room. When the story came back to the exciting bit in the life of Grace, it

didn’t quite live up to my expectations, and most of my burning questions hadn’t been

answered.

The ending of this book was dreadful; there are still loads of unanswered questions and

disappointments. I was enjoying the book up to about twenty pages before the end; I

thought the story line was really good and was hoping it would have a happy ending, but

that didn’t happened.

For me Entangled was not the best book I have ever read, it wasn’t totally bad though,

there were some good things about it, there was just something missing. I bought this

book because of the gorgeous cover, but I personally feel that the cover was making up

for the mediocre content. So as they say ever judge a book by its cover.

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Finding Sky Joss Stirling

As a child Sky Bright was abandoned, she had a horrific past, until three years ago, when

she was adopted. She has recently started a new school in America, when she sees bad

boy Zed at school, she thinks she just has a crush in him like every other girl at school. But

there is more to it than that, Zed tells Sky he is a Savants – people with special powers like

telepathy and the ability to see the future- but not just that he says she is a Sarvant too,

and his soalfinder (the Savavt equivalent of a soul-mate) and they are meant to be

together. As she is just getting used to the idea that Zed is her soalfinder, she gets

kidnapped by a family of evil Sarvants who use their powers for bad, and her and Zed

relationship gets put to the ultimate test. Will their love survive, or was it doomed from

the start? For me finding Sky was a great book, It sounds really cheesy when you see the

blurb, but the book is so well written, you don’t really mind, it just works. I particularly

liked the way that Sky and Zed had different backgrounds; they are both created as very

different characters, but they work so well together. It is one of the best books I have ever

read, and will be reading it again very soon. There is also another book in the series called

stealing phoenix, which is about one of Zeds brothers trying to find his soalfinder.

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Sister Missing Sophie McKenzie

Last year Lauren was kidnapped by a psychopathic kidnapper (Sonia holtwood). But now her sister

is missing, and she suspects that Holtwood is behind it. Laruen goes in search of her sister, but

nothing goes to plan, her and her sisters could now be in life threatening danger.

At first I hesitated in reading Sister missing, thinking that it would be not as good as the amazing

girl missing. But it really was, in fact I thought that it was even better, there wasn’t all the creating

a story at the start, it was all action from the first page.

I felt that the characters’ were very strong especially Shelby (Lauren’s other sister), she’s not the

main character but you can really relate to her situation as the story progresses, for me I felt more

and more sorry for her. Lauren was also such a powerful character, she is what every girl wants to

be like; brave, beautiful and caring, as well as having a gorgeous boyfriend. Parts of the story I

wanted to shout and scream at the characters, at other points I wanted to cry for them.

The story was amazing, with just the perfect balance of action and story line. Sister missing is

defiantly one of my favourite books. The story is so unpredictable; you have absolutely no idea

what is going to happen next which makes it even more exciting.

Overall I would recommend this book to anyone, wanting an action packed really good book.

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Spitfire Girl Lily Baxter

Abandoned as a child Susan, hasn’t had the best life, she worked as a serving

girl, since she was 14, but she has always wanted to fly a plane. London is being

torn apart by the blitz, but life for Susan’s life caries on the same as usual, until

she is fired. Just as she begins to lose hope , she meets Tony, a young RAF

training instructor; her friendship with Tony soon blossoms into love. But there

is still something missing, she craves to fly a plane and will risk anything to get

that opportunity. Will she realise her dreams of becoming a spitfire girl? For me

spitfire girl was a good book, but not the best book I have ever read, it wasn’t

one of those books that you couldn’t put down. The story line was amazing,

everything was so detailed, every think that happened was linked into the

ending and every character had their place. But I felt that I couldn’t relate to

Susan as well as I would have liked to, I just didn’t get what she was thinking at

some points, it might have just been my lack of interest and knowledge about

planes, but for me it just wasn’t right. The book is still very good with a good

balance of romance Tony and relationships with her other friends. It is defiantly

worth a read but it’s not one of the books that I would read twice.

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Footsteps

Katharine McMahon

Pages-309

Footsteps is an amazing book based on the past and how it influences the future. Whilst

trying to cope with the death of her husband and caring for her three year old daughter,

Helena is asked to write a book about her family’s past. But especially her grandfather the

Edwardian Photographer Donaldson, and his relationship with Ruth Styles, Helena’s

grandmother. At first Helena is reluctant to help because her past has always been

mysterious, and her mother is never keen on the subject. But finally convinced she finds

out that the past like the present is riddled with dreadful dilemmas and the cruelty of

love. This book is told through two voices, the voice Helena a young widow trying to find

out the past and the voice of Ruth Styles Helena’s grandmother in the past. This makes

the story more alive because Helena finds things out about Ruth whilst living her own life,

at the same time you are also gaining a fabulous inside into the mind of Ruth Styles. To

start with I thought that this book was really grim because the first chapter was Helen’s

husband funeral, but I’m so glad I persevered. Due to the fact it’s not grim at all but about

trying to find who people really are inside. I loved this book and I am sure you will to!

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Halo

Alexandra Adornetto

Halo is such an amazing book, I loved it so much! In the novel, three angles have been sent

down from Heaven to bring good to the world and save a small sea side village called

Venus Cove. Bethany, a teenage angle, wonders why the great powers have chosen her to

go instead of more experience angles, her siblings have told her it is because she is the

more human than the other angles. As Bethany starts school how can she possibly keep

away from a gorgeous human boy with a tragic past, they soon fall in love, defying every

law in heaven and possibly landing Bethany and her siblings in massive danger. But when

the mysterious Jake Thorn turns up and bad things keep happening, can Bethany keep up

her angle work and her relationship? Or will it mean she has all the more to lose? I found

this really great book and I will definitely be reading it again very soon. You may think that

it is a book about religion, Heaven and hell, but really it is about the differences between

good, bad, love and hate. It is quite a chunky book but don’t be put off by that, every page

is worth reading at least once! There are also two other books in the series called Hades

which I am looking forward to reading and the third and final book comes out in August

2012.

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Little Women

Louisa M. Alcott

Little Women is such a great book, it captures the life story of an unfortunate American

family. In the family there is; Meg the, oldest, vain but friendly about at the right age to be

looking for love, on the other hand there is boyish Jo always keen to meet people and

write passionate novels. Gentle loving Beth devotes her live to her family and her musical

talents, but then there’s Amy the youngest and most selfish of the March girls always

trying to act older than she really is. The novel highlights the girls growing up and facing

the big wide world, as the sisters experience love, hate, loyalty and sorrow. But as the

story progresses the sisters are subjected to massive change and challenges. Will they be

able to cope with the challenges that life throws at them? I personally think that Little

Women is a fabulous book and deserves more recognition than it has at present. Before I

read little women I thought that it would be outdated and hard to read, but it’s not at all,

the girls in the book experience many of the same traumas as we do now. Little women is

a classic because it is really good and really worth reading. So why not try reading it I

loved it so you probably would too!

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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austin

Pride and Prejudice for me is one of the best of the classics there is. The book follows the

life of a two young girls, Lizzie and Jane the oldest two of the five Benet sisters. The

Benet’s are not most well off family around, but Lizzie’s mother (Mrs Benet) is very keen

to get them married to rich men with massive fortunes. But when Mr Bingley and Mr

Darcy arrive in town the sisters are made to meet them. Jane is intrigued by Mr Bingley

and is soon thinking about nothing else, but is kept occupied by the thought that he might

see her as a girl seeking his fortune. On the other hand Lizzie is disgusted by Mr Darcy’s

prejudice to her and her sisters. During the novel Lizzie is drawn to the mysterious Mr

Darcy and wonders if he is the man she once though him to be or has she prejudged him?

During the novel Lizzie experiences Love, Hate and everything in between. Pride and

Prejudice is one of the best books I have ever read, even though it is a classic. To start

with I thought it would be terrible and hard to read but actually it isn’t, it’s just like any

other modern day book but in many ways even better!

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Shiver

Maggie Stiefvater

Shiver is definitely in my top 10 list of books. Grace has always known about the wolves,

ever since they tried to kill her as a child. But when a local boy is killed by them she can’t

help but be fascinated by the pack. She can’t keep her mind off them especially the wolf

with the yellow eyes, there’s something about him something almost human. But when

she meets a familiar yellow eyed boy in town he takes her breath away. She can’t help but

find herself deeply involved in the wolves and the yellow eyed boy, and suddenly her

whole world is upside down and every think she thought was real was a lie. Will she be

able to keep what she knows a secret? Or will the wolves in the woods never be there

again? The novel is told through two different voices, the voice of Grace an ordinary girl

with uncaring and self-obsessed parents and the voice of Sam the yellow eyed mysterious

half boy half wolf. This is a griping romantic book but with more to it than most, this book

does not just have love and passion woven in to its words but deep dark secrets and lies

as well. This fabulous book is so well written, with such an amazing story. Just looking at

this book you would think that it is an imitation of the amazing Twilight Saga, but it is

completely different and a great book in its own right, which I absolutely loved! There are

also two other books in the trilogy: Linger and Forever which are both as amazing if not

better worth reading.

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The Star of Kazan

Eva Ibbotson

Pages-388

The star of Kazan is an amazing book! Annika lives as a house maid in Vienna, she loves

her life, especially the other two house maids who she sees as the parents she has never

had. She also dearly loves the old woman across the street who tells Annika about her life

as an actor, and about the magical jewels she received. But the one thing she longs for is

the mother that abandoned her when she was a baby. But when a beautiful rich woman

comes to claim her she is taken off to her true home far away from Vienna – and her new

life begins. But the dark cumbering castle echoes with secrets and lies, and as Annika

unravels the truth she finds herself in terrible danger. The star of Kazan if one of my

favourite books, I have read it so many it times I can’t remember. The story highlights the

question: Is you true family who you are related to or is it where you fit in and are happy?

It also shows the difference between being rich and happy. To start with I thought this

book was like any other book about finding lost family, but it is actually about loads more

than that with an amazing story line. I loved this book so much and you will too!

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‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelly Review

Mary Shelly’s ‘Frankenstein’ is undoubtedly one of the world’s most known

gothic/ horror novels. Shelly bravely portrays statements of image and society;

and even though the book was written centuries ago, still holds similar outlooks

on modern views. The rich and twisted fantasy of an artificially made being

conjures eerie thoughts and wild possibilities for even the most unimaginative of

us, and this is one of the reasons ‘Frankenstein’ is so brilliant.

‘Frankenstein’ is an amazing novel at first glance, considering that it was written by a young woman

in the 1800’s (a time in which women had no power or input). Shelly had little education and yet her

literary skills are extremely admirable. At the time, her work was published under Percy Shelly’s (her

husband) name, and it is sad to think that for a long time she had no recognition for her phenomenal

masterpiece.

After reading ‘Frankenstein’ I was not gravely disappointed, the fantastical story is inspiring and

tragic, leaving you with food for thought. The story is (to an extent) quite believable and keeps the

reader entertained. The poignant tale of a young scientist(Victor Frankenstein) who has lost his

mother and aspires to recreate life, only to abandon his monster dubbed creation and have the

creature come back to murder and destroy all of those dear to him. We learn of the monsters

struggles and his yearn for love and acceptance, which he can never obtain because of his

unfortunately gruesome appearance. The story is so amazingly strange and absurd that the events

eventually come together to make perfect sense.

I think that the characters are written consistently and well, giving clear thoughts and emotions –

especially for Victor Frankenstein and the Monster. However, these are the only characters we

actually get chance to empathize with; the other characters are quite simple and distant to the

reader, as we cannot see their point of view. Another fault may be the mostly unfaltering despair of

Victor, and Shelly’s need to express this emotion constantly. Some may find this as a good sense of

character, but I personally thought it to be rather repetitive. In contrast, chapters 11-16 describe the

Monsters experiences in first person, and these are highlights of the novel as we see plenty of

emotion that differs more strongly.

Obviously, ‘Frankenstein’ was written many years ago, and therefore the writing style is very dated.

It took me a while to adjust to the sentence structure and language, and even then I still experienced

some difficulty. This is an unavoidable impairment, due only to the changes in language, yet it is still

very irksome.

‘Frankenstein’ is a very well written novel, but I fear that it’s age has left the book less exciting than

when it was first published. I did not feel ‘Frankenstein’ is a book that is impossible to put down, and

completing the novel ended up feeling more akin to a chore than leisure. The chapters, at times,

seemed to drag out the story, including many details that could perhaps have been spared.

Overall, ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelly is an expertly written novel with an imaginative and original

plot. The message is observant and valuable, a brave statement for a young woman in 1816.

Although the language is dated and the book can be difficult to read, ‘Frankenstein’ is a helpful novel

to have studied. I greatly enjoyed the novel and the experience is worthwhile.

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A Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde's 'A Picture of Dorian Gray' is a fairly well known pre-20th century

novel; published in June 1890, it is Wilde's only published novel. This book

explores subjects from A-Z, including love, youth and life, and uses a strong

Faustian theme.

The narrative follows a handsome boy named Dorian Gray, who trades his soul in return for eternal

youth. He is the subject and inspiration of aspiring artist Basil Hallward who creates a fine

portraiture masterpiece of Dorian. The novel tells of a life lead askew; as Dorian indulges himself in

forbidden fantasies and sinful pleasures, he remains young and beautiful while the portrait bears the

grievous signs of conscious and age.

'Dorian Gray' is a captivating tale. The simple idea of the story is just superb, but the way Oscar

Wilde presents it to us is extraordinary.

Firstly, for those who are looking for an exhilarating swashbuckling story, this may not be the one for

you. 'Dorian Gray' is a very reserved and psychological book, seemingly anti-climatic with little to no

action what so ever. Similarly, this is by no means a lazy and relaxing read; as 'Dorian Gray' requires

your full attention should you wish to acquire its true and brilliant effect.

Contrary to other pre-20th century novels,' Dorian Gray' was incredibly easy to understand. The

language, although old fashioned, is actually very similar to modern format and thus the book

presents no impediments. Wilde also uses a writing format that draws the reader into the words- I

find that it was so easy to read page after page of text while nothing particularly exciting was

happening, but it was still very interesting to process. This novel is not action packed or thrilling, but

nonetheless presents us with an insightful story which effortlessly captured my imagination.

'Dorian Gray' is a very interesting and thought-provoking book. We are lead to delve deep into the

philosophy of life and all its entrees and are given extremely controversial views to mull over. The

novel is full of political and social statements; it gives us the taboos of society and the ugly truths of

the world, and we are left pondering our own lives as a result. It is an incredible feat that one book

can lead us to question so much, and perhaps this is one of the most attractive things about Wilde's

work. Be warned, however, of the graphic undertones of this novel. 'Dorian Gray' is a very adult

piece of work, needing a certain level of maturity to understand and fully grasp and appreciate the

brave statements made here by Oscar Wilde.

The only draw backs of this novel were, what I felt was, a rushed ending and a large rant about

Dorian's collected treasures,(apparently he found great pleasure in collecting fabrics and diamonds,

and despite how interesting these subjects are, if you're not a massive fan of tapestries or necklaces,

this section of the book does drag on for just a little bit- approximately 10 pages). It seemed a lot of

information was packed into the last 2-3 pages and it was somewhat difficult to grasp. On the other

hand, the rushed feeling is mirroring Dorian's at that time, and perhaps Wilde wanted us to feel as

Dorian would. In retrospect, it makes sense.

'A Picture of Dorian Gray' was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Oscar Wilde has shown true skill in being

able to keep the reader attentive and entertained; fearlessly presenting us with theories on life and

all of the above. A truly captivating and awe inspiring novel- definitely a recommendation.

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Wildthorn

Author: Jane Eagland Pages: 360

Date Finished: 27th July 2011 Wildthorn Hall is a very enjoyable read. While at the start it can become

confusing that the time periods change with every chapter, you soon get used to it. The plot line is interesting to follow and the book is one that I

found hard to put down. A girl called Louisa Cosgrove has been put in a mental hospital for reasons she does not understand, she has been given

a false name and nobody will listen to her when she tries to tell people who she really is. Most of the book has a relatively pleasant atmosphere,

later the chapters about the mental hospital and the conditions are quite disturbing. You come to discover that she has had an ambition to be a

doctor, like her father, which unfortunately for her, at this point in time for a woman, is frowned upon by many. As the story continues it turns

into more of a ‘who-done-it’? like Agatha Christie's books. It is

entertaining to think you have finally worked it out only to be proven wrong, so the ending was not at all what I expected. I thoroughly enjoyed

this novel and I would certainly recommend it to other readers.

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Forgotten

Author: Cat Patrick

Pages: 280 Date Finished: 2nd August 2011

Forgotten is all about one average girl called London Lane. Well, except for the fact she has visions of the future but forgets her past at 4:33am

every morning. To help her keep track of stuff going on in her life she writes notes about her day and what she needs for the next one, for her

to read in the morning because if she leaves anything out she will forget

about it completely. Everything has been going fine with the system until one day she meets a boy who is new to the school named Luke. She is

slightly confused that she didn't see him coming in one of her visions and she is unable to find him in any future visions. Luke and she quickly

become good friends and soon enough find themselves in a more romantic relationship. But what happens when she finds out her Mum has

been lying to her for years when she finds hidden cards from the Dad she never knew? That her best friend has feelings for someone who she really

shouldn't? And can see in a vision how unhappy the ending will be, and that her boyfriend has not been entirely honest with her either? This book

was a quick but enjoyable novel which grabbed my attention immediately and kept me hooked all the way through. I thought this was an amazing

read and I would love to find out if there is a sequel!

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I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Author: Ally Carter

Pages: 316

Date Finished: 6th August 2011 This book was not the kind I would usually be interested in but I found it

very enjoyable. The plot line is all about a girl called Cameron Morgan (Cammie for short) who goes to a special school for spies where only the

best can get in, but everyone except students and teachers think it is a snobby girls boarding school. Cammie is the daughter of a mum who

happens to be a qualified spy and also her Headmistress but her dad died in the field when she was young. Cammie and her friends don't get out

much and ever since coming to the school, they rarely even talk with a boy. So what happens when they go out on a spying exercise and

Cammie meets a boy who she seems almost connected to? Is he a spy too, trying to get information about the school out of her? Or is he just a

nice, normal boy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time? This

book is very entertaining and funny to read, about how she handles life as a spy in training but trying to manage a boy without telling him anything

real about herself and not letting him find out about who she really is using a cover story. But when it comes between her real life as a spy or

her cover as just a normal, everyday schoolgirl, which one will she choose? Can't wait to read the sequels!

By Midnight

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Author: Mia James

Pages: 436 Date Finished: 18th August 2011

This book was enjoyable and surprising to read. April has just been forced to leave Edinburgh and all her friends, to move to London where a murder

has taken place recently. At first she hates it and her school is full of the super smart and super rich, as well as a boy called Gabriel who seems to

hate her for an unknown reason. She is so confused by all of this and having to take it in at once, until she meets Caro who has a lot of crazy

ideas about a conspiracy in the school. For a while it is mostly about how she tries to fit in and get to terms with everything, until something

terrible happens to her father. April will try to discover what happened and why, with the help of her old friends, her new friends and one person

who she would never expect. But she starts to get the feeling she isn't tracking any old murderer and why does the same word keep coming up -

'vampires'? I would recommend it to people who like ‘who-done-it’s’ or

books on vampires. It was a very good book but I am not sure if I would want to read a sequel.

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The Railway Children

Author: E. Nesbit

Pages: 240

Date Finished: 26th August 2011 I thought this was a lovely book to read. It's about a family of three

children and a mum and dad who start off as being very rich and have everything they could ever want. But then suddenly one Christmas Eve

their Father goes away with two unknown men, they have to give up their lovely home and they have to move to the countryside. I enjoyed reading

about how the three children first hate the dark and dank house but soon get used to living in the countryside and all the adventures they go on

together. I also liked how Bobbie, the eldest, goes through the story slowly uncovering what happened to her dad and why. I thought Peter

was very funny when he always tried to act like he was older than he really was and he tried to be a gentleman which was expected of him, but

often overdoing it slightly. Phyllis, the youngest, seemed quite sweet

when she tried to use too big words for her to manage and often ended up saying it wrong or over-exaggerated. This novel is a very enjoyable

story if you just want to have a gentle read.

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The Quest Begins - Seekers

Author: Erin Hunter

Pages: 405 Date Finished: 1st September 2011

I really enjoyed this story about three different types of bear cubs. They all have different beliefs and legends but they all have their tragedies.

Every chapter is told by a different cub so it was a little confusing flipping between their stories so it was harder to read. One bear called Kallik is a

polar bear cub and she has a terrible accident, in which her mother is killed and she gets separated from her younger brother. Another cub is

called Toklo, a brown grizzly bear, is abandoned by his mother when his younger brother, was his mother's favorite, dies. Lusa, a small black bear,

escapes the zoo where she has been held her whole life, leaving her family behind, and tries to make it on her own. Faced with the terrors of

the outside world, each cub is on their own with no adult care or wisdom; will the cubs survive and make it to the safe haven they were told about,

with the help of the Pathway Star? This was a very exciting novel and I

would love to read the sequel, each bear has their own story and it is interesting to see how each of them try to make their way, especially

when two of their stories overlap as they bump into each other.

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Cross my heart and hope to spy

Author: Ally Carter

Pages: Dates read: 19th October 2011 - 23rd October 2011

This is the second book in ‘The Gallagher Girls’ series. I enjoyed this book even more than the first - ‘I’d tell you I love you, but then I’d have to kill

you’. Once again Cammie is back at her school for spies, but why is her mum keeping secrets? Why does a name keep cropping up: ‘Blackthorn’?

Cammie knows her mum doesn’t keep anything from her lightly so with

her best friend; Liz, Bex and Macey, they are determined to find out what is going on but then something they really weren’t expecting shows up:

fifteen boys from the blackthorn institute – a school for spies in training. Now they have to deal with exams, strict teaches, her mum and boys.

How will they handle it, especially when one of the boys seems to have an attraction to her? I loved this book and I couldn’t put it down. At first I

was unsure about how Carter just dropped the romance between Josh and Cammie and immediately brought in another with her and Zach, but

as I read on I think I now prefer the connection between the second couple better. However if they bring in another boy in the next one it will

not be as entertaining but I am still looking forward to reading it. I would definitely recommend it; it has many twists and lots of different genres

mixed in so a range of people can enjoy it.