Nemesis:Sinister Intent by Catherine MacPhail

Synopsis -
Strange lights in the night sky, people disappearing, a mysterious man calling him Destiny - Ram has run straight into another mystery. But the people who go missing are people no one will miss, except Ram and the dotty old woman who rescues him...

And the Dark Man finds Ram again - but how? Just when Ram thinks it is safe to run he discovers another terrifying truth. Something that means he will never be safe again. Not him. Not anyone.

Review -
This book is the third in the series. In the book you get a lot more hints about Ram's past and what he is searching for but my favourite character in the story was Catman - brilliant! Its fast paced, adventurous and still keeps you guessing! 4 out of 5.

Anne Frank:The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Synopsis -
The Diary of a Young Girl remains the single most poignant true-life story to emerge from the Second World War.

In July 1942 Anne Frank and her family, fleeing from the horrors of Nazi occupation, hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. Anne was thirteen when the family went into the Secret Annexe and, over the next two years, she vividly describes in her diary the frustrations of living in such confined quarters, the constant threat of discovery, the hunger and fear. Her diary ends abruptly when, in August 944, she and her family were finally discovered by the Nazis.

Anne Frank died in March 1945, aged fifteen, in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.

This book provides a deeply moving and unforgettable portrait of Anne Frank - an ordinary and yet an extraordinary teenage girl.

Review -
This book is very sad to read because of the fact that it is all true. However, I would urge people to read it because it is so touching in many of the chapters. I especially liked her romantic interest in Petel. 5 out of 5

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Synopsis -
Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes. As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, begin to sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci - and suggests the answer to a mystery that stretches deep into the vault of history.

Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle, a stunning historical truth will be lost forever...

Review -
I enjoyed this book because the chapters were so short and I felt like I was racing through it! An interesting plot with many twists - much better that the film. 3 out of 5.

Nemesis:Into the Shadows by Catherine MacPhail

Synopsis -
Ram has no memory of who he is. He wakes up in a darkened corridor of a tower block with no idea of how he had got there. And then the lift doors nearby open and inside is a man, lying in a pool of blood, desperately trying to tell him something...

Ram is now the murder suspect and on the run. But it isn't just the police he has to worry about. Something is moving in the shadows. Could it be connected with the dying man's last words? Or is he past catching up with him?

Review -
This book was recommended by a friend and it's really good! The book is fast paced and there are loads of twists that keep you guessing what is actually happening! Ram is so confused about who he is that you feel sorry for him. The other characters in the book are strong and believable. I'm going to keep reading the series. 4 out of 5

Angel by Cliff McNish

Synopsis -
Two girls are inextricably linked by destiny, not choice.

Stephanie is friendless, strange, a misfit.

Freya can't stop seeing angels.

But when one of those angels begins to stalk her, its shadow following her everywhere, Freya is forced to make decisions with a devastating reach - and from which there is no turning back.

Review -
I thought this book was great because it made me want to read on until the end. It was a very understanding book and I would read it again. 4 out of 5.

Shade's Children by Garth Nix

Synopsis -
In a furturistic urban wasteland, evil Overlords have decreed that no child shall live past the age of fourteen. Ella, Drum, Gold-eye and Ninde have all escaped this terrible fate and are recruited into a resistance movement by the mysterious Shade.

Hunted ceaselessly bt savage, mutant creatures, Shade's children work together to discover the source of the Overlords' power. But as they get closer to their goal. they begin to question Shade's motives and objectives.

Review -
I thought this book was very good. It wasn't my usual type of book but I thoroughly enjoyed it! It has encouraged me to pick up another one of Garth Nix' books. 4 out of 5.

Blind Beauty by K.M Peyton

Synopsis -
Every once is a while a great race horse is born that will become famous throughout the land. Buffoon is such a horse. As a foal, he is raw-boned, awkward and ugly. He doesn't look like he's destined for glory, but appearances can be deceptive...

Tessa is no angel. She's wilful, rude and uncooperative. But then she has good reason to be. She and Buffoon share a special bond. A bond that endures through all the ups and downs of this thrilling horses story, told by an award-winning author.

Review -
This is an excellent story that goes beyond the usual horse story. Tessa is a great flawed character who grows in maturity through a sequence of up and down emotional events. It delves deepy into human relationships and strong bonds between humans and animals. It's a book that tells you that chasing your dreams even when no-one else believes or even supports can be worthwhile. 5 out of 5.

Blood Fever by Charles Higson

Synopsis -
An Eton boy's family disappear at sea.

James uncovers a shadowy society operating in a hidden corner of the school.

And far from England, in the bandit-infested interior of Sardina, a sinster Italian count has built himself a mountain fortress.

Is there a connection?

Review -
Blood Fever is the second book of the Young Bond series and is my favourite one! Count Ugo Carnifex, is a true Bond villain with an elaborate lair and scheme reflecting every inch of his megalomania. There are flashes of the 007 agent in James as he coolly defies the Count, finds allies that are bandits, and gets an adrenaline buzz by diving off high cliffs and driving fast cars. But the best part of the book is the whole scene with James being tortured with the deadliest animal in the world: mosquitoes. 5 out of 5.

The Worm in the Well by William Mayne

Synopsis -
Granny Shaftoe tried to them. A witch she may have been, but she spoke the truth. Meric, proud and fearless, had no time for soothsayers, ignored her wisdom...and was nver seen again.

Robin missed his friend, and spoke of him often to his son, Alan, and the foundling child Margaret. Before long, these children, too, went deep into the forest to fish from the well. And they met Granny Shaftoe along the way...

Review -
The book was slow moving as it was continually setting the scene for future chapters. Overall the book was ok. 3 out of 5.