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 * My 2nd book review -**



Synopsis – Matthew Reilly’s book Contest is about Stephen Swain a radiologist and his daughter Holly who one night are mysteriously sent to an unknown location where Swain is forced into a fight to the death, against other alien races in the same situation. Genre- Sci-fi/suspense. My thoughts- I thought that Contest was a great book with sci-fi action and great suspense that Matthew Reilly has in all of his books. Contest was a book that was really hard to put down because of all of the fast passed action and cliff hangers at the end of each chapter. I really liked this book and I’m giving it a 9/10.

** My favourite book – ** Synopsis – Scarecrow is about a US Marine called Shane Schofield. This book is all about a bounty hunt for a group of people who have passed a special test that makes them some of the most important people in the world. Schofield finds himself on this list and has to fight just to survive. Genre – Action/Suspense. I really liked this book because it was so hard to put down the book. It had awesome gun fights and the suspense keeps you on the end of your seat the whole time through the book. I really like books that have action, but Matthew Reilly mixes action and suspense and that is why it is my Favourite book. I give it 9.5/10

Book review about – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Synopsis – In this book Harry has lots of new adventures but the highlight would be Harry mysteriously being chosen to go into a competition. He must battle dragons, save his friends and find his way through a giant labyrinth with a new surprise at every corner. Genre – Adventure/ Wizard My thoughts – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was a great book and probably my favourite Harry Potter book that I’ve read. It had interesting wizard classes and intense events in the Goblet of Fire competition. It kept you on the edge of your seat when they got tricked into going to Voldemort. I give it a 8/10.

Book review about - The Illustrated Man.



Synopsis - This book is about a man who got tricked by a Gypsie into getting magic illustration drwn all over him that wont come off. These illustrations every night tell a story. The Illustrated man is a book with lots of short stories in it. It was written in the 1950's and most of the stories are based in the future. Genre - Short Story Book. My thoughts - I liked the illustrated man book. There were some really good short stories in it but there were also quite a few stories that were really confusing. Some of the stories were really interesting because it was written in the fifties some of the stories have racism and comunism involved that were involved back then. Overall I thought it was a good short story book and I give it a 6 out of 10.

Book review about - Scorpia  Synopsis - Scorpia is the fith book in the Alex Rider series. This book is about Alex fiding out about his Dad who's past is shrouded in mystery. He heads to Venice to find out if his Dad was really a ruthless assasin. The answers lie in a criminal organisation called Scorpia. Alex has to decide whether to go back to MI6 who betrayed him or will he join Scorpia. Genre - Spies/Action. My thoughts - I really like the Alex rider books and I have read most of them. They are full of action, suspense and really good mystery, this is why I really like it. I think that the Alex rider books are really good books and Scorpia continues the line of good books for me. I would recommend this to all people who enjoy action spy books I give it a 8 and a half out of ten.

 Book review about : Ice Station by Matthew Reilly. Synopsis - Ice station is about Wilkes Ice station in Antarctica. The group of scientists working there have made an amazing discovery that is trapped in the ice from thousands of years ago. Shane Schofield and his team of marines are sent to secure the station. But other ice stations owned by other countries are keen on the new discovery as well. soon Wilkes Ice Station becomes a full blown battlefield and Schofield's team is out numbered. Genre - Action/Shooting My thoughts - I though ice station was a really interesting book. It was jam packed with action and there was hardly any boring bits. Ice Station had a really good story that was full of suspense. The book was really good because it was so hard to put it down. Matthew Reilly is a really good author because all of his books are full of action and suspense. I give it a 9 out of 10.

Book review about - Tomorrow When The War Began - Synopsis - TWTWB is about a group of school friends who go on a weekend trip to a place called Hell. Little did they know that back at home, the whole world had been turned upside down for their families. When they returned from their little holiday they would have the biggest shock of their lives. Genre - Adventure. My thoughts - I thought that TWTWB really makes you appretiate what you have in life and makes you understand what really goes on in a war scenario. It's not all Guns and Glory, because these are just normal people who still want to be good. I give it a 8 out of 10.