9L+Novel+Reviews

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==“shift” is a truly riveting novel full of mystery, fear, romance and shocking twists that will blow your mind whenever you least expect it. You are captivated from the first paragraph. “ //There were two things everyone knew about Miranda Vaile before she’d even started at our school. The First was that she had no parents – they were dead. And the second? They were dead because Miranda had killed them.”// Olive Corbett is trying to live a normal life, with her best friend Ami at her side, after spending time at the clinic because of her little ‘Incident’. But when the strange new girl Miranda joins the school Olive becomes intrigued by her and the closer she looks, the less human Miranda seems. Is Olive onto something or is it just her mind playing tricks on her again? It has a habit of doing that… Written by Em Bailey, this book is highly addictive from the first page to the last. I highly recommend it to teenagers, mainly girls, aged 13 and above. I rate it 9/10.== By Scout Easson

The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is told from Katniss Everdeens point of view, a teenage girl who lives in the post-apocalyptic world of Panem. Panem is broken up into 12 districts in which she lives in district 12. The book is the first of the triology and is based around Katniss being chosen as a tribute to take part in the annual Hunger Games in which 24 people from the age of 12 to 18 are chosen to fight till death in a constructed arena with only 1 winner. This book is action packed, full of romance, action, hardships and strength. It would be great for a reader, girl or boy, who is looking for something that isn’t your average book. Stella Reeve

=The Dawn of the Dreadfuls= === The Dawn of the Dreadfuls is an amazing book which takes place four years before Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. In this book you read how the Bennett sisters morph from naïve young girls to slayers of the undead. Complete with romance, action, comedy and an army of shambling corpses, I recommend this first book of the trilogy, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, to readers who enjoy a twisted sense of humour as well as classics. Zombies aren’t for everyone and neither is Jane Austen, but put them together and the question is, “Why didn’t we think of this before?” === Sangitha Cabraal 9L

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an epic end to a phenomenal series. Harry, Ron and Hermione set out to fulfil the what seems impossible task Dumbledore has set them: destroy all seven horcruxes and ultimately destroy Voldemort. As they seek to find all seven horcruxes they face many challenges along the way. The ultimate challenge they must face though is sacrifice, how many lives are they willing to risk to save the future of the wizarding world? This book would appeal to anyone 8 years and over and I suspect will be read to many generations to come. Overall I rate this long-awaited conclusion to Harry Potter 10/10 and would recommend it to anyone who loves books full of adventure. A superb job J.K Rowling!-Amelia Fidler