Evil Star (Power of Five) - Anthony Horowitz > Reviews

Advantages: Terrific story telling and plot
Disadvantages: loses sense of direction and understanding half way through

...the town to release great evil from bindings within the earth and he is required as part of the ritual. We foolow him in his terrifying and captivating journey from being held prisoner to planning an escape and avoiding providing the blood that will release the ancient creatures. Can he realy succeed against all the odds?? The evil character development is also very good with a real picture of the the characters being formed with each sentence. Although ... Read review

Advantages: Exciting, intriguing
Disadvantages: a little far - fetched.

...is to destroy the evil "old ones". He has to do this by closing their link to the world, Raven's gate. The book is quite exciting, but a bit far-fetched for the setting of modern day life. It is enjoyable when you get into it but I don't think it has the same flair as the Alex Rider books by the same author. I would recommend it to girls or boys of about 10 to 16, although some adults might enjoy it. There is nothing unsuitable for younger ... Read review

Advantages: Full of twists along with an unexpected plot. Brilliant change of scenery to a distant country.
Disadvantages: Perhaps a lack of humour as a serious atmosphere is maintained throughout the book

Evil star is the second book after ravens gate in 'the power of five'. After Matt and Richard Cole the Journalist return to the flat in york Matt is having trouble at school, nothing goes well and it only gets worse. He foresees a catastrophe and saves his school from inevitable death. He sees that he cannot just be a normal boy, he is one of the five. The Nexus have heard of a secret diary by 'the mad monk' and need to get hold of it to learn about ... Read review

Advantages: Great characters , creates a strong feeling of empathy
Disadvantages: Failed in all other Aspects

I found this audiobook rather disappointing after its prequel 'Ravens Gate' which was a truly invigorating audiobook, this audiobook did not pull me in to it in the way that great audiobooks do, so this suggests that it was not a great audiobook. The book contains very likeable characters and it also eminates a strong sense of empathy but in most other aspects it fails to be a good audiobook and i do not think it is worth buying as an audio book ... Read review