H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden

H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden is the first book of the high-praised H.I.V.E. series. As usual, the start of something, in this case the first book, is always about the beginning. So imagine living in an orphanage, you have the IQ that would probably impress Bill Gates. You probably realise you're not the average child that you're supposed to be. Oh, and just for the book, your name is Otto Malpense and you're 13 years old. If you are now scared to read on in case something else is changed about you, fear not! I'm not going to change anything else about you and the effects should be temporary.... Should be. Not making any promises. So, yeah, you've just woken up in a helicopter even though you were just in an orphanage. Confusing, right? Beside is your new friend. Please say hello to them. Now, so I don't end up making a longer and probably less interesting introduction, I'll speed things up. The helicopter lands in a secret place, you and a bunch of other kids meet the rather dark and mysterious and rather mean man who owns the large facility you are in. H.I.V.E. You are then told you have been picked for a training program for all things bad. Yeah, probably better than an orphanage. However, you are then told the course lasts six years. And you can't leave until it's over. Now, you're already pretty awesome at this whole "evil" thing (sorry, forgot to mention that, probably won't happen again), and you really can't be bothered with it all. Well.... Read on then. By Nathan Bonner - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad