The Icarus Effect by James Swallow

Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect

The Icarus Effect by James Swallow is set in the near future of 2027 where cybernetic implants and robotic prosthesis' (augmentations), are the norm. The book focuses around two main characters, a highly augmented soldier who ends up joining in with the wrong people and a government agent who's colleagues were murdered before her eyes in a vicious attack from an unknown hit-squad. What secrets do the mercenary's team have? Who targeted the government agents? Why am I asking you these questions like some really bad 1990s TV Advertisement? .... Just read the book.

Nathan Bonner

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Motorworld by Jeremy Clarkson

Moterworld written by Jeremy Clarkson is a book that is based around cars as the title suggests. It is a funny 180 paged book with Jeremy telling readers what his car experiences have been like when traveling round the world. The book is meant to be all about cars but it does go off topic a lot and then ends up looking into strange cultures that a country has and telling us things like why in some countries the inhabitants crash a lot.

It is an easy book to read with 11 chapters which are about 3-6 pages long. Each chapter is about a country that he has visited and his experiences. Things that add to the effect of the book is that for each chapter there is a picture to give a idea of what a vehicle is like or surrounding. It is a book more recommended for people over the age of thirteen because of language and words that could be difficult understand.

Over all it’s a good book broken down into easy chapters for any one that wants a laugh even if they are not that much of car lover.

Euan Clague


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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

A Book Review by Ian Keir

The title for this book came from a poem by Robert Burns called To a Mouse. The poem says:

"The best laid schemes
O mice and men
Gang aft A-gley
And lea'e us nought
But grief and pain
For promis'd joy."

This is exactly what this book is about, that sometimes our plans go wrong and this can be very sad.The two main characters are called George and Lennie. They work on a farm. Lennie is a big, clumsy man who is a bit like a child in his ways and George looks after him. Lennie likes little animals because he likes their soft fur. Lennie's boss is a mean man called Curly. One day, Lennie is talking to Curly's wife and she lets him stroke her hair, but then she gets scared and starts to scream. Lennie panics and shakes her so hard that he kills her. Lennie then runs away to a spot in the brush where George had told him to go if he got into trouble. George goes to find Lennie and does something which is an act of friendship but it is still terrible and sad. This is a very moving story which tugs at your heartstrings.


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Comic Strip Classics. NOAH'S ARK and Other Bible Stories

These are comic strip famous Bible stories for all ages. Some of these stories include Noah's Ark, Joseph and his multicoloured coat. These are very fun to read as pictures help people to read things better.

These stories are in comic strip form which allows us to see things better. They are very useful as they have character speech bubbles and also a mini description underneath the square. These are a few pages long and give you a simple explanation in each story. I would highly recommend this comic as well as the other ten in this box set.

Nicol Robertson

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Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz

Alex Rider is on his second mission with MI6 but this time in the French alps at a school for troubled kids of rich and powerful parents. When 2 multimillionaires are killed and their kids are in the school, Alex is sent in to check it out. First he has to spend a few days with David Friend and his family. When he arrives at the school he sees there are 30 armed guards, but only 7 boys. Plus 2 floors out of bounds, Alex has his work cut out for him trying to find any information in this place. Alex makes a friend there and finds out he is the only 'normal' boy there. Alex tries to send information to MI6 and ask for help, but they leave it a little while to see if he can handle it. But will MI6 leave it to long or will they save Alex and the other boy just in time?

Melissa McNeal


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Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz

Alex Rider is in France with his friend Sabina and her family when Sabina's dad is nearly killed by a bomb placed by a Russian. Alex thinks that he was hired by someone called Damian Cray because Sabina's dad was writing an article on him. Alex then goes to MI6 for help but they refuse to, so he must go and investigate on his own. I think that it is a interesting and exciting book.

Nico Medinelli


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Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz

Alex Rider's final mission is also his most dangerous. Scoria Rising is all about Scorpia getting revenge on Alex Rider who wants his old life back. Jack wants to move to America but after a failed assassination attempt MI6 get Alex to go to Egypt to spy on some people. But things go badly wrong. Prepare yourself for some action and suspense intense pages oh and prepare for the death of a major character. Recommend to anyone who has read all the Alex Rider books excluding this one. Enjoy!

James Mole

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