This books cover may not appeal to boys, but the story is absolutely amazing. It's based on the real-life Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, and accounts what would have happened if it had not been resolved. Set in Liverpool, this books setting, characters and pace relate to lots of people. This book is an astounding mix of thriller and science fiction. This pace keeps up with the breathtaking storyline, and the style of writing is incredibly sophisticated, and puts the reader in the characters shoes. With people like the Beatles, and mysterious school-teachers, this is one of the best nominees for Wirral Paperback of the Year I've read so far. The main character is Laura Mann, who's dad gave her the key to a V-bomber plane, hence the name 'H-Bomb girl', but she doesn't know what to do with it. Then, two more characters, Miss Wells and the Minuteman, come into the story. As the book progresses, we realise that Miss Wells is Laura from the future. This story show what would gave happened and how people would have coped of the Russians had dropped a nuclear bomb on Liverpool. The language and habits of the people relate to the time of the book, 1962, and if you like Doctor Who, you'll enjoy the time-travelling element in the story. Very well written, and by a promising first time author, teens and adults alike will find themselves gripped. You have to read it!

This is the fourth book in the bestselling Power of Five series, by one of children's most renowned writers. The Old Ones have come to take over the world, and if not, destroy it. There are five children who were born to stop them; Matt Freeman, Jamie and Scott Tyler, Pedro and Scarlett (Scar) Adams, who the story follows. Scarlett is an ordinary girl, who goes to an ordinary high school. But when she goes on a school trip, goes through a mysterious door, she realises who she is. The five Gatekeepers, have a dreamworld, where they all go when they sleep. Scarlett has been having the dreams. But in the last book, the four other children failed to keep the Old Ones imprisoned. They are out there. And they want Scarlett, for if the Five come together, they can destroy the Old Ones. The Old Ones try to keep Scarlett away from the others, by transporting her to Hong Kong, where she gets involved in a shadowy organisation called Nightrise. The Old Ones plan to make Hong Kong into a city of the dead, a Necropolis. Each of the five have powers. Can Scarlett realise hers before the Old Ones destroy the city forever? An amazing book; I finished it in just three days! The writing pulls you into the heart of the story, and I hope that Horowitz will keep writing, so I can keep reading!

This is not the only adult book I've read, but is certainly one of the best. I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while, as it's been Christmas. This book is the last of the four Dan Brown books I've had the luck to read. They are amazing! This nearly six hundred page novel followed the account of Gabrielle Ashe, who is an advisor for Senator Sexton, who is running for the presidential office. It also follows the experience of Rachael Sexton, the senators daughter. Gabrielle, an intelligent young woman, advises the senator to attack the current president on the problems and faults of NASA. All is not looking good for the president, and things look incredibly slim of him running for office again. That is, until NASA, using revolutionary PODS equipment, discover a blip on the radar, up in the North Pole. They take some quick investigations, then take up what appears to be a rock, and claims it is a meteorite. Many people confirm this, most predominantly, Corky Marlinson, Michael Tolland, Wailee Ming ad Norah Mangor. But after these confirmations and a worldwide announcement from the President, they find a shaft coming from underneath the ice where the meteorite was found. Could someone have planted it there, and if so, to what results? It would freshen up the Presidents campaign nicely, but when signs of extraterrestrial life show up, so does a special ops kill squad, by the names of Delta One, Two and Three? Who is their leader, the mysterious controller, and will what Rachael find out put her and others in grave danger? You'll have to but it to find out. This is a cracking book, and an excellent thriller suitable for teens and adults. I give it five stars, one of the best novels of the modern age. A must have.