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Hey,

Sorry for the pause in blogging, I've had a nasty case of the winter flu this week but I should be back up and running soon.

There may even be a blog tomorrow, if I can stop coughing for long enough!

Stay tuned,

Writer Girl xxx

Brigands M.C., Robert Muchamore

Synopsis:

Every CHERUB agent comes from somewhere. Dante Scott still has nightmares about the death of his family, brutally murdered by a biker gang. Dante is given the chance to become a member of CHERUB, a trained professional with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. But when Dante joins James and Lauren Adams on a mission to infiltrate Brigands Motorcycle Club, he's ready to use everything he's learned to get revenge on the people who killed his family!

My Thoughts:

This is the second CHERUB book that I've read and once again I was struck by how Muchamore is able to weave several threads of a story together so effortlessly.

Dante is an interesting protagonist and he battles to control his desire for revenge with his desire to hold onto his humanity.

The Fuhrer is at first a terrifying figure who destroy's everything that Dante loves but by the end he is revealed just to be a weak bully who can only control things with his fists.

Once again, James and Lauren are brilliant supporting characters and this time we get further into their minds as they grow older.

The story is full of adventure and the pace is fast, moving swiftly from one piece of the narrative to the other.

The only negative for me was that by the end of the novel, the characters don't seem to have moved very far forward; the Fuhrer is still running the Brigands and hasn't been brought to justice for his many crimes, Dante is still alone apart from his baby sister Holly and James and Lauren slip straight back into their lives as soon as they get back to CHERUB. However, because of the charm of Muchamore's writing, you forgive this and look forward to the next book.

I enjoyed this book and will be going back to the beginning of the series to read them all.

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Please note that this book is NOT suitable for younger readers as there is violence throughout and some strong language.