Review: Doesn't get any more fast-paced than this
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
Fast paced? Yes. Chucked full of adventure? Oh yeah. And danger abounds. This book grabs from the first page and refuses to let go until the very last one, and never ever risks a pause for boredom.Two brothers, Chris and Michael, are upstairs as their parents are brutally kidnapped-yep, that means fighting, bullets and blood. They manage to hide out in Michael's secret room for awhile until a humorous need for the bathroom results in a fast-pace escape to a new hide-out. And from there on out, the bad guys are always on the brother's tails.But this isn't only about two kids trying to save their parents and figure out what's going on, it's about two brothers who desperately need to learn more about each other and life. Michael is a bully to the upmost extreme, and unknown to all, a genius. Chris hates his brother and after all the torment, no one can blame him, but he also feels responsible for his younger sibling. After all, their parents basically left it on his shoulders to raise the kid since they spent all their time at their labs working on who knows what.Michael takes some hard lessons on life-brutal ones. And Chris learns how to stand up to life.The story is brutal, and I as a parent, I wouldn't really recommend it to younger middle graders. 10+ at the very least. But I think older kids will enjoy this and dream of such an adventure for themselves someday.I received a free copy of this for an honest review.