Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K.Rowling

Dug out by... Dave

The final instalment. Harry's quest is to find and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes. The two superpowers literally go head to head in a cat and mouse battle that ebbs and flows throughout 600 pages. Friends and enemies old and new present themselves as The Boy Who Lived blossoms from boy to man.

The epic tale which ends the epic schooldays of Harry Potter begins with a dastardly plan to kidnap and kill our boy wonder. Can he thwart The Dark Lord? Will Snape achieve his long-held desires? Will Harry survive his final outing?

Does anyone really need to be prompted into reading it? Probably not. Enjoy...

Longlisted for Carnegie 08.

Postbag ~ Empty

Being - Kevin Brooks

Dug out by... Dave

An excellent book. 16-year-old Robert wakes up on an operating table, but the operation isn't over. He can hear doctors' voices and feel his own pain, but he can't communicate.

There's something inside him, something unexpected, something horrifying. And it soon dawns on Robert that he is not safe. He has to escape, he has to survive and 'they' are out to get him.

Violence and fear abound as Robert flees for his life, but it's a voyage of discovery as well as a fight for survival. What is like to be human? What is like to have feelings? Who is he? What is he?

It's a compelling read and has been longlisted for Carnegie 08. It'd certainly get a shortlist vote from me if I was one of the judges.

If you like it, try...

The Road of the Dead - Kevin Brooks
1984 - George Orwell
Beast - Ally Kennen
Finding Violet Park - Jenny Valentine

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Sure Fire - Jack Higgins with Justin Richards

Dug out by... Dave

Tightly written with action coming thick and fast from the start. I liked the switching of viewpoint to show the various parties involved. It's a pacy read.

If you liked this, try...

Robert Muchamore's Cherub series, Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider books or the Young Bond books by Charlie Higson

Postbag - May Contain Spoilers

Dave ~ Actually, I didn't like it much in the end, despite noting down at one point that the tightly-written prose reminded me of Hemingway. It was just too much action for me. Relentless. But then, some readers will like that.