The Boys Who Saved the World by Sam Mills

"The boys who saved the world", the title of the book first made me think of Alex Rider and CIA agents. After reading the book I have to admit I was wrong, there was no CIA mentioned.

The story is based on a group of boys who have formed a new religion based on there leader's teaching, who god supposedly speaks through. At first you might think what a boring book, but I have not mentioned that these are devoted worshippers. When Jeremiah, the leader says there is a terrorist planning to plant a bomb in the school the group believe him and they agree, they must kidnap the terrorist.

I loved this book and the reason I did was because it raised morale questions and what is right and what is wrong. My favourite line in the book is when Jeremiah says "People who do bad don't realised there doing bad but they think there doing good". The reason this is so significant is because he is doing what most of society thinks as wrong but he is convinced he doing good.

I would recommend the book to people interested in cults or the world we live in. The story is set only over 7 days but it will be the most exciting 7 days you have ever remembered.

Dusk by Kenneth Oppel

Dusk, the book, is set in the dinosaur period when man was still an ape, yet who needs humans to make a exciting story when you have a small species fighting for survival.

Dusk, not the book, is a newborn chiropractor, a species that uses their gliders (like wings) to glide through air and eat insects (yummy). Dusk however is a bit different with strange looks and a overwhelming urge to fly. He is avoided by other chiropractors apart from his sister, mother and father, the leader of the colony.

I did enjoy reading Dusk but the main downfall was that it was 400 pages (approx). I found that even though I don't mind reading that many pages it dragged on a bit. The interesting parts I found, without giving away all the book was the way the chiropractor colony reacts to different situations such as being attacked.

An interesting book that readers who like books that have some plot and action.