Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Secret Prophecy by Herbie Brennan

Sad But Exciting Mystery
When Edward "Em" Michael Goverton finds his father dead, he is devastated. Then men with guns show up. Em's whole world starts to collapse and a horrifyingly deadly, awe-striking conspiracy arises with Em right in the middle of it. What a mess!
This story starts out interesting, slows down in the middle, and then picks up again. An endearing main character ensures that readers won't put the book down. Constant twists and turns keep excited followers anxiously waiting for the climax!
I didn't enjoy the book as much as I might have due to the mild profanity the characters used. I know that this kind of dialogue becomes more common with tween books and above, but I don't feel it adds to a story and I don't appreciate it personally, so because of that I gave the book three stars.  Readers should be prepared for a sad ending if they are sensitive to that kind of thing.