Jack and Angus’s time travels are heating up again, and this time the boys must save Queen Elizabeth I from an early death. Meeting the playwright Marlowe and a young actor named William Shakespeare along the way, Jack and Angus will have to use all their bravery and skill to thwart their archenemy, Pendleshape, and his misguided notions of changing history.
Jack and Angus and transported back in time again to London 1587, where they hear a plot of assassination against the Queen. The pair have to try and stop it, but it is much harder than they think when they realise they are dealing with dangerous people.
I enjoyed this one more than the first one. I think it has something to do with the fact that all the names of the guns and the First World War complicated weaponry aren't used as much (this is just for me, as I think lots of other people will know a lot more about the history of weapons etc!).
I love how the author opens it up with a bang as Jack and Angus are having a sword fight, and Jack is just about to thrust a sword into Angus' flesh, when the next chapter starts and it turns out they are practising for a play! Everything links together and makes it even more suspenseful.
The action and suspense kept me wanting to read on but for some reason I wasn't exactly 'hooked'. I didn't feel the need to skip pages at any point but it isn't one of those books that really shines among your other reads.
It can be read alone, as the other events aren't really vital to know as they explain it pretty well. In the beginning it has character lists, interesting photographs and maps to help you understand.
I liked the whole aspect of the book and the way it is told. I particularly like the parts where Jack and Angus introduce the people of the time to iPhones and jellybeans - it is really funny how to us it seems normal but to them it is like from an alien planet.
This book has almost everything a person wants - adventure, humour, action and breathtaking moments. Both children and adults will find this enjoyable.
RATE: 4/5
Publisher: Templar
Publication date: 14th September 2010
Pages: 192
Edition: Paperback
Source: For Review
Notes: I had a different cover to the one above.
Notes: I had a different cover to the one above.
2 comments:
I haven't got round to reading this yet! I'm glad it's better than the first one though! I agree, in the first book, it was good, but I wasn't hooked.
This sounds like a really great read! I'm glad that it can be read as a stand-alone, considering that I've never heard of the series in the first place. I'll keep an eye out for it;)
Happy reading!
-leslie
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