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Will Hill
Razor Bill
April 2011/ ISBN 1595144064
Contemporary / Children Ages 9-12
Amazon
Reviewed
by Jan Fields
Jamie Carpenter's father was a traitor. Everyone says so, though
Jamie isn't quite so sure. Then his mother is kidnapped and Jamie
meets someone who cannot possibly be real -- but he is. This new
friend brings Jamie to Department 19, the government agency that
fights all the things that go bump in the night -- especially vampires.
This book moves at a brisk, excitingpace. I was reminded several
times of the Alex Rider spy series -- with monsters. It's a great
book for male teen readers, especially with all the action, fighting,
and even a bit of gore. The only thing I didn't like about the book
is that it simply stops, leaving the reader hanging until the next
installment. I never enjoy a series that doesn't wrap up some kind
of story arc between installments. I tend to feel a bit cheated,
like someone sold me only part of a book. So if you feel like that,
you may want to wait for the whole series to come out so you can
read them in rapid succession -- because once you start with Jamie,
you're definitely going to want more.
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