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Raven’s Gate by Anthony Horowitz is a fictional novel with a supernatural theme. It is first in the Power of Five series in which five children learn they have special powers which they need to use to defeat evil. This book has similarities to another series by Anthony Horowitz, the Alex Rider series, which also involves a teenager who is thrown into trouble and has to get out of many difficult situations.
In this novel, Matthew Freeman is a fourteen year old boy who gets into trouble with the police and is sent away to be fostered by an old lady in a small country town. When strange things start happening, Matthew learns that he is different and is thrown into battle against ancient evil enemies called the Old Ones. Not only does Matthew have to fight the enemy but he also has to struggle to come to terms with the fact that he is different from other ordinary people.
I find Raven’s Gate an enthralling book that has a great storyline and many clever twists in the plot. The story starts off slowly but builds into scary adventure of supernatural beings and the struggle to keeps evil at bay. For Matthew Freeman, things just gets worse and worse and it seems that his troubles are never-ending so when you’re reading this book, there is always suspense and a sense of dread for Matthew. It really makes you enjoy the book and get into the excitement of the adventure. It is able to capture you without becoming over the top or silly and unbelievable.
Raven’s Gate is the first in the series which means the book ends with suspense and leaves you wanting to continue reading the rest of the books in the series. Just when you think Matthew has solved all his problems more of them appear, paving the way for many books in the series.
4 comments:
Good effort! I wasn't sure what the book was about but after i read your review i did know what it was about.
thx
Good review mate,
mum and dad gave me this book for christmas and I haven't gotten around to reading it yet, it sounds good so I should read it sometime soon.
You've rekindeld my love for books. Thanks so much.
Great review. The book sounds interesting and I can't wait to get this book and read it.
Good effort
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