The Recruit: Book 1 (CHERUB)

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Crime: Mum runs a shoplifting empire. Ron and James both steal money from her. Kyle tells James he stole an expensive pair of shorts. This was a compelling, thought provoking and brutal book. I enjoyed being reacquainted with Ben and Natasha. They are a great couple, and I enjoyed the investigation. The Recruit is thoughtful, relevant, and brainy. Alan Drew paints such a vivid portrait of a seedy world, you’re convinced you’d never want to visit it. Yet as the story tightens its grip, you soon realize you can’t bear to leave.” —Graham Moore, author of The Holdout Let's talk about the characters/ships now. James is the main character, who starts off as a bully and ends up being a very kind and loyal friend. It will be a lie to say I didn't like him, although at first I really despised his behavior. He never stops fighting, is brave and wants to protect his sister. And of course likes literally every girl he sees xD

Drew highlights what it’s like to be a lost teenager looking for community in the worst possible places….That’s just one of the many ways in which The Recruit, set in 1987, feels almost contemporary.” — The New York Times Book Review Most of the time when a criminal suspects someone is a spy it is usually an adult. So what if the spies weren’t adults, instead they were teens. These teens would set up secret surveillance cameras and spy equipment around someone’s house. For James Choke this is regular life. James works for the secret agency called Cherub.Nothing in Muchamore’s writing really hindered besides the part where I couldn’t keep my face out of the book just because of the eye opening idea of teen agents. It makes any teen wonder what it would be like to be in that place; and who wouldn’t want to save the world from terrorists. It's like the bag of tortilla chips I buy sometimes when I'm alone and feeling depressed after work and eat all of. Am I going to elaborate further? (No.) It has nothing to do with the writing, which in this case is excellent, but the topic (white supremacy). The kid was 11. Actually, except for like two other minor characters, everyone was under the age of 12-13. And if that isn't enough, they're way more worldly than preteens. They're cursing, drinking, smoking, fighting, partying, and overall way too mature in adult situations to be taken seriously as little kids.

a b c d Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 28, 2021). "Noah Centineo to Star in Netflix CIA Series from Alexi Hawley, Doug Liman & eOne". Deadline . Retrieved October 3, 2022. And I suspect I'm at least 20 years too old for this series, because this book was...pretty effing bad.two groups that "gave up on arbitration." The author apparently either meant "mediation" instead of arbitration, or he doesn't know what arbitration is. Both? Namely, abusive, angst-ridden twelve year old boys who brutalize women without remorse don't make good main characters.

Overall though, i absolutely adored the book and remains to be one of the best i have ever read. :D

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This is a well-written book with intriguing characters and displays their inner thoughts and feelings, sometimes in an overwrought, emotional manner. Some unpleasant truths are explored about how subtle racism is downplayed or ignored. The author explores a range of thoughts from anti-racists who believe that the mixing of races is acceptable to those exhibiting violent racist views. How the real estate and business community shuts out hard-working and talented minorities is explored. This socially complex police procedural, with its issues that remain all too relevant today, deserves a wide audience.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Extraordinary! I can think of no other thriller that portrays its vital themes—all relevant to our times—in such a riveting and up close and personal way.”—Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector A female classmate comments on Mum’s weight one too many times, and James pushes her against the wall. Her face catches on a nail, leaving a bloody gash. James runs from the school and wanders around to think. When he finally goes home, he sees Mum’s answering machine is full. She and Ron are drunk, and she hasn’t heard the school’s messages.