Author-Sophie McKenzie
Publisher-Simon and Schuster UK Ltd
Published date-2008
Printer-Cox & Wyman Ltd,
Reading, Berks, Great Britain
Pages-438
ISBN: 978-1-84738-275-7
Why does fifteen year old Theo have a body-guard when he is too poor to have proper furniture and why is Rachel always getting compared with her dead but perfect sister? These questions lie unanswered until they find out something that will change their lives forever. Fifteen years ago, Theo’s dad was killed when a terrorist group fire bombed his clinic. What was so important about his research? When Theo tries to answer these questions he makes himself known to the extremist group, RAGE, who will stop at nothing to stop him and Rachel talking. Permanently.
Blood Ties is a dark book that is set in present day London but throughout the course of the book they visit Scotland and Washington D.C., America. One of the things I liked about Blood Ties is that the chapters are split between Theo and Rachel so you can see both sides of the story and see what it has been like for them. Another thing is that all their thoughts are included in the story so you can see what they are thinking. My favourite character is Lewis, Theo and Rachel’s friend and protector because he never gave up and did all he could do to help Rachel. I also liked Mel, because she was always positive and happy to Theo, even when she was getting mistreated by Elijah.
If there was something I could change about this book, it would be that they spent more time in the safe house in Scotland, because I wanted to know more about the main characters feelings and it was a bit too fast paced for me when they were kidnapped the next day. But the book would be too long so I know why the author did it. My least favourite character would have to be RAGE because they wanted to kill Theo and Rachel just because they were clones. I also disliked Elijah because he used violence and fear to force people to do things for him.
Sophie McKenzie has also written Girl, Missing and has three awards. The Richard and Judy’s Children’s Book winner 12+, Winner of the Red House Book Award older category and Winner of the Bolton Book Award. She has also written two other books, Six Steps to a Girl and Three’s a Crowd.
Blood Ties is an average book that I would recommend to 12-15 year olds. The themes for this book are family relationships, love, action, and prejudice. The mood of this book is sinister and dark because of all the dreadful things that had happened in the past. I give this book 6 out of 10 and would recommend it to any one who likes fast paced thriller novels.
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