Books - reviews and literary news from The Times and The Sunday Times
Books - reviews and literary news from The Times and The Sunday Times
Amanda Craig reviews Blood Fever, the new 'Young Bond' title from Charlie Higson
Amanda Craig thinks that Anthony Horowitz's "inventiveness, wit, plotting and characterisations set a standard that is practically impossible for any children’s thriller writer to match" - so hard luck, Charlie Higson, you simply don't compare!
what is missing is a taut style, a plot that makes sense, a character that readers get involved with and a genuine sense of menace. At 372 pages, Blood Fever is too long, padded with unnecessary conversations and leaden cliche...
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