Black Friday
ISBN: 9780340999240
Description
Ryan is about to board a plane, knowing that the next twenty-four hours will change everything. His mission is to stop the biggest terrorist attack America's ever seen.
Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even a trained terrorist won't suspect that a teenager is spying on them.
Reviewed on 31st August 2024
I was surprised that the reading order has meant that it’s three years since I read the previous book in this series, but I needed something quick and fun to dispel the disappointment of the book I read before this one.
It took me a good moment to get back into the plot and work out what was going on. I was surprised to find myself encounter some older familiar characters returning, and I’m not sure whether that made it more or less fun. It definitely gave a slightly different flavour to the series having a 21-year-old protagonist for part of the narrative instead of a teenager, and that’s led to one questionable scene.
Overall though Muchamore continues his trend of writing a solidly believable story about teenagers. It includes all the lust, moping, as well as convincing spy activity and training, that just makes his world make sense.
I got the enjoyment I was looking for revisiting this world, and am glad I picked it for that purpose.