Sophie McKenzie is probably one of my favourite YA authors. I loved a few of her other action-type novels so I thought I would try Falling Fast.I did enjoy it but I found some of the dialogue quite annoying - particularly that of Emmi, River's friend. It was a a short, light read of first romance...
FALLING FAST by Sophie McKenzie is the first book in a four book series focusing on the potential romance between River and Flynn. Shakespeare’s play ROMEO AND JULIET seems to play a large part in the first book – and potentially in the rest of the series. I got my copy of this book from Orli as ...
I wasn't sure about his book at the start. It was from Madison's point of view rather that Lauren's like the first two nor did i like Lauren's complete u turn about knowing the truth, however after a few page was very good. I thought it very clever the way it liked in with the first two books...
I read the this book in a day! A really good book:) Loved the others in the series but this just was not as good
Mel wrapped herself in a blanket and appeared to fall asleep almost immediately. Elijah soon after. I moved to the window seat in the row behind them and looked out at the dark sky. My mind raced. I couldn’t sleep. Where were we going? What was Elijah planning to do with m...
It was really him, his dark hair longer than when I’d last seen him, his presence somehow filling the church. Flynn hadn’t seen me. His eyes were on his sister beside him. She said something and he spoke back, squeezing her hand. He looked over his shoulder at the two other girls. I could see Cai...
Pepper and Josh are deep in conversation, though they both wave at me as I stroll over. Kit and Anna are talking intently too; so intently that they don’t even notice me. Does Anna like him? I don’t know. It’s even harder to tell if Kit’s interested in her or just being friendly. &nbs...
I smile to myself, watching the party’s hardcore dancers – Tris and Boris and Art’s PA, Siena, plus Dan and Perry with their wives. The party is in full swing. The majority of Art’s colleagues are here. I haven’t seen most of them for a while, though I know practically all...
Nico had his arms outstretched, ready to perform telekinesis. He glanced from left to right, taking in Broken Nose on the floor by the basement door, then looking over to the bar. I followed his gaze. Knife Man was slumped against the counter. His head lolled to one side. Ed scuttled over and pre...
Where was the money? Rick ran towards me. His eyes were wide open. Completely shocked. Clearly he had no more idea what was happening than I did. The woman pointed her gun at him. ‘Stop!’ she demanded. ‘What’s going on?’ ‘I d...
For a long moment he stared at me. Then he closed his eyes and sagged forwards, resting his face against the side of my head. The men around us stopped yelling. Siobhan stopped screaming. I put my arms round Flynn’s spent body. The church was still full of shouting and cry...
I had to admit that Latimer’s contribution of both men and technology had made a massive difference. The two men he’d sent over – Sean and Simon – were fit, muscular and definitely up for a fight, and we were all fitted out with tiny earpieces and microphones so we could keep in touch with each o...
He gripped my neck with one strong hand, forcing me back against the wall. Before I could even register the coldness of the brick at my back, Taylor whipped a gun from inside his coat and pressed the barrel against my temple. The metal felt like ice against my skin. ...
“What?” I said, irritably. “Up,” he said. “We’re on pool duty, nine till eleven.” I groaned and sat up. “What time is it now?” “Five to nine.” “What?” I scrambled out of bed and reached for my shorts. ...
First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Simon and Schuster UK Ltd A CBS COMPANY Copyright © 2010 Sophie McKenzie This book is copyright under the Berne Convention. No reproduction without permission. All rights reserved. ...
A light shone in my eyes. Blinding me. The hand on my arm tightened its grip. Someone else grabbed the other arm. There were grunts. Shouts. I was being pulled backwards, dragged along the concrete floor towards the back of the breeze-block room. My heart pounded furiously...
Windows ran all the way round two of the walls. They overlooked the river and the centre of London, all lit up with street lamps and Christmas lights. ‘Wow.’ I looked round. ‘Cool place.’ Hayley took off her jacket and wandered over to an enormous fish tank in the corner. ...
She wrinkled her nose. ‘Are you sure the code is inside you?’ she said. ‘It doesn’t sound very likely.’ ‘I think Dylan’s right.’ Ed paced across the room. ‘It fits with everything we know about William Fox. He was very secretive about his work. He left all his notes with h...
I felt a stab of guilt. Had Leo been hiding away from everyone all this time? I should have sought him out. I should have introduced him to some of my old friends. ‘No!’ Leo shrieked again. And now what had happened? I darted through the trees, peer...
‘There won’t really be a fire,’ I said. ‘I’m just going to make some smoke and set off the fire alarm so that Jack has to open the back door and let some air in.’ ‘But how . . .?’ ‘We hide while Jack and Dylan open the door,’ I explained. ‘While they’re busy checking out what’s causing the alarm ...
I’d just been to a martial arts display at the old scout hall past the docks. Not the sort of thing that happens often in Roslinnon – or the sort of thing I go to on an average Saturday – but I’d really enjoyed the moves in the show, recognising quite a few of the basic techniques from the self-d...
At least I could talk to Grace. I was really grateful that she wanted to come bowling. We’d arranged that her mum was going to bring her over to our house tomorrow, before we set off, and that she could stay for the pizza afterwards. Mum had asked several times if I didn’t want to ask more people...
‘How d’ya’all know Sonia, then?’ she said. ‘It’s not . . . I mean . . .’ I stammered, reluctant to tell a stranger my story. But Bettina guessed. ‘You’re never Sonia’s little girl?’ she said. I nodded, my face flushing. Bettina clasped her crooked twig-fingers together in delight. ‘Saints alive! ...
I called Damian on my way home. Whatever his motives, there was no one else I could turn to, and as I expected, he was eager to help. If he was shocked at my theft of Joanie’s trash bags, he didn’t show it, just got straight down to examining their contents, looking for anything that might lead u...
Even knowing nothing about interior design I could see that everything was hugely expensive. Simple leather couches, bare floors scattered with a few silk rugs and highly polished wood furniture. A huge golden statue of an elephant stood in one corner of the large, open-plan living area. Two fram...