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CHERUB 4: The Killing

Author: Robert Muchamore
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 517

Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.8

ISBN: 0340894334
EAN: 9780340894330
ASIN: 0340894334

Publication Date: October 13, 2005
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3 out of 5 stars

There's a problem with these books December 3, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful

...which is that even though the Cherub agents have been through tough training and the book is always saying how important they are and how dangerous their life is, they never actually DO any of the hard stuff in the missions. All the Cherub agents can do is break into a house a photocopy stuff, then make it look like the break-in was 'only kids messing around'. Then they get out of the way and let the adults and the police finish off the mission. It might be realistic but it's lame.

The story-line in this one is OK though, but there isn't enough mystery about who killed the boy that dies at the beginning in a flashback. It seems kind of obvious all the way through. There is nothing new about the plot.

I recommend the Cherub series over-all as quite good, but don't expect it to be as amazing as the Alex Rider series. If you haven't read that then you should. Then you should read Jimmy Coates: Killer and Jimmy Coates: Target by Joe Craig.

The Jimmy Coates series is a lot more gripping and different and that is the one that should become the next Alex Rider. Cherub is just OK.

3 out of 5 stars

quite good April 12, 2006
3 out of 11 found this review helpful

this is a book that is supposed to be aimed at teenagers but at times some of the writing feels like it should be given to 10year olds, although muchamore does write books thta are unputdownable and so i still continue to read them,they do have good storylines and are great fun to read although james at times is somebody that if i meet them i feel that i would dislike (he is spoilt and a bully) so all in all they are great books to read but not at all challenging

5 out of 5 stars

best book ever March 7, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

This was a great book, I couldn't put it down. Good read for any teenager. Can't wait for the next book to come out

5 out of 5 stars

A must read February 28, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful

CHERUB:The Killing is a gripping action spy thriler that sees yong James Adoms take down a crook that had taken half a million in pounds from a casino and take down a cop that had killed a teenager. Yes the fourth in the series is as good if not beter than the other four. It tells the story a an ordany teen exept that he is an under cover secret agent that has been given the training of an eleat mi5 agent. But he isn't alone there atleast another two-hundred CHERUB agents all ready to be sent out on a mistion at any time. I recomend that you read this book

5 out of 5 stars

CHERUB:The killing February 28, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

CHERUB:The killing is a whity book that has the apeall to hook any teenager. It is the fourth in the series and upholds the brillance of the other three.
It's paced full of action, adventure and girls. And even though it's about a bunch of teenage spys it's alot more down to earth than say the Alex Ridder series.
I strongly recomend that you read atleast one of the CHERUB books. The CHERUB books arn't to chalenging so that it's not tohard to read but thay are amed at teenagers so it isn't that easy. There is going to be nine CHERUB books so there's plenty to read