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|title=House of Secrets: Battle of the Beasts
|author=Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Columbus and Vizzini’s sequel to ''House of Secrets'' is action packed, cinematic and compelling. Their influences are myriad and range from the ''Goonies'' and early [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling|Harry Potter]] (directed by Columbus) to the fantastical and creepy writings of pulp novelist Robert E Howard, Gothic author [[:Category:H P Lovecraft|H P Lovecraft]] and Ray Bradbury. The result resembles an explosion of colours from a renegade paint box of genres crossed with high octane movie plots. Fantasy, science fiction, magic, action, horror and war combine to create a curious mix of the supernatural and the historical.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>000749016X</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|title=Fifteen Bones
|summary=Enzo is an Italian living in Eritrea, part of Mussolini's new Italian empire of 1935. In charge of the quiet Massawe Harbour he leads an equally quiet life, trying to adhere to gentlemanly standards; being the good Italian. His friend Salvatore, a Colonel in the occupying Italian army, thinks Enzo should live a little and have some fun with the local women, just like his peers. Enzo isn't so sure but decides to engage a local cook/cleaner - see how it goes. The streetwise Aatifa gets the job, both she and Enzo being surprised by things that weren't in the job description. Meanwhile Mussolini has plans for Massawe that will change Enzo, Aatifa (and everyone around them) forever.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848549148</amazonuk>
}}
