Monsters of Men

This book is about a world, called New World, who are in the middle of a war, between the Spackle and the people of New World. Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade must try to stop the war and get world peace before it's all too late!

The main characters in this book are Todd, Viola and the Mayor. Todd Hewitt is a calm and clever person and always looks out for Viola, his best friend. She is also confident and brave. Together, they have many skills which are needed to bring peace to New World. The Mayor is also smart, but uses it for bad, and his visions of New World are of him leading the people. He will do whatever he can to make this happen.

This book was fast-paced and kept my concentration all of the time that I was reading it. Patrick Ness wrote the book from many different characters’ points of view, so it always left you on a cliff-hanger before moving on to talk about something else. This keeps you reading past the next section, to where the previous bit picks up again. This also gave you an insight as to what the Spackle were planning against the Mayor and it made you will Todd to figure it out. Patrick Ness also wrote in lots of detail and this gives you a clear picture of what the scene, or battlefield, looks like.

Overall, I really enjoyed the book and it made me keep reading, right to the very end. I loved the ending as it then made you think up ideas of what would happen next. I would recommend this book to anyone. It’s a really great book!

Ben
Year 8