Publication Date: 7 July 22

The Blurb

When Darren Devlin is arrested for destroying his school with his bare hands, it’s not just the police who are after him. Enter Marek Masters, 14 years old, 19% alien, and the most intelligent, most wanted “almost human” alive. Marek is here to tell Darren the truth – he is 21% monster, and together they must take down the secret organisation that created them.

The Review

An action packed thriller of a book, this will have your heart thumping from beginning to end.

Hunted by the organisation that created him, Darren just wants one thing, to go home. His bond with sister Daisy has kept him safe throughout his life, and in his darkest moments, the thought of her keeps him going. Despite his confusion and anger at where he finds himself in life, he never loses sight of his humanity.

Marek has been alone for two years, and with his super intelligence acts without thought or empathy for others. He is the dark to Darren’s light on the moral compass as the two battle to stay ahead of their pursuers and work out how to bring down an organisation more powerful and more secretive than any national government’s intelligence agency.

I can’t wait to see what Darren and Marek face next.

Great for fans of:

• Boy X by Dan Smith
• Jimmy Coates: Killer by Joe Craig
• The Inventory: Iron Fist by Andy Briggs

Huge thanks to Usborne for sending me a copy.