Bloodaxe by Charlie Carter

Title: Bloodaxe





Author: Charlie Carter





Published: Pan Australia, 2009





Pages: 89





Series: Book 4, Battle Boy





Snippet: "He has fallen among us to spread evil."





Summary: Villagers from the Dark Ages don't like boys who fall from the sky.  Neither does Bloodaxe, the fierce Viking King of York.  He makes Battle Boy fight his son, Haeric.





Review: I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned this before but I love endings.  I love the endings of books to be perfect.  I have to say that this books ending disappointed me so much. It just made me think, wow I'm glad this is a super quick read because if it had taken any longer than 20 minutes to read I would've been annoyed. Because seriously, the ending was so stupid that it made the entire book pointless but then they tried to explain it away as a learning experience so to speak.  Thus ends my rant about the ending of this book.





The rest of the book was alright. It's written for younger boys in mind so I think they would find it entertaining.  It also has Vikings and in my book Vikings are pretty cool.





The illustrations were not a disappointment either.  Some of them I don't really look at but others I find to be really interesting.





Overall, Bloodaxe wasn't too bad.  If it wasn't for the ending I would've enjoyed the book a little more.  Although, I guess the ending can't be the same for every book in the series.





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Open Fire by Charlie Carter

Title: Open Fire
Author: Charlie Carter
Published: Pan Australia, 2009
Pages: 90
Series: Book 1, Battle Boy
Snippet: "A heavy hand clamped down on his shoulder."
Summary: Battle Boy 005 is hurtling through time. Destination: 1587. It's his very first mission for Operation Battle Book!
Review: This is the first ever book I have read and reviewed with a specific audience in mind. The whole time I was looking at this book I had in mind whether or not it would be suitable for an 8 year old boy.
First I have to say that this is mostly a male interest read but girl's could get into it too. It's also the kind of book that would be suitable for people just getting into bigger books. But I also have some complaints about this book.
For example, two of the characters are named Napoleon and Caesar and well I don't think a younger person just getting into reading would be able to pronounce those names. It's a clever idea to incorporate historical names into the book but those two are quite difficult to pronounce.
Storywise, this book is really good when it comes to science fiction and history. There's a little bit about history in there making it educational.
The illustrations are really good and they help explain parts of the book.
Overall, I think this book would be best suited for someone around the age of 8-11 but younger children should have a parent help them out with some parts. Open Fire is good for entertainment purposes too.
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