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BOOK REVIEW: An action-packed adventure ride – Indiana Jones, eat your heart out! Everything I’ve read from Matthew Reilly to date (Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer) has just been so enjoyable to read, and Seven Ancient Wonders was no exception. In this, the first novel in his Jack West Jr. Series, he has created a wonderfully odd bunch of protagonists that you can’t help but barrack for. Reilly certainly doesn’t do anything by halves – this adventure our action heroes find themselves on is colossal. With the quietly confident and courageous Jack West Jr. leading this motley crew, how could they lose?

Reilly himself concedes he doesn’t let grammar or stylistic elements get in the way of a great story. Because of this, his stories are extremely accessible and a fun read for young and old – escapism at it’s greatest. I really like the pictures and diagrams Reilly provides throughout the story, giving the reader a birds-eye view of the traps and mazes our protagonists are facing. Intensity is maintained throughout the novel with Jack and his crew deciphering clues and navigating traps and mazes at a cracking pace.  That is not to say the story doesn’t have heart…  he just doesn’t play on the soppy stuff more than required. Reilly’s ability to illustrate the bonds and loyalties of his characters beneath their tough exteriors with a salient observation here and there is his true skill I believe and what really makes us want to follow our favourite characters throughout his series. If you haven’t read a Reilly, you should – you won’t be disappointed!

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* This book counts towards my participation in the Chunkster Reading Challenge (523 pages), Aussie Author Challenge and Finish That Series Challenge. It’s setting was various countries around the globe, so I won’t count it towards the Global Reading Challenge.

Other titles by this author: Contest, Temple, Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow, Hover Car Racer, The Six Sacred Stones and his latest release The Five Greatest Warriors

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