Although I really enjoyed Robert Muchamore's 'Henderson's Boy's" series, which is set in the second World War, I had no intention of reading the more modern Cherub series. The whole idea of using children as spies is just a bit far fetched, but in the first series, it all gets started by accident. You later have a very small group of orphans - usually from occupied France, who speak the language and can easily blend in. Another key factor in make this slightly more believable is the fact that it was a lot easier to keep secrets in wartime Britain. A closed off base with a few children could easily be kept secret although as their numbers grown the likelihood of ...  Read the complete review

Despite being far too old for them, I have a weakness for the young adult genre. This one was picked up for a whole 50p at a car boot sale (though Amazon is selling it for £3.50) and I settled down for a good read. First impression: This is a book for teens not for kids, even kids with a good reading age. The subject matter is just not suitable for the littler kids. While there's little mention of sex in this book (though there is later on in the series) there's bad language, and some violent situations that I wouldn't want a smaller kid to deal with. Second impression: At LAST a YA author who is aiming squarely at boys, not girls. There's a HUGE ...  Read the complete review

This is the first time I've delved into the book section, any tips on how to improve on this would be very grateful. ,.-¬*''*¬-.,¸¸,.-¬*' The Recruit - CHERUB '*¬-.,¸¸,.-¬*''*¬-. The Recruit is written by Robert Muchamore, a writer which I had never heard of before, which made me slightly cautious. The book is the introduction to a 12 book CHERUB series, aimed at teenage readers and contains come bad language and swearing, so it's not exactly suitable for younger readers. The book was published in 2004 by Hodder Children book's, winning the Red House Children's Book Award in 2005. My younger brother took this out of his school ...  Read the complete review

The Cherub series of books is now coming to a conclusion, and this is the first one of the series. The books are about a young 11 year old boy called James Adams. James is left orphaned after his mother is killed by a heart attack, and he and his sister are entered into an orphanage. The twist comes when he meets a boy named Kyle, who is working for a junior version of MI5, named Cherub. James is recruited for Cherub and goes on his first mission in this book. The Cherub books are aimed really at the teenage audience, boys and girls. It features some action packed scenes, and for any teenagers is a great read. Any friends who I know have read these books in ...  Read the complete review

CHERUB - THE RECRUIT ~~~A little on the author~~~ Robert Kilgore Muchamore is the author of the cherub books. He was born in Islington on Boxing Day 1972. For more information on the author follow the links below. ~~~What is The Recruit about?~~~ The Recuit is about a secret organisation called Cherub. This organisation recruits children to work for them . This book is about a boy called James and his younger sister Lauren. At the beginning we learn about James and Lauren and their family. However unfortunately James mother dies and Lauren goes to live with her father. James goes to live in an orphanage and is recruited into Cherub. We ...  Read the complete review