Blood Ties - Sophie McKenzie

Blood Ties proved to be an enjoyable read even though its target market was a bit younger than me I still found it to be interesting and entertaining. The story is told from the perspective of two characters, Rachel and Theo so you get to see what they are thinking and how they perceive the events unfolding in front of them. Theo is a cool lad, quite arrogant at times and the only thing missing in his life is his father who he believes to be dead. He is the popular lad at school that everyone want to be with and he even has his own bodyguard although the reason for this is not explanined at the start of the book. Rachel however is the complete opposite, she is ...  Read the complete review

Blood Ties is a brilliant book written by Sophie Mckenzie aimed at young teenagers. It is in my opinion a brilliant book. There are two main characters in the book, one called Theo and the other one called Rachel. The author writes in the first person narrative and alternates between Rachel and Theo. This is very interesting as both people have very different thoughts about an event or a feeling which is created by a brilliant peice of writing. At the beginning both characters look as if they bear no resemblance to each other. Theo is the cool, arrogant boy who has a bodyguard for no particular reason. He misses his father dearly, who he assumes is dead. ...  Read the complete review

From the opening sentences this is a very dramatic novel: 'I could see him waiting for me outside the steel school gates. 'Roy.' Theo Glassman has a bodyguard - though he has no idea why - who he constantly tries to outwit in order to live a 'normal' life. Operation "Liberate Theo" dominates chapter one, then, just as the reader gets involved in the story, chapter two opens on Rachel, adding up the fat, stupidity and ugliness related comments she has endured during the day. Rachel's life, though clearly sad, seems uninteresting in comparison to Theo's until she receives an unexpected text message that sets her heart thumping and ...  Read the complete review