Dear students,
I recently read the book Zach's lie written by Roland smith. The book was very interesting and exciting. The book is the genre I enjoy to read. It is fast exciting and has a good story. I did not care for the romance in the story though. There wasn't a lot of romance in the story so I cannot complain a lot. If you are looking for new books that are good and you have not read it I would recommend it.
I rated this one a nine and a half out of ten. I rated it a nine and a half out of ten because it was exciting had a great story and had a little bit of action. I would have rated it a ten but there was a tad of romance in the book which I think in this type of book should just be left out entirely. I liked it so much because I have never read anything that has to do with the witness protection program before. I have seen a couple of movies but no books. If you are not into action and suspense I would not read this book. It does not have a lot of suspense but it has enough to be considered suspenseful.
The main character of the book is named Jack. When they get relocated with the witness protection program he has to change his name to Zack. When he was younger he broke both his legs so he is not in amazing shape so he is bad in P.E. At first in his new school he makes no friends but when he punches one of the school bullies and gives him a black eye he starts to make a few friends. Jack is a great character because he is brave in situations where if he isn't brave he will die. He also is quick thinking when the time calls for it.
I was struck by this passage "We are heading to Elko." I was struck by this passage because it is when the drug dealers find out where the witness protection program has taken them. This was the part in the book where it really started to get interesting. If you read this book I guarantee you will enjoy this passage because it is suspenseful. This passage really got me starting to turn pages because I was anxiously waiting for the part where Alonzo and his gang catch them and see how Jack and his family escape from them.
I liked how the author really kept you turning pages. The author kept me turning pages because I liked and connected to the character which I think it is a great way to really connect with your readers and get them to buy the sequel to this book which is called Jack's run. In some parts it was suspenseful but that is not what kept me turning pages. Being able to connect to the character is really what made me wanting to continue to read it. Also I really liked the story. Jack's dad got caught up with a drug organization and got arrested and the drug dealers broke into their house looking for a diary that the dad had written. They told his family if they said a word about them being there they would kill them. They told and were moved by the witness security program and eventually got found by Alonzo and his gang. They now needed help by the people they met in their new life to save them. That is why this book kept me on the edge of my seat and turning pages.
I wish that the book was made a little longer. It would have been a little better if there was more detail in the book I went two or three chapters without knowing what was happening because they did not explain it well enough. I also would have liked a little more action in the story because in the middle of the book I was getting a little bored of this book because it was slow at some parts. Of they made it more action packed and more detailed then the book would be longer and also a little bit better. Not that much better because it is good enough that there isn't much room for improvement.
I was surprised when Sam the custodian sets a trap and catches Alonzo. I was surprised because you do not see many janitors catching drug dealers. There are some clues in the story that say Sam is not just an ordinary custodian and that his line of work before being a custodian is in the intelligence field of work. I thought the part where he catches Alonzo was the best part to the book because it was suspenseful, because you didn't know what his trap was or if ti would work all you knew is that he had something planned.
I would definitely read this book because it is a good all around book. after you read this you should read Jack's run which is even better than this book because it has more action and suspense and it has to do with them getting kidnapped.
From,
Mac D.
