Thursday, September 22, 2011

Re-reading Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly, Plus info on Army of Thieves

There can really be no justification for re-reading a book other than that the book is really really good. And it varies from person to person how much you like a book. Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly is one of those books that I love to re-read. This is as quick a page turner as they come. The plot is not too complex, not too simple either, and it's a fun ride through and through.

There is a bounty on the head of 18 people in the world, all members of elite forces and our very own Shane Schofield aka The Scarecrow is one of them. So, its up to him to save the world from doom and global warfare and he does it in style. Reilly's writing might be over the top for some, but its very very entertaining. His novels are like Hollywood action flicks, where you don't have to spend a lot of brain, but you leave the hall refreshed, excited and happy. And if that doesn't make a book good, then I don't know what does.

I re-read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught that is going to be Scarecrow and Army of Thieves. In this book, an island that houses a destructive weapon is overtaken by a group of soldiers called "Army of Thieves" and it's up to Schofield and his team to stop them from unleashing destruction upon the world. As Matthew Reilly mentions on his website, its going to be a bloody book, it's going to be a fast book, and as I will add, its going to be a fun book too!

The release date for the book is October 12 and I will be waiting to get my grubby hands on it!

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