Some people may or may not have watched the forensic T.V series Bones. Well from the same author that inspired the Bones a new series has been released. Virals is about four friends and their dog. But Enid Blyton has some catching up to do when it comes to this series. When 14 year old Tory Brennan (niece of the forensic scientist Temperance Brennan from the T.V series Bones) moved to a remote island community with her dad after her mother died in a car crash. Meeting three new friends Ben, Hi (Heslim) and Stephin the book starts six months after she moves there. When they rescue the adorable wolf-dog puppy Cooper from a lab on a deserted island who has been illegally experimented on, they would have no idea about the consequences of their actions. They get infected by a genetically altered version of the Parvo Virus and the group begin to change in ways they never expected. They will need all their new skills when they discover a body know one wants found...
This is a really wonderful book, although when I first got this I thought that this would be similar to a dozen other stories I read, this one really stood out from the cloud. Although it has teenagers, hormones and friendship and not to mention the changes happening to the characters, you got a real sense that this was a mystery and the author has managed to keep that in focus all through the book. I thought the main character Tory, was a bit like a young Sherlock Holmes as she and her friend dug deeper in cold-case murder that know one believes them about. I really enjoyed this and thought it was an excellent thriller that kept me turning every page.
'I can't help it. It's in my DNA'
Nell xxx
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