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Book Review of The Unknown Spy (Ring of Five)

The Unknown Spy (Ring of Five)
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The Unknown Spy is a fast paced action story that could be said to be a mix of Harry Potter, X-Men, and James Bond. Quite the mix! It has a very familiar plotline (special boy who is wanted by both good and bad goes to a special school that cant be found and must learn about his special powers while fighting the evil who wants him to join them) but if youre a fan of high action spy books, top secret missions and sneaky plots, then this is for you!
Danny is a super spy. He is going to a special spy school to learn to hone his talents and use them (hopefully!) for good. The only problem with that, is that as a spy, youre inclined to be sneaky and want to betray everyone! Danny has to fight that tendency all the time! He has a great group of friends: Dixie who is sweet and can be invisible; Vandra the physik who looks sort of like a vampire; Les is a winged messenger; Toxique comes from a family of assassins, but doesnt like killinghed rather tell the future; McGuinness is a detective who always seems to show up at the most random times and is everywhere almost at oncein my minds eye, I see a Dick Van Dyke/Matlock person in a trench coat!
The moments of loyalty, love and friendship even amongst the spies and classes about devious arts is lovely. These friends try hard to stick together and fight against the others who want to control both worlds. There is a great deal of action packed adventure as Danny continues his journey to find out who he really is and where his place is in the world(s)! Just beware: This is the second of a trioand it has quite the cliffhanger!!