The London Eye Mystery
Author- Siobhan Dowd
What is it about- This book is about a boy called Salim who goes on a nice trip to the London Eye, with his cousins Kat and Ted. Salim went up on the London Eye on his own because they only had one ticket which they had given to them by a man earlier. As Salim boarded onto the pod he waved goodbye to Kat and Ted who were watching him. He went on with about 15 other strangers. Ted and Kat followed his pod the whole way round and when it landed every one got off apart from Salim. He went up but never came down. Ted and Kat got very worried; they didn’t know what to do. Hours later they were on the telly, in the newspaper and the police were searching. However Kat and Ted wanted to find out where Salim was them selves. They start off by looking at photos they took that day, from that they find loads of evidence, they tracked down the man that gave them the ticket, they went on the London eye them selves, they found and talked to people who were in the pod with Salim. I have not yet finished the book, so I do not know what happens to Salim, but if you really want to find out then you’ll have to read the book!
What do I think will happen- I think that Salim may not have got on the London eye at all and Kat and Ted just saw a shadow waving, but not Salim actually getting on. Then Salim may not have found Kat and Ted went missing. The annoying thing is that you have to read the whole book to find out, which at first I thought was really annoying because I didn’t want to read the book I just wanted to find out what happened to him. However it’s really good because each time that they find new evidence you think of a different theory. It is really exciting the whole way through.
Am I enjoying it- Yes. It is a really exciting book that I can’t stop reading. There is always something going on that you want to find out more about. The book really gets you thinking about what you think happened to Salim. It is a very action packed book that has a lot going on, but sometimes there is too much going on that makes you forget about something else. It is one of those books that when you start reading it you can’t put it down. However it is not a good book for when you just want to relax and just lie in bed and read because it’s too action packed and it isn’t a relaxing calm book. It’s a book that you have be in the right mood to read it. But it’s a good read.
Would I recommend it- I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a mystery and adventure. It is definitely that type of book. But it is not a fantasy book, it is all very realistic.
Rating out of 5- 4 stars
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