Mum's Monday: The Brink by James S Murray and Darren Wearmouth

This story starts off in London, sadly, after watching an amazing television program, the date takes a very bad/dark turn.

Now we jump to reading about Berlin in Germany in 1945. It is really clever how they interweaved real life with the evil, strange, murderous creatures.

Now in the United Kingdom, it seems the foundation could be in trouble. This book is well written with everything described in great detail, however, it still keeps me intrigued enough to read on. A clever book.

In chapter five it is a surprise at the lengths Van Ness has gone to, to negotiate with the president of the United States of America. I would have thought they would be both on the same page to save humanity. It is however, clever to include Van Ness attempting to profit from gloom, it does give the story more depth, I just wonder what will happen next. It is intriguing to read that I do want to read further, a sign of a good story/book. Also surely the time would have been better spent coming up with solutions to the big problem of the creatures for an all-round win.

Chapter six is an eye-opener it seems Van Ness has the upper hand, I feel I understand more now and as so I feel now as though there has been a twist in this story, but luckily there is a solution to deal with the creatures. Again it is clever to see real life interweaved into fiction. Van Ness has been busy after the second world war.

The threat level has become more and more serious, the creatures have evolved and with help from Van Ness they are being controlled. It is refreshing, yet, horrifying to read of all the new challengers the characters face in defeating the creatures. Luckily there is a way to kill them, but how much more blood shred will there be before all the creatures are eliminated/extinct? The intrigue continues.

It is ‘Edge of you seat’ stuff to read that the threat to London and part of the United Kingdom has just got a whole lot bigger.

The foundation’s grip on the situation has become more serious, families are at risk and also with families’ things have become more gruesome and evil. There does seem no way out, so the intrigue continues on further in this action packed book/story, although, it isn’t action as you normally know it, but the story has certainly become more severe. It is a bit like a film or television program where it looks like there is no way out of the situation, so far. You could say they are on ‘The Brink’ of something, which makes this a clever title, play on words, also story to match the title of the book. It could be said to be like it will be alright like some films or programs but who know in the end so far.

Now I feel the twist didn’t occur, so it is not at all good to see profiting from the threat from the creatures. Again they all should be on the same side and help one another. How this all is worked out is well written but I as yet, apart from a powerful secret computer, I cannot see how this story/book will ultimately be resolved and end.

This is continuing to be action packed and intriguing and now I don’t want to put this book down, let’s hope the mission gets completed with not too much more loss of life in a truly shocking way. Also I forgot about the ‘Hybrids’. This book certainly makes you one, question loyalties and two makes you have to work out and think about what Van Ness was actually trying to achieve. It now turns out ‘Revenge’ and ‘Legacy’ all really well worked out in intricate detail. Great book/story.