Simon's review of H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden

Spoiler Alert!!!

After trying to escape the malicious control of H.I.V.E. in the first book, Otto Malpense has finally gotten used to the life of being a student there. He has several friends, including a boy named Wing Fanchu, who is his roommate.

Meanwhile, the principal of the school, Dr. Nero Maximilian, attends a top secret meeting for G.L.O.V.E., the Global League Of Villainous Enterprises. But while he is in the meeting, a mysterious nemesis of his, a male member of G.L.O.V.E. with a smooth flat glass mask named Cypher, tries to undermine his role as a vital to the organization. Later, Wing's father dies, so Wing decides to go to his funeral with Otto. However, once the two boys are there, Cypher shows up and kills Wing! So Otto and Raven, Dr. Nero's personal assassin and bodyguard, go chase Cypher in order to bring him to justice.

I think this book was awesome. I have never read this series before, so I am pretty pleased by the performance of this book. This novel, specifically centered for teenagers, really gives the reader what it is like to not be the good guy or the leading hero. Six stars!