Necropolis by Anthony Horowitz

Title: Necropolis	Loved it	Graded
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Scholastic
Elements: -
Series: Book 4 of The Gatekeepers series

As the fourth novel in the spellbinding Gatekeepers series begins, the world is under the greatest threat it's ever known. The evil corporation Nightrise has amassed an immense amount of power... and the devastating force of the Old Ones is about to be unleashed around the globe.

To stop this from happening, Matt and three of the Gatekeepers head to Hong Kong--not just the modern city of skyscrapers and wealth, but the secretive underworld beneath. In Hong Kong they will meet the final Gatekeeper, a girl named Scarlet, whose fate is inextricably joined to their own....

The thing that drew me to the Necropolis paperback was the fact that it was green. Totally green. THIS GREEN. Of course, the pages aren't green inside, which makes it easier to read. The packaging and cover were totally eye catching, and I have to say: This is totally my first time buying a book judging solely on the cover. Of course, the assurance that Anthony Horrowitz is a great writer had played a small part.

But other than that, totally on the cover.
Okay, I'm overusing the word "totally".

Out of the sea of books in the bookstore, that was the one which caught my attention and held it for a month. (That was how long it took me to give in to temptation and decide to buy it)

Enough about the design, now about the plot. I can sum it up easily: THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. The plot, the characters, the pacing, everything: 5 stars.

Necropolis is the fourth book of and my first introduction to the Power of Five series by Anthony Horowitz . This time around, it's about 15 year old Scarlet. Everything was normal until one day, she saw the boy that she'd been dreaming about for years enter through the door of a church. Curious, she decide to follow, and from there, the horror started.

She managed to return to her homeland, but ever since then, she's been followed by a sense of danger and people following her. Even though questions plagued her, she knew better to keep quiet. She can't trust anyone, not even her family and friends. Those who know of her die just because they have contact with her.

From there, the tale moves from to Hong Kong. And things just keep getting worse.

Why did her father leave a mysterious message asking her to go to Hong Kong at the drop of a hat, and just disappear? What's happened to Hong Kong?

But more importantly...

Will Scarlet survive?

Check out the excerpt here.

Frankly, I like the book. It had a fairly ominous tone to it, and I don't know why, but I love it when a relatively important character dies. It makes it seem all the more real to me. The thrill of the chase and adventure is always better than some fairytale all's well ends' well ending for me. The plot is very tightly constructed. If you miss even a single tidbit, you probably won't know why the event unfolded like it did.

Recommended for:
Fans of James Patterson, Michael Grant. Those who love reading about kids working together to bring down an evil corporation.