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Ineah from Lawton Middle School

It was one of the best books I\'ve ever read. I could definitely relate to Josh. The boy has to deal with so much. His father being murdered, his mother becoming ill, his sister, Camila, dying not too long after they met. It\'s very sad. But also a very good mystery on the historical Mayans and Aztecs.

Ineah gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read The Kiss of Death.

manisha from Allerton Grange High School

it was alright! i found it hard to understand the story!

manisha gave Invisible City 3 out of 5.

Karina from Parklands Girls High

I didnt enjoy this book as it was boring and after 2 chapters i closed the book and took it back as it was not the book for me

Karina gave Invisible City 1 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Sophie from Parklands Girls High School

I thought this book was quite boring at the beginning and hard to get into it. It took me a while to get intrested in it. The first couple of chapters is set out like a diary and it was quite confusing when i started and it did not get better, but i kept on reading but unfortunatly i still did not like it. I gave this book a 3 out of 5.

Sophie gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read The Kiss of Death.

Daniel from Allerton Grange High School

this book was very interesting it had a very mysterious storyline i would defenately tell others to read LOL!

Daniel gave Invisible City 3 out of 5.

Belinda from Benton Park

I loved this book with all the historical links and mystery.

Belinda gave Invisible City 5 out of 5.

Belinda from Benton Park

This is my favourite book as a enjoy books with historical links and it has a wonderful sense of mystery. When Joshua’s father is murdered in suspicious circumstances, Joshua teams up with his friends Tyler and Ollie to find out why his father was killed, and free the man being framed. His father was a Mayan archaeologist researching the rumours of a fifth codex. They travel to South America to find out more and find Joshua’s half sister as well as an ancient underground city. The modern Mayans there give him a mission, find the codex.

Belinda gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read A Perfect Ten.

Christopher from Benton Park School

A very good book in my eyes when Joshua’s dad was reported dead in a Mexican air crash Joshua’s life would be changed for ever was it just a simple accident or was there more behind the closed door. Joshua in the depths of the Mexican jungle and with a professional hit man on his tail will josh find out the truth about the plane crash which he attempts to stay alive. I think this is a really good adventure and mystery book there is a secret on every page and worth reading I would rate this book around 9/10



Christopher gave Invisible City 4 out of 5 and now plans to read The Declaration.

langa from City of Leeds

i like it i thought it was a bit boring in the start but after a few chapters it was interesting.

langa gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Alex from Benton Park

I got into the book very qucikly and easily but as I got further, it began to get harder to read. I eventually abandoned it as he got into the forest, but tried again later on. I did get to the end eventually and had not changed my mind. I still hated it all the same. I just found the whole thing dull and boring. The ending was also very rubbish. I would definetely not read any of the seuqels becasue I doubt I will enjoy those.

Alex gave Invisible City 2 out of 5.

Daniel from Benton Park Technology College

This was a great book! I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the twists were great and unexpected. The characters are very likeable and I eagerly await the rest of the series.

Daniel gave Invisible City 5 out of 5.

Jack from Pudsey Grangefield

it was goooooooooooooooooooooooooood and baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

Jack gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read The Kiss of Death.

Sonia from Allerton Grange High School

A copy of the alex rider series but it had a very entertaining storyline wich kept me glued to the book.

Sonia gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Elizabeth from Allerton Grange

It was alright and had a really good plot.

Elizabeth gave Invisible City 3 out of 5.

Darren from Boston Spa School

I thought ths book was quite good. It was a mixture of Alex Rider and The Power of 5 books (which I really really like), yet I felt this book didn't have the quality it needed. The idea of a secret mayan civilization is amazingly good but it didn't work out as I would have wanted, where would a civilization that was so un-advanced by the 10th century have all this amazing technology??? Some parts were a bit pathetic but overall, it was an good book that didn't reach you where it should.

Darren gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read Scared to Death.

Jordan from City of Leeds High School

A masterpice! thrilling, adventurous and interesting. I loved the storyline and characters, and i cannot wait for the sequel!

Jordan gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Stephen from Temple Moor High School

This book was written well and had a good story however in some parts it was quite hard to understand.

Stephen gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read Scared to Death.

Ryan from St Marys High School

The reason why I gave it a 3 is because it was hard to understand at first but it was still quite good. It wasn't the best book I have read.

Ryan gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read The Declaration.

Myles from St Mary's High School Menston

1 word...EXCELLENT!!!!!!!It was one of the best books i have ever read!!!

Myles gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read The Declaration.

Colette from Ossett School and Sixth Form College

It is a good book because you just wanted to keep reading to see what happens next. The chracters are beleiveable and good at coming up with plans. The book is for ages 11-13 but i think older people should read it as well.

Colette gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Emma from Ossett School & Sixth Form

I liked this book I think this book is quite emotional and I think its for 12-15 year olds. I would recommend this book to older readers.

Emma gave Invisible City 3 out of 5.

Beverley from City of Lleeds

if you could spell boring. thois is wat this book it had a meaning but i didn't get into the story

Beverley gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Maddy from Boston Spa School

I thought this was a really amazing book, it was really exciting and made you keep reading until the last page. The plot was interesting and action packed and the characters were well described and you could imagine them easily. I really enjoyed it and would recomend it to anybody.

Maddy gave Invisible City 5 out of 5.

Steven from Temple Moor

Invisible city has a weird twist. It had really unexpected parts in it which left you thinking... The most unexpecting bit was that the boy Joshua turned out to be a relative to an underground group of ancient Mayans. It was also weird that the Mayans didn't let their technology out of their underground relic. It was also strange that Joshua happened to come across the area which the ancient book he was looking for was there. I liked this book but wouldnt read it again, thats why I rated it 3/5

Steven gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Laura from Boston Spa School

I absolutely Loved The Joshua Files: Invisible City! I found it un-put-down-able. It has amazing ideas, but all of them could be real. While I was reading it, I kept on wanting to get to the end, to see what would happen, and when I got there, I just wanted it to carry on. I am planning to read the next book in the series, Ice Shock, as soon as possible.

Laura gave Invisible City 5 out of 5.

Zoe from Boston Spa School

This book was great and I really enjoyed the storyline and the constant action that was going on. The characters were described really well and as I was reading I was playing it along in my head. The reason that this book is only a 4 is because the ending could have been better!!

Zoe gave Invisible City 4 out of 5 and now plans to read Scared to Death.

Jasmine from Boston Spa School

Invisible City was amazing,its one of those good old fashioned action packed jungle city thrillers.With twists and turns on every page its really a great book to read.Secrets and Mystery hiding behind every corner you really want to be there watching the story taking place as it sounds so much fun.Lost temples, ancient civilisations all waiting to be discovered in this fantastic adventure.Really good book, looking forward to reading the second of the series.

Jasmine gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read The Kiss of Death.

Remmy from Boston Spa High School

WOW- I really liked this- unputdownable. Nothing wrong with it as such, just that some of the points wern'e very clear, that's all!

Remmy gave Invisible City 5 out of 5.

Rianne from Boston Spa School

This book was quite easy to get into, but as you read, it got harder to carry on reading it, and I ended up abandoning it when he gets into the forest. Then when I tried reading it again I finished it, but I didn't particularly like it. The names were all confusing and the only name that I can remember right now is Josh. The ending was also rubbish.

Rianne gave Invisible City 2 out of 5.

ann-marie from Temple Moor High School

This book was really good, i enkjoyed this book and i can't wait to read the next book in the series, Definatly 5/5. Lots of tention!!!!

ann-marie gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read A Perfect Ten.

Georgina from Temple Moor High School

The book was great. Definitely on my list of my top ten books. M.G. Harris did an excellent job with this book, and I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out. Excellent book, everyone should read it!

Georgina gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

CARRIE ROSE from Allerton Grange High

INTERESTING BUT SLIGHTLY LET DOWN BY THE POINTLESS ENDING, GOOD READ OVERALL

CARRIE ROSE gave Invisible City 5 out of 5.

Jordan from Allerton Grange High School

this book is really boring and i would not buy this in the shops. this book needs to have quite a lot of gore to make me want to buy this.

Jordan gave Invisible City 2 out of 5 and now plans to read Scared to Death.

Will from Allerton Grange High School

The book was extremely exciting, it kept me thinking all the way. My veiw on thi s book is that great but the some parts of it was quite boring and i sometimes dosed off, So i rate it fairly alright. If it was thumbs up or thimbs down i would do thumbs up :D hahaha.

Will gave Invisible City 3 out of 5 and now plans to read The Kiss of Death.

AZHAR from Allerton Grange

THE WRITER GETS YOU INTERESTED IN MAYAN FEATURES AND IT HAS A GOOD STORYLINE.

AZHAR gave Invisible City 4 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Joseph from St Marys'

Difficult to understand at first. the first main action starts on page 37 .i think it's relly cool when he meets camila. the idea of the cursed codex is great

Joseph gave Invisible City 4 out of 5.

Jack from Morley High School

I thought that this book was absoloutly very good but bad at the same time.

Jack gave Invisible City 1 out of 5 and now plans to read Scared to Death.

Joshua from Allerton Grange High School

A good book, I liked how he met her long lost sister and they both had parts of the letter but it wasnt as fast paced as I wanted, but still an awsome book.

Joshua gave Invisible City 4 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

AZHAR from ALLERTON GRANGE

THE WRITER SHOWS INTEREST IN MAYAN FEATURES

AZHAR gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read Blood Ties.

Nyall from New Bradwell

Awesome book, leaves you on suspense every time you turn the page... Josh's dad died, leaving his within the secret of the Ix Codex, There he meets some people he didnt even know he had! Josh is always eager to go on an adventure and try new things!

Nyall gave Invisible City 5 out of 5.

Sam from Allerton Grange High School

Brilliant adventure! I loved the way it was written and the story was great. This is gonna be up there with my favourites. Can't wait for the sequel. M.G. Harris has done a great job with the idea. She also showed great knowledge of the Mayan and Mexican features in the story.

Sam gave Invisible City 5 out of 5 and now plans to read The Declaration.

M G Harris, Invisible City

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