The Big Bad Wolf

James Patterson

 The Wolf, is a highly developed criminal that is the leader of organized crime, That is the headmaster of a huge scheme where beautiful women are being taken from all over the country and thrown into a slave trade. Alex, is a police officer that does not like the FBI, he believes that the FBI gets in the way do to their cautious nature so he ventures out on his own to find the man known as the wolf. Along with is mob boss, Alex is dealing with personal problems, due to his x wife coming back to town and trying to get custody of the baby, throwing Alex into a spiral between his home life and work.(This Book is part of a series to really understand Alex you would need to read the other books)
                 I really enjoyed this book because it showed the personal struggle that Alex was going through and it had a sense of danger and always kept me guessing on what will happen next, It has a realistic approach to scary situations and showed a lot about how people react in these situations and how much it effects those involved and those who are trying to help

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers (Review by Grant Seely)

Zeitoun

By Dave Eggers 

Review by Grant Seely

           Zeitoun is the true story of one family's journey, from the escape of Hurricane Katrina to the persecution and discrimination of the New Orleans married couple named Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun and their children.  Zeitoun and his family feel very blessed by the life they have been given and work hard to provide for their family and give back to the community. During this time Hurricane Katrina begins its journey towards New Orleans and things change very quickly. Kathy decides it would be for the best for her and the children to drive to Baton Rouge clear from the storm, but Zeitoun refuses and  chooses to stay in the city to watch over their properties and homes. After surviving through the storm Zeitoun finds and canoe and paddles through the city which is close to completely submerged in which he assists neighbors and anyone else he comes across.  A couple days after the natural disaster, Zeitouns adventure takes a sudden change as he comes across one of  his Syrian friends, Nasser, and and a man named Todd, along with an unexpected stranger, Ronnie.  Soon after this group of people are taken by a group of heavily armed men and are taken to a makeshift jail in a nearby. They are searched and held for numerous reasons without what seems like no reason, being brutally mistreated the entire time. Throughout this story  Zeitouns faith in god and his country are tested. I found this book to be very touching and it brought me into the book with Zeitoun and his adventures. It also exposed all of the horrors that occurred post Hurricane Katrina.  Overall I would easily recommend this book to anyone who wanted and in depth thrilling true tale that will keep you reading from cover to cover.