Peter Tarkoy

Peter Tarkoy
Divine Madness
Robert Muchamore
Action Novel
Just Right
Pg. 261

1. Currently, James has been assigned to the mission trying to take down the Help Earth terrorist group. To do this, James has been sent to a "Survivors" school. Survivors is a new religious group made by Joel Regan, and the followers are brainwashed into believing everything that they are told. Then, Joel Regan brainwashed the Survivors into putting all their money into the Survivors group so that they can build an Ark to live in when the earth ends, or so they say. Joel Regan and his followers then brainwash more and more people, and the group is currently millions strong. Rat/Rathbone, James' trouble making fried, and James have just been paddled for going into the girls locker room. The special thing about Rat is that he is a son of Joel Regan (Joel Regan has many children, 39 or something). James wants to use Rat to get to the heart of the Ark, where lots of business meetings happen. James wants to find the Help Earth group in the Ark and prevent further terrorist attacks.
2. I feel that this is a great book, and a lot of things have happened during the amount I have read. I think my favorite part was when James and Rat went to the girls locker room, and then Rat left and locked James in there because it was funny, and I felt really bad for him. But, since the teachers knew that Rat picks on the new kids, they paddled both of them. I am very eager to read how this book will end.
3. I noticed that this book repeats is fending for yourself, or survival. I see this theme whenever James is sent off to a mission and he must be alone for months at a time. This is the same with his sister. I also see this theme with Rat because his mother was the wife of Joel Regan and his mother died, and he has to fend for himself because Joel Regan doesn't really care about his own child, Rat/Rathbone.
4. My favorite character is Rat because he is independant and he does whatever he wants. He also is the son of Joel Regan which means he has known the ins and outs of the Ark since he was born. When he was paddled, he didn't care because he's been paddled before, and Rat likes to fight the system. One thing that I don't like about him is that his behavior is masochistic. One example of this is when, after paddled, James threatened to beat Rat up because James was so angry, and Rat almost agreed.
5. My least favorite character is Joel Regan because is so manipulative. He has taken lives of millions of people and destroyed them by brainwashing them, stealing their money, and turning them against their friends and family. Currently, he is dying because he has some kind of sickness, and I can't say I feel bad for him. The only reason him dying is bad is because that would mean there would be a fight for power of the religion when he is gone.
6. I predict that Joel Regan will die in the near future because most books in the CHERUB series are very predictable, which makes some parts boring. I predict that there will be a power struggle in the religion, and something big will go down. I also predict that Help Earth will attack, and James will be too late.