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|title=The Vanguard
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|reviewer=Jill Murphy
|genre=Dystopian Fiction
|summary=Enjoyable post-catastrophe mystery thriller with enough twists and turns to shake a stick at. It has a super, unexpected ending and absorbing characters. SJ Griffin popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To SJ Griffin|chat to us]].
|rating=4
|buy=Yes
|date=August 2012
|isbn=B00904MC30
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And then there's the reluctant super-hero plot. This is well thought through and straddles the boundary between fantasy and science fiction extremely well. Without dropping spoilers - I hate spoilers - the denouement is great. I wondered how Griffin would manage the lead-in to further books in the series and I really wasn't expecting it to go the way it did. So kudos to her for not being predictable.
I also enjoyed the dry wit that infuses this entire novel. Sorcha , in particular , has a mordant sense of humour and she offers many wonderfully ironic throwaway lines. Self-deprecating she might be, but she also made me laugh out loud. I'll be looking out for the next book in this series. No doubt.
You might also enjoy [[The White Cat (Curse Workers, Book 1) by Holly Black|The White Cat by Holly Black]], which is set in a world where magic has been banned just as alcohol was during Prohibition. Paranoia is rife and everyone wears gloves. We think you'll also enjoy [[Connected by Simon Denman]] and [[The Guard by Peter Terrin]].
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You can read more about SJ Griffin [[:Category:SJ Griffin|here]].
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