This month I read Code Of Honor by Alan Gratz. It is a book about an Iranian kid named Kamran Smith trying to clear his brother’s name after being captured and staged by terrorists from Iran and Afghanistan. His brother is Darius Smith who Kamran looks up to a lot. He joined the American army and was sent to raid an Afghanistan base of terrorists. But one day after his senior prom it gets on the news that Darius has joined a terrorists group and is responsible for the loss of lives at an American camp in Afghanistan. Kamran and his family is kidnapped by the government and sent to a maximum security prison in Washington D.C. But he thinks something is off. In the videos Darius has filmed he made references to games they played as children. He gets help from a man named Mickey Hagan who works for the CIA. The references are hidden codes pointing to future attacks. Then Kamran tries to escape. He moves stealthily and does get out with help. Will he clear his brother’s name? Or will he die trying.
I really liked this book because it was action packed and always gives good cliffhangers. There are only slow parts when there needs to be and there are surprises no one could predict happening. That is why I really liked this book.
My favorite character was Jimmy because he had a snarky attitude which was funny in some parts. He also seemed to butt in randomly which was also funny. But his backstory is also cool as well. Before Mickey Hagan found him he was a black hat hacker, or was a criminal hacker, but now he is a white hat hacker, or good hacker. He helps the team in digging up dirt and backstories and disables anything electronic in the way.
