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Devil You Know
"Baz was the kind of friend I wanted. Everyone seemed a bit afraid of him." Forced to move away from his dad in Aberdeen to a run-down Glasgow council estate, Logan thinks he's pretty lucky to have made any friends -- let alone Baz and the boys. Baz might have a bit of reputation, be a bit mouthy, but he's the kind of friend who'll stick up for you; who'll make life interesting -- or should that be dangerous? When Logan, Baz and the boys get caught up a local turf war Baz is the first to fight back. But the aftermath leads Logan and his friends deeper into a world of real-life gangs, threats and lethal revenge. How far will Baz go, and will Logan follow him? Award-winning author Cathy MacPhail once again delivers a stand-out, action-packed teen thriller with a sensational twist.
- GenresYoung Adult
240 pages, Paperback
First published March 19, 2015
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March 11, 2018
(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)
Forced to move away from his dad in Aberdeen and into a run-down Glasgow council estate, Logan thinks he's pretty lucky to have made any friends—let alone Baz and the boys. Baz might have a bit of reputation and be a bit mouthy, but he's the kind of friend who'll stick up for you and make life interesting—or should that be “dangerous”?
When Logan, Baz, and the boys get caught up a local turf war, Baz is the first to fight back. However, the aftermath leads Logan and his friends deeper into a world of real-life gangs, threats, and lethal revenge. And when the worst happens, Baz disappears, leaving Logan holding the bag. Has Baz really deserted him?
This was a pretty interesting - but not quite engaging - young adult novel about the consequences of our actions. There is plenty of action and thrills along the way.
I would have really enjoyed this more if the author had been able to grab me from the very start but I felt like the first half of the book was just written as set-up for the ending. While that is okay, I really didn't get invested in the characters or the plot. So, by the time we got to the end, I was a little lukewarm with my feelings towards the story as a whole.
Most definitely not the worst book I have ever read...will keep an eye out for more by this author.
Paul
ARH
Forced to move away from his dad in Aberdeen and into a run-down Glasgow council estate, Logan thinks he's pretty lucky to have made any friends—let alone Baz and the boys. Baz might have a bit of reputation and be a bit mouthy, but he's the kind of friend who'll stick up for you and make life interesting—or should that be “dangerous”?
When Logan, Baz, and the boys get caught up a local turf war, Baz is the first to fight back. However, the aftermath leads Logan and his friends deeper into a world of real-life gangs, threats, and lethal revenge. And when the worst happens, Baz disappears, leaving Logan holding the bag. Has Baz really deserted him?
This was a pretty interesting - but not quite engaging - young adult novel about the consequences of our actions. There is plenty of action and thrills along the way.
I would have really enjoyed this more if the author had been able to grab me from the very start but I felt like the first half of the book was just written as set-up for the ending. While that is okay, I really didn't get invested in the characters or the plot. So, by the time we got to the end, I was a little lukewarm with my feelings towards the story as a whole.
Most definitely not the worst book I have ever read...will keep an eye out for more by this author.
Paul
ARH
May 20, 2021
Absolutely love this so much I would say it's my favourite book I've read
October 31, 2023
ending was insane
May 3, 2024
Read this book with my Primary 7s and they LOVED it!
January 27, 2017
Great, pacy novel
March 19, 2016
Fast paced YA book about a young man in Glasgow. The twist could've come earlier and been more developed but overall a good book about the choices we make and the consequences of them ... Had me turning the pages!
February 23, 2016
Gritty book about gangs by Cathy Macphail. I was so sure I had worked out the ending and was so wrong! I almost feel the need to read the book again knowing what I know now!
July 31, 2016
Didn't really grip, but I did not see the ending coming.
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