H.I.V.E.: (Higher Institute for Villainous Education #1)

"H.I.V.E.: The Higher Institute of Villainous Education"

"H.I.V.E.: The Higher Institute of Villainous Education", by Mark Walden, is one of my very favorite books! It's great, with all its suspense, twists, and turns. I love how the author is able to really show the thoughts and feelings of the villainous characters in this book, and give them a bit of a more endearing quality, rather than the dark and sinister personality usual expressed through "the bad guys". Walden does a great job of taking something that someone else may express as a dark topic, what with all the encouraging evil thoughts and containing lots of violence, and giving the wonderful story a comedic twist. I love H.I.V.E., and everyone in it. From the mysterious assassin Raven to the snarky former jewel thief Shelby Trinity, this book is one of the best (not to mention most begging to be turned into a major motion picture) books I have read yet.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Fantastic!

H.I.V.E. is an extraordinary book where the main character isn't really a superhero. It's a mind-blowing story with suspense at the bottom of every page you won't be able to put this book down!

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

You CAN'T put this book down! It is easy to get hooked on it because there's so much going on. The author writes smoothly and beautifully and it makes you feel like you're watching the whole thing right in front of you.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

READ THIS BOOK OR OTTO MALPENSE WILL DESTROY YOU!!!!

This book in my opinion is the best book in the world, it has pushed me to have dreams of world domination, someday you will all know my name (Karina). Also my gang of nerds thinks this book is awesome too :)

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Great book by terrific author Mark Walden!

The story H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute for Villainous Education) takes place in a school in a volcano in the early 2000s. This story is by Mark Walden. In the beginning of the book a boy named Otto Malpense finds himself in a helicopter in the middle of an ocean. He has clearly been captured. There is a tall Asian boy named Wing Fanchu sitting next to him, and the two become fast friends. Wing and Otto are taken to a school for villains (H.I.V.E.) which is in the middle of a volcano. The school is run by a mysterious man named Dr. Nero, and his assistant is a deadly assassin called Raven. The boys meet other first-time students including Laura, Shelby, and Nigel. On their first day the students have unique lessons like Beginner's Evil, Tactical Education, Stealth and Evasion, and Practical Technology. After two months, they are still in the school, but Otto, Wing, Laura, and Shelby devise a clever plan to escape from the evil school. However, the four friends are caught at the last minute by Nero and Raven. Meanwhile that same night, Nigel, who is experimenting with plants, accidentally creates an enormous live monster flower. The evil creature rampages around the school. Otto finds a way to defeat this huge flower and crushes it under tons and tons of rock. Finally, Wing's mother is dead, but he has half of her amulet, and he notices that Dr. Nero has the other half! He decides to find out how Nero got it and stays at the school, and Otto stays with him.
The author's words in this book are very descriptive and paint pictures in the reader's mind. Also, the name H.I.V.E. is very foreshadowing, as the school is like a hive-or a prison. The book is very adventurous and the characters are creative. A negative fact of this book is that it was almost too mysterious-especially at the end. A few of the characters were unlikable, like the evil mind reading Contessa, and the obnoxious, whining, Franz Argentblum. There are also some difficult words in this book that I had to look up in the dictionary. Some of these words were monoliths and concentric.
The writing style of the author Mark Walden is very good. He used third person point of view in H.I.V.E. Walden also used a lot of figurative language in this book. The words were extremely descriptive. Some great words in this book were indicative, rebelliousness, monoliths, and concentric. Walden's writing style is also very easy to understand, save for a few words here and there.
I would recommend this book because it is descriptive, it is action-paced, and it is adventurous. It is also good because most of the characters are interesting and creative. A novel similar to this one is H.I.V.E. The Overlord Protocol (book two in the series). The London Eye Mystery is great too. Another good one is Scat. I have read a book by the same man who wrote Scat, Carl Hiaasen. This book by Hiaasen is Hoot. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a very exciting book, the first in a series of five. I think many people would enjoy award winning The Mysterious Benedict Society by the terrific author Trenton Lee Stewart. These are all great books!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

GET IT

Two words: GET IT

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Best book ever!

This is the best book ever! It is full of suspense, action, adventure, sci-fi weapons, and other awesome stuff. Otto, Shelby, Laura, Nigel, and Franz have to do the impossible. Can they break out of H.I.V.E.? This book is a real page-turner and impossible to put down! (By the way, my favorite character is Otto, but H.I.V.E.mind rocks!!!)

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Best villain book

Awesome. Just plain awesome and thrilling. An amazing book that took my breath away till the very end

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

H.I.V.E.

I totally love this book! (and Otto Malpanese)

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Very good!

Pop quiz! What is james bond+hogwarts+evil? H.i.v.e. that's what!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

The Best?

This book was very good. It was not the best, but it had me searching for the second one immediately after I finished. I recommend this book to anyone who loves science fiction and action.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Villanious

It was totally awsome! I loved it, i cant wait for the next book!!!!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

H.I.V.E. is an awesome bok!

All Otto Malpense wanted to do was save the orphanage where he grew up. The next thing he knows he¿s heading to a place he never signed up for. A place called H.I.V.E which stands for Higher Institute for Villainous Education. It¿s a weird place on an island that nobody¿s ever heard about. They teach villains the art of things they thought should never be taught in school. What would you do? Otto knows what he would do, try to escape. The book starts with Otto in a helicopter where he awakens with no memory. He then becomes friends with Wing Fanchu, a martial arts expert. Next the helicopter descends into a volcano and they are amazed at the beauty that surrounds them. Then they find out that this is just the hangar. While they are given a tour of the facility Otto starts to think of a way to escape. They are shown a slideshow that shows that this place is more magnificent then they thought. They think it is a wonderful place to spend a couple of weeks until they are told that they have to stay for six years. When they are led to their rooms they meet the two other people that will help with their escape. Laura Brand is the electronics expert and Shelby Trinity is the diamond thief. Otto is determined to escape because he is not used to people being able to outsmart him. He has many questions like: why are they allowed to go to H.I.V.E. without their parents¿ permission and how does their food get there. Even though Otto doesn¿t realize it he is losing his desire to leave. Little by little you get to learn about Otto¿s time at H.I.V.E. along with his interesting path to being there. This book has a fluent mix of Otto¿s past and his interesting time at H.I.V.E. This book will show you that villains are more like us then you would think. If you like books that are action packed and that hold many surprises H.I.V.E. is the book for you.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Okey dokey

As i was reading this is book i CHUMBLE SPUZZ MACGROOGER EXTREMIST TURNIP FARTS

Anfibian

Frogs breath from death

Great

Book is intriguing from the start. Great

TIS BOOK IS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOD!!!!!! This bok is soooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!! I recommend it to anyone who likes action anf adventure, as well as suprising twists and turns. I guaranteebthat after you read at least the second book, you will want people to make a movie out of H.I.V.E. I'm on the 4th one and I want to read all of them!!!!! I even introduced them to my friend snd now she loves them. BUY THIS BOOK YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MARK WALDEN IS A GREAT AUTHOR. 2 THIMBS UP FOR HIM!!!

"H.I.V.E.": The Higher Institute of Villainous Educati

"H.I.V.E.": The Higher Institute of Villainous Education", by Mark Walden, is one of the most creative books that I have read in a long time. It has a unique and entertaining storyline that keeps you interested in the book the entire way; although, it can be predictable at times. The characters are all different and fun. The story itself contains not only action, but humor too. It left me wanting more. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

It was great :) -_-

I thought it had a great ending. I am also glad that the author siad they did not leave the island. If they did there would not have been a second book. This book is amazing and suprising. Read this book.

Love It!!

I read this book out of boredom and since then i am hooked on the series. I love to read these, but i read them so fast(1 hour) but still love every word. Other spy like novels always gave the kids spy stuff that was too unreal, like teleporation paste and zero tragedy. I am nit saying that i like sad stories but it does weed out which are sensible and which are not. HIVE RULES!!!