Sometimes Mara feels as if there's a fireball in her head and a roaring behind her eyes. Then she runs like a machine, her ears humming, her heart thumping against her ribs: Let me out! I've got to get out of here. When her body finally gives her the signal - It's all right. Stop. Relax - she doesn't know where she is. Mara was only ten when she first felt red rage and had the urge to destroy something. Now she knows it's because she's afraid of being destroyed herself. Her one ray of hope is Tibor Impossible to put down! Addictive. Mara's character is very original and the unpredictability of the events keeps you on the edge of your seat!' Jasmine, 16 Mara evokes unexpected sympathy from the reader, even though she would not want it.' Elia, 16