My second look at this series of "are you serious, careers advisor?!" books, wasn't actually as great as the one on the crisis negotiator (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7764583057). That seemed a richer affair, discussing the complexity of the career and all that such negotiators would have to face. This seemed much more of a list of stunts a stunt performer might do, and little else. Sure, there is a bit about how they train and what in – martial or circus arts, falling, some specialisms – but the heart of the book is that they might do this, and then they might do that, and then they might do something else. And obviously I'm not suggesting this goes into any careers library of a primary school, if such a thing existed, but this didn't give me as rounded a picture of what the stunt industry would feel like to be in, rather just a list of how I could see them and what they would be doing. Still, for being quite the rare thing, a book for this age range on this topic, this is still a strong three stars – if you need something on this exact theme for your pupils then I've never seen an alternative.

It's really fun that a series about potential careers has a book about stunt performers. Stunt work is presented the same way as other careers, with information about how to prepare and what they do. The language is at an appropriate level for young readers so they can become confidence while learning about something interesting. And the photos are great, with some exciting scenes and pictures of famous people. There was one thing I didn't know about-- a stunt went wrong making a Harry Potter movie that left the stuntman paralyzed. While accidents are relatively rare, and the work is interesting and exciting, it can be dangerous.