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Alex Rider Adventure
7 Reviews
(3)
YA
Alex Rider Adventure series.
A message that seems to be from Jack Starbright, who Alex thought was dead, sets the ostensibly retired young spy on another high-stakes international adventure, one that ultimately involves a (disturbing) threat on the lives of a group of children. This is the sort of whirlwind, adrenaline-driven mission that fans have come to expect from the series.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
(3)
YA
Alex Rider Adventure series.
The life story of Yassen Gregorovich, teen spy Alex Rider's archenemy, humanizes the assassin as it details his courage through the (sometimes unbelievable) hardships leading to his murderous career. Alex appears only in the frame story, but series fans will welcome the flipped perspective. This page-turner can stand alone and will likely make any new readers curious about the main series.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
(3)
YA
Alex Rider Adventure series.
In his eighth appearance, teen spy Alex Rider agrees to just one more small task for MI6. But that mission makes the crafters of murderous botanical schemes interested in what he knows...enough to warrant a bi-continental kidnapping; the titular reptiles play a frightening role. Readers who like their action with no holds barred will race through this well-paced thriller.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
(3)
YA
Alex Rider Adventure series.
The Australian Secret Service wants Alex to investigate a people-smuggling ring. Working with a godfather he never knew about, Alex agrees to help but steps into more danger than he expected, including chasing down a bomb for his old friends at MI6. Written tightly and with a bit more character development than other titles in the series, this is a suspenseful addition.
Reviewer: Becky Levine
(3)
YA
Alex Rider Adventure series.
In this fifth book of the series, Alex must confront more ghosts from his past, following leads that he hopes will take him to the truth about his father. With fast pacing and some tough choices for Alex, Scorpia lives up to the reputation for adventure and suspense that Horowitz has built for himself.
Reviewer: Becky Levine
(4)
YA
Alex Rider Adventure series.
When teenage spy Alex encounters the man who killed his uncle, he embarks on a very personal mission that ends with the launch of nuclear missiles and a shootout aboard Airforce One. The plot's preposterous, but the action is nonstop and Alex is as brave and resourceful as ever. Fans will be thrilled that the conclusion virtually assures a sequel.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(3)
YA
Alex Rider Adventure series.
Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider, the youngest agent working for Great Britain's intelligence organization, is called into action again. This time he's sent to a boarding school in the French Alps where hard-to-handle boys are mysteriously transformed into Stepford-like students. The plot is preposterous, but daring escapes, larger than life villains, and a surprise ending make this sequel to Stormbreaker a riveting read.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
7 reviews
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