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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed Stormbreaker when I first read it, but then as I read it over again I was slightly annoyed by the writing style, which was a little too directional for my taste.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Loved this book when I read it when I was younger
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
After watching the show and the movie it was only fitting I finally read the book. Insert the dead parents trope but make it the dead uncle trope.
This was a fun time with plenty of action and some cool secret spy gadgets.
This was a fun time with plenty of action and some cool secret spy gadgets.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
One of my first books read for pleasure as a kid. Great series.
Stormbreaker is definitely a book that any young MG student might like to read. As the author described, the protagonist of the story is in many ways similar to a teenage James Bond. Alex Rider, being raised by his uncle, is inducted into the British MI6 after his uncle is killed. He finds that all the sporting events, travel, and languages taught him in his early years all come into play in his secret agent life.
In spite of a few things just being said to justify actions in the story, the story does move along as a somewhat easy read and certainly a recommendable book for any young reluctant reader or someone interested in teen adventure.
In spite of a few things just being said to justify actions in the story, the story does move along as a somewhat easy read and certainly a recommendable book for any young reluctant reader or someone interested in teen adventure.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
A quick, fun little book, though at times quite predictable. It follows closely to the "secret agent" meme - gadgets, bad guy foreigners, race to save the world (or at least England), but the 14-year-old protagonist, Alex Rider, is likable. That he is unrealistically daring and even more unrealistically lucky is par for the genre; suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride.