Reviews

Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz

issianne's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed myself more in this installment of the Alex Rider series. Alex is a bit more seasoned as a spy and understands the full effect of what it means to be a fourteen-year-old risking his life. This book was the same plot of the IMDb series that came out recently, so I enjoyed both the similar and differing aspects of the book. Still, I'm looking for some humanity in these books. The two books so far haven't even really touched on Alex's personal life--Jack was full-on not in this book. I wished that we saw Alex being a bit more of a teenager to see that there is this huge difference between him going to school and being sent to the French mountainside to infiltrate a fancy finishing school.

naomicorbet's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.25

reader_problems's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

vidyasur's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

snippie99's review against another edition

3.0

This book was better than the first one and a solid sequel filled with more action and twists. Overall an enjoyable read.

lifeinsilver's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

emilytyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

janamcwhirter's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

fizzingweasleys's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

kberry513's review against another edition

4.0

This is really a 3.5 star book for me; because this is supposed to be realistic fiction, it was hard to suspend disbelief that there are 16 clones of Dr. Grief that have had enough plastic surgery to look just like 16 other boys. Sure, Grief claims that they don't look perfect and the parents wouldn't notice because they won't have seen them in like 8 months during puberty, which is fair. Except that the one that looks like Alex's friend is good enough to trick him and the one that looks like Alex is good enough to trick his au pair, so...

Also Alex's initial move of taking a barge out of the water using a crane was a little ridiculous and essentially for no reason...

Even so, it's supposed to be essentially a James Bond as a kid novel, and that is what this is, so overall very enjoyable.