Reviews

Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin by Anthony Horowitz

rebekkavanh's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

misshobbs_y5's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense

4.5

janamcwhirter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

theglossreview's review against another edition

5.0

Dynamic, wild and unexpected! A must-read not only for fans of the Alex Rider series. A joy! Precisely the right amount of time and detail is dedicated to each event. The story gives depth to Yassen’s character and let me arrive at a revelation about the events described in Snakehead, a previous volume. Yassen is truly not who I expected him to be. He seems to be a tragic hero: chastised for being too trusting, ethical and highly emotional. The novel also has a flair of drama. I just wish Yassen had spent more time with Alex, telling him everything, or that Alex could find his dairy. If Alex could read this story, a lot of things in his life would suddenly make sense. However, it might be too sad for him to know. All in all, a moving read whose tone changes rapidly from fabulous, thrilling and invincible to tragic, hard and dramatic.

fj1204's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.75

batfyfe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

4.5

khollenbeck315's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

4.25

nicole3654's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

guyro's review against another edition

2.0

The story was nice, nice how it linked up at the end, but ultimately i didn't like the tense of the prose, i did not like how it is in first person

overkastkid123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75