A review by joemodz
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

3.0

I listened to an older (2000) YA book written for teenaged boys, and since I am no longer 14, I cannot evaluate this as a teen. However, if I were, I would have loved it. First, there are no parental figures; that’s always key. And, there’s a twenty-something woman from America who goes by the name of Jack who has moved from nanny to housekeeper and Alex’s best friend. (Hum!). Next, he gets to leave school for weeks to train as a spy and wins the admiration of men at least a decade older. Did I mention he’s a black belt and polyglot who knows how to drive, scuba dive, parachute, and who knows what else? There are tons of action scenes, adults he outmaneuvers and outsmarts, improbable to impossible situations and escapes, all of which allow him to defeat the nation’s biggest archenemy leading to him saving the entire nation of England’s school children. So there’s that! Yeah…I would have eaten this up as a kid.


My review ratings are based upon the following:
1 Star, “I did not like it and wasted my time or couldn’t finish it”;
2 Stars, “I think it is just Ok, but I’ll never think about it again”;
3 Stars, “I think it is an entertaining, enjoyable book, and I’ll think about it again”;
4 Stars, “I really love this book, and I may read it again”;
5 Stars, “I think this book is excellent, I will read it again, and it will likely stand the test of time.”