spnopineapples 's review for:

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

3.25

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I just finished all 3 seasons on Amazon Prime and now I will be rereading all the books up to Scorpia Rising cause that's the last book I read and apparently there are 5 i haven't read. The show was great go watch it. NOW. *cracks knuckles* let's get into the fact that nostalgia can give you rose tinted remembrance but at the same time.... stormbreaker I remember not being the coolest of the lot but I will say I did remember correctly that horowitz is a tight writer. The book was fast paced, well written and concise. I do like Alex as a character. Some stuff is over the top. But generally it is grounded but I wish horowitz had gone for a 16 year old and not a 14 year old as I feel the time Ian had to work to make him a spy would have been more realistic. Hands down complaint is that I kind of forgot how over the top Herod Sayle was as a villian in the since that over the top is a nice way of saying that the characterization of this Egyptian man was a bit..... *cringe borderline not good rep of an ethinicity* (very super nice way of saying that). Nostalgia did in fact shade that bit too rose tinted. That aside. Not bad. A good quick read. Let's see if the rest of the series holds up to my memory.