You`re Never too Young to Die! Stormbreaker (Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz)

Member Name: ns1209

Product:	Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz
Date:	18/05/09 (74 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Action packed

Disadvantages: A little predictable and may be too unrealistic!

I think this book is great! It is an action adventure book and is the first book in the brilliant Alex Rider series written by Anthony Horowitz.

The book is about Alex Rider, 14 who is a MI6 agent but does not want to be one. He is sent to the south coast to find out about the strange computers named "Stormbreakers" hence the name of the book. When he arrives however he discovers the truth about the computers...

I think this is a brilliant book and would probably be enjoyed most by children roughly age 10 and up. The book is as fast as an action movie and never stops. This book reminds me of a younger James Bond and also a bit like Harry Potter because a young child/teenager saves people and is not allowed to go about telling normal people about it. Similar to James Bond and most spy films/books it is not very realistic and some of the stuff would never happen in real life e.g. he always escapes and can use Karate against full grown men and never gets hurt!

I really like the character Alex Rider as well and think that readers of the book can really relate to him and understand him. He is just like a normal teenager and I think this helps the book.

Once I started reading I found it hard to stop as the book is full of action and all though some parts are predictable they are still quite exciting. Alex has lots of gadgets like other spy stories and these come in use in the story. I would recommend these books to anybody but especially teenagers/ children who are good at reading.

As I mentioned earlier there are other books in the series which are also great and some are even more exciting! (I will be reviewing these in the next couple of weeks so watch out!)

The book is available for £4.97 new (paperback) at Amazon and can probably found cheaper and can also be found in box sets for cheaper with the rest of the series! Check out findbook.co.uk to see if it is available cheaper!

The book was shortlisted for the Children`s Book Award 2001 which shows it is a fantastic read.

5/5 Recommended for all!

Summary: A brilliant action packed book! Recommended 5/5