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Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel
They have become a phenomenon. The Alex Rider adventures are now bestsellers the world over, and the book that started it all, Stormbreaker, is soon to be a major motion picture. Now is your chance to see this book visualized in a brand-new format, with bold, edgy, manga-like illustrations that bring Alex Rider to life in a way not seen before. For existing fans of the series, this graphic novel will be a must-have; for those yet to discover Stormbreaker, this will be the perfect introduction.
144 pages, Paperback
First published July 3, 2006
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Antony Johnston is one of the most versatile writers of the modern era.
The Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde was based on his graphic novel. His murder mystery series The Dog Sitter Detective won the Barker Book Award. His crime puzzle novel Can You Solve the Murder? reinvented choose-your-own-story books for a mainstream audience and was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year. The Brigitte Sharp spy thrillers are in development for TV. And his productivity guide The Organised Writer has helped authors all over the world take control of their workload.
Antony is a celebrated videogames writer, with genre-defining titles including Dead Space, Shadow of Mordor, and Resident Evil Village to his credit. His work on Silent Hill Ascension made him the only writer in the world to have contributed to all of gaming’s ‘big three’ horror franchises.
His immense body of work also includes Marvel superheroes such as Daredevil and Shang-Chi, the award-winning Alex Rider graphic novels, the post-apocalypse epic Wasteland, and more. He wrote and directed the film Crossover Point, made entirely in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.
An experienced podcaster and public speaker, he also frequently writes articles on the life of an author, and is a prolific musician.
Antony is a former vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, a member of International Thriller Writers and the Society of Authors, a Shore Scripts screenwriting judge, and sits on the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s videogames committee. He lives and works in England.
Antony Johnston is one of the most versatile writers of the modern era.
The Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde was based on his graphic novel. His murder mystery series The Dog Sitter Detective won the Barker Book Award. His crime puzzle novel Can You Solve the Murder? reinvented choose-your-own-story books for a mainstream audience and was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year. The Brigitte Sharp spy thrillers are in development for TV. And his productivity guide The Organised Writer has helped authors all over the world take control of their workload.
Antony is a celebrated videogames writer, with genre-defining titles including Dead Space, Shadow of Mordor, and Resident Evil Village to his credit. His work on Silent Hill Ascension made him the only writer in the world to have contributed to all of gaming’s ‘big three’ horror franchises.
His immense body of work also includes Marvel superheroes such as Daredevil and Shang-Chi, the award-winning Alex Rider graphic novels, the post-apocalypse epic Wasteland, and more. He wrote and directed the film Crossover Point, made entirely in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.
An experienced podcaster and public speaker, he also frequently writes articles on the life of an author, and is a prolific musician.
Antony is a former vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, a member of International Thriller Writers and the Society of Authors, a Shore Scripts screenwriting judge, and sits on the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s videogames committee. He lives and works in England.
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March 7, 2016
This was basically just reading the movie but it was a lot of fun. Although I was slightly disappointed that it was a graphic novel of the movie adaptation and not the book, I still really enjoyed this for what it was. A fun and easy read of which I finished in about 20 minutes. I have a lot of love for this book series and the movie and reading this has made me want to read the series all over again. :')
March 19, 2018
The book was a success, spawning several sequels.
The film adaptation was a big flop.
So...why would they adapt the latter into a comic book instead of the former?
It's fun to see Alex Rider in comic book form, but, with the addition of Sabina (who, in the regular novels, doesn't appear until the third volume) and some scenes which took away from the original story, just like they did in the flick...well, that was a disappointment.
With this as the start, I wonder: Will the other graphic novels be faithful to the books, or will they be the movies that could have been?
The film adaptation was a big flop.
So...why would they adapt the latter into a comic book instead of the former?
It's fun to see Alex Rider in comic book form, but, with the addition of Sabina (who, in the regular novels, doesn't appear until the third volume) and some scenes which took away from the original story, just like they did in the flick...well, that was a disappointment.
With this as the start, I wonder: Will the other graphic novels be faithful to the books, or will they be the movies that could have been?
January 16, 2018
Vrij standaard actiefilm-plot. Doet me ook wel een beetje denken aan bijvoorbeeld Meedogenloos. Zo een plot pak ik tegenwoordig niet zo snel meer op in boekvorm, maar op tv vind ik het nog wel lekker consumeren.
Vandaar dat de graphic novel me wel aansprak, een beetje visueler, minder tekst, snel uit, zoals je een film kijkt. Dat was met dit plot ook wel fijn. Alleen de eerste twee van de serie zijn als graphic novel verschenen, dus ik twijfelde eerst of ik het wel op wilde pakken, ik kan ten slotte niet de serie uitlezen in dit format. Maar is dat erg? Ik wilde het toch gewoon proberen.
Het was leuk om te lezen, het las echt als het kijken van een actiefilm. Zal de tweede ook nog wel oppakken want leest lekker vlot, en wel lekker even de gedachten verzetten. Er zit ook een leuk gevoel voor humor in.
Wat ik wel jammer vind, is de slechte vertaling. Het Engelse Well, *zin, is in het Nederlands toch echt Nou, *zin en niet Wel, *zin.. Dat soort dingetjes.
Maar al met al: vermakelijk en leuk zo uit de bieb, dus.
Vandaar dat de graphic novel me wel aansprak, een beetje visueler, minder tekst, snel uit, zoals je een film kijkt. Dat was met dit plot ook wel fijn. Alleen de eerste twee van de serie zijn als graphic novel verschenen, dus ik twijfelde eerst of ik het wel op wilde pakken, ik kan ten slotte niet de serie uitlezen in dit format. Maar is dat erg? Ik wilde het toch gewoon proberen.
Het was leuk om te lezen, het las echt als het kijken van een actiefilm. Zal de tweede ook nog wel oppakken want leest lekker vlot, en wel lekker even de gedachten verzetten. Er zit ook een leuk gevoel voor humor in.
Wat ik wel jammer vind, is de slechte vertaling. Het Engelse Well, *zin, is in het Nederlands toch echt Nou, *zin en niet Wel, *zin.. Dat soort dingetjes.
Maar al met al: vermakelijk en leuk zo uit de bieb, dus.
January 19, 2010
This book about a boy Alex Rider. Who becomes a spy after his uncle Ian Rider was killed Ian Rider was also a spy but he told Alex and Jack who was Alex babysitter and house keeper that he was a banker. Alex was forced to work for the agency that ian worked for orelse they would send Jack away since her visa expired 7 years ago. So Alex joined the agency and they gave Jack a permanent visa so they sent Alex to a camp for 2 weeks then they take him out and tell him he has a mission. They gave him all types of gadgets his mission was to go under cover as a computer nerd that won a contest to try out a new computer called storm breaker. The creator of the computer was a man called Mr.Sayle. Mr.Sayle is giving the computer away to every school. Once the prime minister pushes the activation button millions of people will die. Will Alex Rider save the world you will have to read it to find out.
I really liked all the parts of this book.
I would recommend this book to anyone. I would mostly recommend this book to someone who likes action books. This book is full of action and mysteries. If you want to read this book you should read it because its not a boring book and you will be done with the book in less than a hour if your really read it. So i would recommend this book to anyone. Thank you for reading my book review.
I really liked all the parts of this book.
I would recommend this book to anyone. I would mostly recommend this book to someone who likes action books. This book is full of action and mysteries. If you want to read this book you should read it because its not a boring book and you will be done with the book in less than a hour if your really read it. So i would recommend this book to anyone. Thank you for reading my book review.
February 4, 2016
2.75/5
Una novela gráfica claramente dirigida para niños y pre-adolescentes. Entretenida, con una historia simple nada del otro mundo y personajes un poco planos.
No la disfrute tanto como quería pero tampoco fue un martirio leerla. El arte es colorida, llamativa y sencilla en el buen sentido. Leí más de la mitad en unos 40 minutos, obviamente se lee muy rápido. El final lo dejan abierto para la siguiente novela.
En general estuvo, meh!
Una novela gráfica claramente dirigida para niños y pre-adolescentes. Entretenida, con una historia simple nada del otro mundo y personajes un poco planos.
No la disfrute tanto como quería pero tampoco fue un martirio leerla. El arte es colorida, llamativa y sencilla en el buen sentido. Leí más de la mitad en unos 40 minutos, obviamente se lee muy rápido. El final lo dejan abierto para la siguiente novela.
En general estuvo, meh!
June 9, 2019
Soon after Alex finds out the horrible truth - his Uncle was a secret agent killed on a mission - he is drawn into a dangerous plot involving terrorists, and must use his quick thinking to overcome their plans before he suffers the same fate. Johnston and Damerum bring the action of "Alex Rider" to life with a book that is sure to keep readers reading in a single go. Can Alex keep up with the pace, or is his first ever spy mission going to fall apart before it even starts?
July 9, 2023
Had higher hopes for this adaptation but it was fun enough. A good excuse to reread the books, though!
May 12, 2025
Heerlijk om weer even een graphic novel te lezen. Leuk verhaal, prima graphics. Smaakt naar meer!!
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September 28, 2016it is a good book
December 9, 2017
Fun adaptation but feel like they could have done more with the illustration
May 20, 2019
Alex rider is an orphaned teenager, living with his 'Boring' uncle who works as a banker. One day, Alex's uncle is killed in a car accident, and his world is crushed. Ian was the only family he had. What will he do now? However, after Alex catches a man stealing all of Ian's belongings out of their house, he finds out that Ian was not a banker, but a spy for the government. Alex is brought into the same organization his uncle worked for, and given a mission. He must investigate Sayle Enterprises, who recently produced a super computer called Stormbreaker. This new invention uses wonderful new technology, but it may have an ulterior motive... (No spoilers!!) I love, and always have loved the Alex Rider series because of the concept that a child could be a spy. It makes me want to work for the government and fight evil! For me, these books will never get old, no matter how many times I read them.
February 4, 2023
Very entertaining book. I read it in 90 minutes. It is very gripping. Some moments in the book are relatively disturbing. I think this is because it is in drawings not words meaning it can be more violent or creepy.
Most of the violence is someone pointing a gun at someone's head and then a blank page with red splatters on it and bang sound affects. The book could be insensitive to some people because members of the protagonists family has been killed and the antagonists main goal is killing millions of school children. The language is zero but it has very mild bullying. The bullying stops and they become friends. There is a man who has sewn sides of his mouth due to a knife juggling accident. Overall a really good book.
Most of the violence is someone pointing a gun at someone's head and then a blank page with red splatters on it and bang sound affects. The book could be insensitive to some people because members of the protagonists family has been killed and the antagonists main goal is killing millions of school children. The language is zero but it has very mild bullying. The bullying stops and they become friends. There is a man who has sewn sides of his mouth due to a knife juggling accident. Overall a really good book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 5, 2019
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December 10, 2017
I realised about halfway in that I had seen the movie this graphic novel is based on, and it seems to be a pretty faithful adaptation.
It's a pretty fun and quick read, definitely appropriate for middle grade. I can imagine a lot of kids liking this a lot
It's a pretty fun and quick read, definitely appropriate for middle grade. I can imagine a lot of kids liking this a lot
December 20, 2022
2.5 stars. I prefer the movie.
January 5, 2025
This was fun and I’m excited to read the regular book now. Love me a graphic novel that makes me want more 😉
March 18, 2017
Never really enjoyed this series. The comic book was pretty good. Much better than the novel. If you're looking for a quick read (I read this in under an hour) than this is a good book for you.
January 21, 2020
Although Alex Rider translates very well to graphic novel form, this was literally just a carbon copy of the film. Overall, a disappointing rendition of an excellent story.
April 6, 2013
Name: Kim Deniker
APA Citation: Horowitz, A. (2006). Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel. New York: Philomel Books.
Genre: Mystery, Graphic Novel
Literary Prizes and awards won by Stormbreaker include Booklist, 11/15/2006; Wilson’s Children, 10/1/2010; Kliatt starred, 1/1/2007; Wilson's Junior High School, 8/1/2007; and Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), 4/1/2007.
Format: Print
Selection Process: Stormbreaker was chosen for winning several literary awards including VOYA in 2007 and Booklist in 2006. Stormbreaker is a titled used in 7th grade curriculum and as part of the differentiated instruction, allow graphic novels to be utilized as a choice for project based assignments as a part of the Common Core State Standards. The Alex Rider series has been on the New York Times Best Sellers list. According to Follett Library Resources, Stormbreaker has an interest level of fifth grade and up with a reading level of seventh grade. It also has a quiz for the reading programs Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts which are utilized at Wilmington. Graphic novels are often a pull for reluctant readers.
Review: Gr 5 Up. Alex Rider is a fourteen year old boy who lives with his uncle and who he believes to be a banker until he was killed in a car accident. Alex begins to investigate on his own and discovers bullet holes in the car which then leads him on the adventures into his uncle’s unknown world of espionage. After his uncle’s funeral, Alex is taken in and by the same company that trained his uncle and soon realizes that his life experiences thought to be hobbies were actually training exercises to prepare him for his next adventure of becoming a super spy like his uncle and battling evil businessmen, while keeping the evil Mr. Sayle from unleashing a virus that would kill millions through the Stormbreaker computer program. Library Media Connection (2007) views the graphic novel of Stormbreaker as “Alex's initial journey into a clandestine world filled with intrigue, adventure, danger, and some super cool gadgets that every young reader will covet -- including zit cream that can melt metal, a backpack parachute, and a Nintendo DS that's really a PDA scanner, transmitter, bug finder, and smoke bomb! Alex's introduction to a life of covert operations is enhanced by the comic format because the illustrations quicken an already fast-paced plot line”. It is the teenage version of a James Bond 007 movie. Booklist (2006) says that “readers who already like Alex Rider will want this; even adventure lovers unfamiliar with the books will find it difficult to resist the hyperkinetic fun, although they may feel they have sold a bit of their souls to get it”. “The first book was adapted into a movie that opened in the U.S. in 2006 before being released on DVD late in that same year. According to the credits, this graphic novel adaptation is based on the screenplay” VOYA (2007). Recommend.
APA Citation: Horowitz, A. (2006). Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel. New York: Philomel Books.
Genre: Mystery, Graphic Novel
Literary Prizes and awards won by Stormbreaker include Booklist, 11/15/2006; Wilson’s Children, 10/1/2010; Kliatt starred, 1/1/2007; Wilson's Junior High School, 8/1/2007; and Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), 4/1/2007.
Format: Print
Selection Process: Stormbreaker was chosen for winning several literary awards including VOYA in 2007 and Booklist in 2006. Stormbreaker is a titled used in 7th grade curriculum and as part of the differentiated instruction, allow graphic novels to be utilized as a choice for project based assignments as a part of the Common Core State Standards. The Alex Rider series has been on the New York Times Best Sellers list. According to Follett Library Resources, Stormbreaker has an interest level of fifth grade and up with a reading level of seventh grade. It also has a quiz for the reading programs Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts which are utilized at Wilmington. Graphic novels are often a pull for reluctant readers.
Review: Gr 5 Up. Alex Rider is a fourteen year old boy who lives with his uncle and who he believes to be a banker until he was killed in a car accident. Alex begins to investigate on his own and discovers bullet holes in the car which then leads him on the adventures into his uncle’s unknown world of espionage. After his uncle’s funeral, Alex is taken in and by the same company that trained his uncle and soon realizes that his life experiences thought to be hobbies were actually training exercises to prepare him for his next adventure of becoming a super spy like his uncle and battling evil businessmen, while keeping the evil Mr. Sayle from unleashing a virus that would kill millions through the Stormbreaker computer program. Library Media Connection (2007) views the graphic novel of Stormbreaker as “Alex's initial journey into a clandestine world filled with intrigue, adventure, danger, and some super cool gadgets that every young reader will covet -- including zit cream that can melt metal, a backpack parachute, and a Nintendo DS that's really a PDA scanner, transmitter, bug finder, and smoke bomb! Alex's introduction to a life of covert operations is enhanced by the comic format because the illustrations quicken an already fast-paced plot line”. It is the teenage version of a James Bond 007 movie. Booklist (2006) says that “readers who already like Alex Rider will want this; even adventure lovers unfamiliar with the books will find it difficult to resist the hyperkinetic fun, although they may feel they have sold a bit of their souls to get it”. “The first book was adapted into a movie that opened in the U.S. in 2006 before being released on DVD late in that same year. According to the credits, this graphic novel adaptation is based on the screenplay” VOYA (2007). Recommend.
June 4, 2018
Contains spoiler for this graphic novel, the movie adaption and Anthony Horowitz's original Stormbreaker.
I am so disappointed in this book and I just don't know where to start.... Why would they base it on the movie instead of Anthony Horowitz's original book and only tell you that in teeny tiny little writing on the back? I don't want to read the graphic novel of the movie! Sigh.
The original Alex Rider series was a large part of my childhood. I read those books about three times each and obsessed over Alex. I used to play spy games and pretend to go on missions and do everything that Alex did. He was a childhood hero. When you love a series that much, you want to try and make the magic of it last as long as you can. You buy the books, then the companion novels, you buy the series' guides, the author's biography, the author's other works.. and the graphic novel adaptions... sigh.
Alex's character was butchered in this and it made me want to cry. Alex - in the original book series - is a strong, complex and very driven character with a lot of heavy backstory that is more important that you would think. In this book, Alex was incredibly gullible, boring, shallow, impulsive, childish and lacked independence. He was dry and unrelatable. Who wants to read about a character like that!?
The plotline was also completely dissimilar to the original story. The beginning was all messed. Ian was weird as. Why did he call Alex? He wasn't meant to be the parental kind. Then was Alan Blunt and "the offer" which was all ridiculously rushed. Where was Alex's denial stage? Where was the part where MI6 tested Alex to see if he was worth training? That's kind of important.
There was plenty of other things that I could comment on too but I think I've made my point. I am really disappointing that this deviated from the original books so much - even the characters were drawn with the wrong hair colours etc. - and it made my dislike for this even more profound. I certainly wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
... I just remember a couple of things that I cannot believe I forgot to add such as the fact that they changed the back story of our villain - Herold Sayle. I even don't know where to start with my anger at this. Its renders Sayle's entire crazy plan pointless! The original story made his motives make sense - like they are meant to be - but the story in this was simply crazy. He was bullied at school for being American!? They called him "Smell" instead of "Sayle" - that's your reasoning behind killing millions of children? Please. That's pathetic. He wasn't even of American heritage in the original book - he had a much, much more complicated history.
My other qualm is the fact there was this romantic interest-type little thread added into this book. There is meant to be no romance in this series for a reason - don't ruin that.
I am so disappointed in this book and I just don't know where to start.... Why would they base it on the movie instead of Anthony Horowitz's original book and only tell you that in teeny tiny little writing on the back? I don't want to read the graphic novel of the movie! Sigh.
The original Alex Rider series was a large part of my childhood. I read those books about three times each and obsessed over Alex. I used to play spy games and pretend to go on missions and do everything that Alex did. He was a childhood hero. When you love a series that much, you want to try and make the magic of it last as long as you can. You buy the books, then the companion novels, you buy the series' guides, the author's biography, the author's other works.. and the graphic novel adaptions... sigh.
Alex's character was butchered in this and it made me want to cry. Alex - in the original book series - is a strong, complex and very driven character with a lot of heavy backstory that is more important that you would think. In this book, Alex was incredibly gullible, boring, shallow, impulsive, childish and lacked independence. He was dry and unrelatable. Who wants to read about a character like that!?
The plotline was also completely dissimilar to the original story. The beginning was all messed. Ian was weird as. Why did he call Alex? He wasn't meant to be the parental kind. Then was Alan Blunt and "the offer" which was all ridiculously rushed. Where was Alex's denial stage? Where was the part where MI6 tested Alex to see if he was worth training? That's kind of important.
There was plenty of other things that I could comment on too but I think I've made my point. I am really disappointing that this deviated from the original books so much - even the characters were drawn with the wrong hair colours etc. - and it made my dislike for this even more profound. I certainly wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
... I just remember a couple of things that I cannot believe I forgot to add such as the fact that they changed the back story of our villain - Herold Sayle. I even don't know where to start with my anger at this. Its renders Sayle's entire crazy plan pointless! The original story made his motives make sense - like they are meant to be - but the story in this was simply crazy. He was bullied at school for being American!? They called him "Smell" instead of "Sayle" - that's your reasoning behind killing millions of children? Please. That's pathetic. He wasn't even of American heritage in the original book - he had a much, much more complicated history.
My other qualm is the fact there was this romantic interest-type little thread added into this book. There is meant to be no romance in this series for a reason - don't ruin that.
July 24, 2014
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Stormbreaker is the graphic novel adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's very popular "James Bond" type of series. The artwork inside is an interesting mix between manga and traditional American comics, with an easy-to-follow storyline and decent adaptation of the source.
Alex Rider lives with his banker uncle in London. His uncle travels around the world for his job and leaves Alex in the care of a quirky young woman named Jack. But one day, Alex is told his Uncle has died and in the quest to find out more about how it happened, he becomes caught up in Mi6 and the spy game. As a first assignment, he is sent to investigate an American tycoon who has donated a supercomputer to schools around England. Alex soon discovers that there may be much more to this tycoon than meets the eye.
For graphic novel adaptations, I always look toward plot continuity and ability to convey in images, rather than words, the story. I feel that the editors and artist did an excellent job in translating Horowitz' action/adventure into pictures. The dialogue was just the right balance - not too much and not too little, and the editors allowed the artist to convey the right amount of images to keep the story moving.
I rate this four instead of five stars because Alex seems to have the same "happy go lucky' expression in nearly every panel. Sure, that's his nature but I think facets of that could have been drawn rather than reusing the same expression over and over ad nauseum.
In all, I did enjoy this adaptation much better than other YA novels. The artists and authors kept the James Bond like character looking and acting his age.
March 26, 2018
26/03/18
This was one of my all-time faves growing up so I cannot wait to finally dive into this series (first 5 books) in a different format! This felt a little like reading the movie script, but with pictures. BUT, it's Alex Rider so I loved it anyway.
24/09/15
4.5
This is an old favourite of mine, a quick read to destress me while I'm reading A Clash of Kings.
This was one of my all-time faves growing up so I cannot wait to finally dive into this series (first 5 books) in a different format! This felt a little like reading the movie script, but with pictures. BUT, it's Alex Rider so I loved it anyway.
24/09/15
4.5
This is an old favourite of mine, a quick read to destress me while I'm reading A Clash of Kings.
May 7, 2021
the acations of the book is called the stormbreaker by the antony johnston is very execting and very fun. in the beginning of the book , the protagonist 's like familier or uncle is by killing , and he needs to find the killers
January 17, 2016
it wasint what I imagined it to be and they got Alex's personality all wrong! But anyone who is willing to draw a WHOLE BOOK has gotten three stars!
October 19, 2016
very intresting
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September 9, 2021Fun, light read. I did find the layouts a bit confusing from time to time, specifically some of the speech ballon placement. But overall a fun book aimed at middle schoolers.
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October 24, 2024In Stormbreaker of the Alex Rider series by Anothony Horowitz, a quick thinking, athletic kid—Alex Rider—finally learns the truth of his uncle’s job. Alex’s whole life he thought his uncle was a banker, but when he mysteriously died, Alex sought answers. He finds a secret pathway to a spy agency that his uncle worked for. The spy agency tries to recruit Alex, but he says no. Eventually the agency does get Alex to join them, so they send him to boot camp. He excels there and is sent back for a mission. He is mission is to go under cover as a computer nerd that won a contest and see what the antagonist, Mr. Sayle, is up to. While there Alex finds out and barely escapes to stop Sayle’s plan. “Spoiler Alert!” Alex does end up stopping Sayle’s plan, while also saving the girl he likes and millions of school kids. Also, many times in the book Alex almost gets shot, but somehow dodges every bullet. This book is written in third person point of view and has a very suspenseful plot. In some parts of the story, it has a somber mood. I liked all the suspense and action. There is a lot of decent action from chases to fighting. For example, when the agency is trying to take all his uncle’s things Alex chases the people to try and find them and in doing so, he almost gets shot, gets lost in a train station, and then finds the head of the spy agency. It is also a revenge story. The main antagonist is trying to get revenge for being made fun of in school. It is also not super predictable like a lot of spy books. I wasn’t very fond of the fact that some events weren’t very detailed, so I had to reread it a couple of times to figure out what happened. I also don’t like that they made the spy gadgets seem super hyped, but he barely used them. At first, I didn’t even see him use them. I kind of could connect with Alex and some of the other characters, but we didn’t have a lot in common. I could connect with the problem of him having school, so he didn’t really have much extra time to be a spy. I think this book will stick with me for a while because it had good action and events, but at the same time it was more on the boring side of an action book.
May 7, 2021
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October 8, 2021
2.5 (for someone who read the books) - ME
3 (for someone who hasn't even heard of the books OR the movie - which wasn't accurate either) - NOT ME
I will base my rating on the fact that Mr Smithers wasn't fat enough.
No, jk, but REALLY. IT WAS SO UNACCURATE. A mix between the movie, the book and someone's imagination. Someone who clearly wasn't Anthony Horrowitz. They added things uselessly and cut a lot of important parts.
FOR SOME REASON, they changed the appearance, backstory and NAME of the main villain in this book.
SABINA wasn't supposed to appear until the third book !!!!
The jellyfish (portuguese man o'war) WASN'T NEARLY big enough. In the book it was much bigger.
I don't know, I was really disappointed. It also felt really rushed because they cut from one scene to another without the action really finishing in either.
3 (for someone who hasn't even heard of the books OR the movie - which wasn't accurate either) - NOT ME
I will base my rating on the fact that Mr Smithers wasn't fat enough.
No, jk, but REALLY. IT WAS SO UNACCURATE. A mix between the movie, the book and someone's imagination. Someone who clearly wasn't Anthony Horrowitz. They added things uselessly and cut a lot of important parts.
FOR SOME REASON, they changed the appearance, backstory and NAME of the main villain in this book.
SABINA wasn't supposed to appear until the third book !!!!
The jellyfish (portuguese man o'war) WASN'T NEARLY big enough. In the book it was much bigger.
I don't know, I was really disappointed. It also felt really rushed because they cut from one scene to another without the action really finishing in either.
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