Anthony Horowitz

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.

Stormbreaker

Briar's Reviews

Alex Rider was super popular when I was a kid. It was all everybody talked about, so I figured I'd give it a read and dive into it!

Quick Review: 
I can see why it was so popular and I'm quite surprised it's not talked about much anymore. It's super cheesy but a great thrilling read. This kid is a spy on a mission and is determined to do his best. He comes across many challenges along the way, and it gives a child-like Mission Impossible or James Bond vibe.

If you're looking for a thriller YA book, grab this book! It's a great throwback to the early 2000s as well, so you're in for a treat!

Midori Kobayashi

might binge the entire series, it's a fun popcorn read

Georgia Carr

I will always love the Alex Rider series.

Special Edition

Lynn Braden

Alex Rider is told that his uncle, Ian, has been killed in a car crash, but Alex doesn't believe it.  When he finds the car that was supposedly wrecked at a local junkyard, the only thing wrong with it are the bullet holes in the windshield.  After he is almost crushed in the car, Alex meets Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones who tell him that his father didn't work for a bank.  He was an MI6 agent, and they want Alex to take his place.  When Alex refuses, they threaten to send his caregiver, Jack, back to America and send him to an institution.  Alex has no choice but to do what they ask.

Stormbreaker is the action packed first book in the Alex Rider series.  Right away we learn that Alex has skills that Ian taught him preparing him for whatever might come, so he isn't completely unskilled.  What we don't learn much about is Alex's personality.  There isn't much time for Alex to show grief or for his character to be developed.  Also none of the other characters in the story are well developed either.  Even though, this story packs a punch with the amount of action and adventure squashed into a small number of pages, some of it is over the top and difficult to believe.  Overall, however, Stormbreaker is a fun adventure and terrific beginning to this series. 3 1/2 stars.

Toni Turner

This is my second time reading this book. I read almost the whole series around 5 or 6 years ago and adored it. And I still adore it. I love Alex as a character and I always enjoyed reading about him. There were definitely a handful of things this time around that stuck out to me that I had never noticed before, and other things I remember loving that I was reminded of. I'm really glad I decided to pick this up again. I think I have to reread the whole series now haha.

Ren Christina

One of my favourite series as a kid and the first book still holds up! I can’t wait to keep reading and hopefully finish the series this time around.

Jai Relan

Antony Johnston

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6, in this manga adaptation of Horowitz's novel.

Kate

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. :')