Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (Book Review)

Stormbreaker. The first novel of the Alex Rider series. I have been reading these books for just over a year, yet I haven’t written a review of a single one. I decided to re-read Stormbreaker, as it is one of the best spy books I have read in a long time…

Unlike most books, it starts with a bang. The main character’s uncle dying in the first page is not very common, yet it just seems right in this genre. Alex Rider is an orphan, and lives with his mysterious yet awesome uncle in a home in Chelsea, London. The police said that his uncle, Ian Rider, died in a car crash, yet Alex finds this weird and investigates. This sets a very thrilling aura, especially when he goes into his uncles car in a salvage yard. His bravery is caught on camera, which pushes MI6’s interest in the teenager. From here, he finds out that his uncle wasn’t a banker, and was actually a spy. Ian took him all over the world, which Alex thought was for fun. Really, they were training trips, pushing him to master outdoor activities and languages. He was blackmailed by the head of operations threatening to kick his housekeeper (and now carer) back to America. He is sent to a training camp, where he surprises everyone by doing incredibly well. From here he is sent to investigate Sayle Enterprises…

I am not going to ruin the whole thing for you, so I am going to stop it here. I recommend you buy this book in five minutes.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️