Storm breaker by Anthony Horowitz - Reviewed by Hannah Laquerre

Stormbreaker, the first in the Alex Rider series is a fictional novel written by Anthony Horowitz about a teenage spy.

This novel is about a 14-year-old boy named Alex Rider who lives in Brookland, England.  Following a plane crash, he is left without his parents and as a result moves in with his uncle Ian Rider and his nanny Jack Starbright.  After his uncle dies, Alex knows something is wrong.  He is told his uncle died in a car crash when he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, which in fact, was something, his uncle always stressed was extremely important to wear.  Alex begins to look for evidence that will lead to how his uncle actually died.  Alex believed his uncle was a bank manager.  What his did not know was that he was in fact, a spy.  His uncle had been on a mission for MI6, a Spy Organization in England and was killed by the enemy Herod’s Sayle and associates when snooping around the project Stormbreaker.  MI6 has a feeling that Alex may have special spy talents like his uncle.  They observe Alex as he searches for evidence.  Once they confirm his talent, they force him on a mission, to discover what the Stormbreaker computer really is.  From there he finds where his uncle left off and the horrible secret that the Stormbreaker computers contain. Alex had something his uncle did not, so in the end he pulled threw and saved all the kids in England.  It turns out; Alex Rider was made to be a spy.

The main idea of the novel is MI6 believes that, Herod Sayle a multimillionaire with a troubled past with England is plotting against the people of England.  Alex Rider, a 14 year old with almost no training, or firearms is sent to follow the tracks of a dead man to try and stop Herod Sayle. Anthony Horowitz wrote the action packed book Stormbreaker to follow this storyline.

This book is action-packed and filled with surprises.  It keeps you wondering what will come next.  If you like books with a surprising twists and page turning battles this is the book for you.  If you are more into non-fiction type books or reality type fiction I do not think this is your type of book.  This book reaches into the impossible, creating a far-fetched reality and making an amazing adventure for a 14-year-old spy.  It is definitely a book for people who like to escape their reality.

This page-turner is thrilling and shows what can become of one when pushed to the edge of their limits.