Author: Anthony Horowitz
# of Pages: 388 (paperback)
Genre: YA, Adventure, Action
Rating: ★★★★☆
Synopsis: Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father, teenage MI6 superspy, Alex Rider, is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy, he manages to infiltrate the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman, beautiful society hostess and member of the international criminal organization, Scorpia. She reveals that Alex’s father was murdered by MI6, in an operation masterminded by Head of Special Operations, Mrs. Jones. Shocked and angry, Alex faces a choice: to continue to work with the British security services, or to become an agent for Scorpia, and get revenge.
Review: Yes! This is what I've been waiting for! Horowitz is finally breaking away from the Alex Rider mold that he created and is making the plot less predictable. Of course, I still predicted most of what was going to happen, but not until after I read over half the book. And the ending was COMPLETELY unexpected. I couldn't quite comprehend what actually happened.
Although this is one of my favorite Alex Rider books, it still isn't five star quality. There were times where there was a little too much detail, making some scenes a little dry. If there was just a tad bit less detail, then I may have given the book five stars.
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