Book Blog #172: Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz

Title: Ark Angel
Author: Anthony Horowitz
# of Pages: 323 (paperback)
Genre: YA, Action, Adventure
Rating: ★★★★☆
Synopsis: The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive . . . just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Force Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his project Ark Angel—the first luxury hotel in outer space—is a danger to the environment. Soon Alex discovers that Force Three will stop at nothing to destroy Ark Angel, even if it means sending four hundred tons of molten glass and steel hurtling down to Earth and killing millions . . . unless Alex can stop them.
Review: While I've read more attention-gripping books in my lifetime, this book served its purpose.

What I like about Alex Rider is that its a series based on action; there's no romance to muddle up the plot line. However, the plot was drawn out slightly too much. I enjoyed reading the end and the scene that involved Force Three; everything else could have been cut shorter.

If you liked the other Alex Rider books, you'll like this one too!

Book Blog #171: Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney

Title: Night of the Soul Stealer
Author: Joseph Delaney
# of Pages: 489 (paperback)
Genre: YA, Paranormal, Fantasy
Rating: ★★★★☆
Synopsis: As the weather grows colder and the nights draw in, the Spook and his apprentice Tom Ward must be even more vigilant in their battles against the boggarts, witches, and ghosts roaming the county. When they receive an unexpected visitor, the Spook decides it is time to move to his winter house in Anglezarke. It is a bleak, forbidding place, full of witches and secrets. Tom hears rumors of menacing creatures stirring on the moors nearby, including the evil beast called Golgoth. Who was the mysterious visitor? And is Tom prepared for what he will find in Anglezarke?
Review: Pretty much just as good as the first two.

This was the copy from this series where there were illustrations at the beginning of each chapter,  which I'm usually fine with except for the fact that some of them REALLY freaked me out. The book itself isn't even scary, but the image of a feral witch is.

If you liked the other books from The Last Apprentice series, you'll like this one as well!