Never Say Die (Alex Rider)

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The last thing I'll say is that at book 5 it's great to read about how Alex gets himself out of incredibly difficult situations. But at book 11, my belief can no longer be suspended. From internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the twelfth thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series! Follow the world’s greatest teen spy as he sets off to Gibraltar after the death of Scorpia, and enters into a battle against a new criminal organization: Nightshade. The plot itself was really interesting but the villains were a little bland compared to some of the past baddies. The final chapter gives you a preview into the mission for the next book though and boy does that look good. I'm really hoping for something special for the next book. One of the reasons I love Alex Rider so much is because of Alex's desire to help people. He wants a normal life, but at the same time it's quite clearly seen in the earlier books when Alex gets recruited by MI6 that he can't NOT help. If he has the opportunity to stop something bad from happening, he'll do whatever he can. The positives is that it's still a great book series for a younger audience. It's well written and very well researched.

Never Say Die (Alex Rider): Horowitz, Anthony: 9781406378672 Never Say Die (Alex Rider): Horowitz, Anthony: 9781406378672

Nice addition to the Alex Rider series. So glad the author decided to continue with Alex's story, and from the way this one ended, there'll be a twelfth book coming too. And as they turned onto the M40 motorway at Junction 9, near Bicester, not one of them even noticed the oversized helicopter that had suddenly appeared in the sky about a mile behind, like some strange, primeval monster. They didn’t see how almost at once, it began to swoop down towards them, trailing something that looked, at least from a distance, like a huge claw…” Sadly I think I have finally outgrown the Alex Rider series. What started out as a much beloved book series for me growing up has simply grown stale. The novel wasn't flawless though. I'm not sure if this was written more rushed, dumbed down to introduce new readers to the world of Alex Rider, or if I've become more perceptive over the years but some of the writing was unnecessarily repetitive and distracting, for example the constant mentions of "your uncle, Ian Rider", after the first or second time "Ian Rider" or "Ian" would've sufficed, we know who he is by now!

If you've read up to Scorpia Rising, you'll know that Alex went through a lot of terrible stuff and isn't the same kid as he was at the beginning. But in this book, his character and development are still portrayed really well according to everything he's been through. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. In Alex's latest adventure, he evades death so many times I can't even count, and manages to keep me on the edge of my seat despite knowing that of COURSE he ends up okay. Because he's Alex Rider. And because Horowitz has already given us a teaser for the next installment coming in Summer 2018, which is going to be incredibly difficult to wait for! This installment really covers the entire realm of what makes spy novels so enticing ~ international travel, international intrigue, ships, helicopters, guns, bombs, car crashes, train crashes, poison.....and MORE.

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Another absolutely incredible book in the Alex Rider series. I've enjoyed reading this so much, especially since I've just re-read the whole series again and all of the events are fresh in my mind.

I'd argue that this is really Alex Rider #10, since Russian Roulette features another character.... When people think about undercover spies and secret agents, they usually imagine how cool it is for them to go on classified missions and save the world. Unfortunately, for Alex Rider, being recruited by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) at a young age was not so cool. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, a new Alex Rider book! For me, finding out about this book was both exciting and heartbreaking. I'm so happy to get to read more about Alex but the poor boy has already been through so much that you know in this book he isn't going to be okay.