Stormbreaker Summary

One day Alex receives a message that his uncle died in a car accident. Alex doesn’t know what to do because his uncle was his only relative, who took care of him, and he is only 14 years old. Then he receives a phone call from a bank which his uncle worked for, to come to the bank to talk about his uncle’s money and his future. Alex finds a lot of secrets in the bank, that his uncle was not a banker and this bank is not a bank. Alex realizes that his uncle was a spy who worked for MI6, and this bank is their building. Then Alex gets kidnapped.
Alex opens his eyes and finds out that he is in a house in middle of nowhere. He meets the head of MI6, Mr. Blunt. He asks Alex to become a spy, and to spy on Herod Sayle, a rich guy who invented a new computer, Stormbreaker. Mr. Blunt feels that Herod is hiding something and he is curious about Stormbreakers. Alex goes to Port Tallon where Herod Sayle lives and starts to find out the secrets of Stormbreakers and Herod’s evil plan.

I recommend this book to all the people who like the James Bond series. This book is very similar to James Bond except the main character is younger than James. The story is packed with action and exciting events like James Bond. There are no slow parts and I couldn’t put down the book once I started reading it. Also the author’s writing style is very smooth and has no complicated sentences. It is very easy to read so younger kids might enjoy this too. One weakness of this book is that the writing style of the author is too simple, too easy, and there are no hard words. There are not many details. But still, this book was one of the best books I ever read in my life, and it makes me want to read the other books in the Alex Rider series.
The point of view of this book is Alex, the main character. The story is told through his experiences and thoughts, what he felt and what he did about something. This is an example: ‘He was short. He was so short that Alex’s first impression was that he was looking at a reflection that had somehow been distorted…..’
The genre of this book is action, and mystery. There are action scenes in almost every page. I think the best action scene in this book is when Alex tries to get on a plane that is moving, while he is chased by armed guards driving jeeps. Also there are many mysteries that are surrounding Alex. He didn’t know who Yassen Gregorovich was, why his uncle was murdered, the secrets of Stormbreakes and Herod Sayle’s real plan.