Book Review - Alex Rider - Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz

Ah, finally a young James Bond book has been released.

I now hand over the mike to Mr. Alex Rider, the hero (really?) of this book..

(Gets sentimental) Ma name's not Bond, it's Rider. Alex Rider. I'm thirteen years old and my uncle has just kicked the bucket (or did someone else kick it for him?)

I work for the MI6 ( British Intelligence Agency , though you probably knew that didn't you?). My parents are ( not surprisingly) dead.

Now I must work out how my uncle died, who killed him, take revenge, complete the MI6's top secret missions that I am not to reveal to you ( though I will anyway)

My mission is to break into some Bill Gates style guy who wants to (unsurprisingly) take over the world ( How many of us don't?)

I am armed (Really? Wow! So am I... We must be related!) with amazing gadgets that I am not supposed to tell you about either.

So Mr. Horowitz has written my story right here, between the pages of this book. The story of horror, thrill, vengeance and (maybe) a tinge of romance will shock you the the ends of the earth (and I thought the earth was round!) I now hand the mike to the writer of this review...

Thank you Alex!

The storyline was powerful and a slight twist of humour was present in the atmosphere ( or was it laughing gas?)

The word usage could have been slightly better but the storyline made up for it.

My rating for this book : 8/10 (Good)

Book Review - Magyk - Angie Sage

Silas Heap is a Wizard. (No, not an old balding freak who uses his wand to stand upright)

He has Seven Sons (I wonder what happens when the holidays arrive...)

He himself is the seventh son of Benjamin Heap (Poor Benjy! )

It is believed that the seventh son of the seventh son will be a very powerful Wizard when his time comes. But Silas' son had died soon after he was born.

Or had he?

As an evil Necromancer returns, Marcia, The ExtraOrdinary Wizard, must figure out a way to defeat him and send him rotting to his grave.

Is Septimus Heap (The seventh son of Silas) still alive? If so, then where is he?

You will find out when you read this book! (No moaning for details!)

Overall, the series should impress most readers who enjoy fantasy books. The storyline was interesting and a general atmosphere of humour was ever present.

I was pretty happy with this book, and I hope you will be too!

My rating for this Book : 7/10 (Okay)

Book Review - Mister Monday - Garth Nix

Hi everyone.

Hmm, where are my keys?

The Keys to the Kingdom. ( NO! Not some keys that open the door to Narnia or Alagaesia or something like that! Its something quite different, which I will not reveal to you!)Hmm, Garth Nix has chosen quite an apt name for his series hasn't he?

Anyway, back to the review...

Arthur (Not king Arthur, don't be daft) Penhaligon would be your last choice for a hero. (No wonder, asthma and a weak body won't really help your chances of beating some mutated mastermind from Mars? Although you don't have anything like that in the book...) One day, he takes one step too far and his asthma gets the better of him...

But his life is saved by a mysterious stranger by the name of Mister Monday ( I hate Mondays, by the way. Don't you?). He obtains a key in the shape of a minute hand of a clock. He soon discovers a world quite unlike our own. He must know whom to trust and whom he should not. He must survive an ordeal none of us have ever survived ( No surprise there, have any of you been trapped in a dungeon before? If so, then have you ever escaped?).

He must beat Mister Monday and take his seat in the Lower House. He must complete the will of the Architect, the creator of the world ( Whoa, lets hope her designs are more solid than most buildings today).

But can he beat the odds and (miraculously) survive? The survival of this series depends on it!
The author has created a rather powerful storyline although (Sadly) the story lacks in vocabulary. He could have done better with this book but, hey, who's complaining?

The characterisation of the story was also pretty good. The sense of humour was ever present (Although unfortunately the humour was not the kind that sends you sprawling over your bed in spasms of laughter!) But everyone loves a bit of humour, right?

Overall, I'd say, where the story lacked in humour and wordplay, it made up for with a powerful and gripping storyline.

My rating for this book : 7/10 ( A good series to start with)