Zachary Howes

An unwilling teenaged boy, MI6, A academy for troubled children of the richest of the rich, and a house in mountains so remote they can only be accessed by a helicopter. Those are just some of the many thrilling things that you will experience if you read Alex Rider: Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz. I loved this book for many reasons, but the main reason is it is one of those books where you keep telling yourself “just one more chapter” because it is so suspenseful and well written with completely unpredictable plot twists that will leave you wondering what will happen next. It makes you feel like you are part of the adventure and you will feel amazed, creeped out, and happy – all in just the first chapter. My personal favorite part of this book was chapters 10 and 11. Before then I kind of felt like the book was progressing very slowly, but then after those chapters I was so amazed and confused I had to re-read those chapters 3 times, but not in a bad way. They are packed with so much detail it is incredible, and you have to re-read them to catch all of it. The perspective of someone who is forced into being a covert operant/spy instead of doing it willingly is a very unique and a very fresh perspective that I have never heard of. It makes things seem so different from a teenager’s perspective especially near the very end where there is a gunfight and his reaction is so realistic unlike most books now where everything is so unrealistic it almost ruins the book. This book has the opposite effect. It will make you feel excited, sad, and so many other feelings, but mostly like you are part of the plot and are there with him. The plot is written so well and unpredictably it is almost like sometimes the book is written by multiple authors even though it is not. Overall, I give this book five stars for its amazingly written plot and extreme attention to detail.