Alex Rider Series, A Commentary

You are never too young to be a teenage spy (or too old in my case). I started reading this franchise around 7 years ago, too late as the franchise were first published an 2002. It started when my mom made me read, she bought a random book at it turns out to be the first book, Stormbreaker. 

And it all started then. As it being an already years since it was first publish finding the books were not that easy, out of the 10 books in the series i only have around 7, Others i read in the form of e-book or pdf. Cost money too, my own money. But never regretted each cent.

The author Anthony Horowitz has an eye on detail, which really stood out in his writings. He did research on many things and described them inch by inch to allow vivid visualization by the readers. He went on from "Alex got on a bike to chase the bad guy" to "Alex saw a bike , A gold yellow Y frame bike made of carbon and reinforced steel complete with 12 inch tires with with a 6 gear chained mechanism." (This are just rambles but you get the point right ?). We are able to live the moment and that what really caught my eye in the first book, contributing to the fanaticism.

Also, as the protagonist Alex Rider is a teenage boy, he puts Alex around situation that complements a teenage boy. He got gadgets in the form of a Gameboy, Yoyo, Watch among others. Also, the conflicts in the missions are somewhat teen relatable, such as, a free computer that is given to all schools for education that turns out to contain real virus (Stormbreaker) or having to spy on a mob activity while on a school trip (Crocodile Tears) or having foiling an assassination at a Wimbledon tennis match bring you into a lot deeper trouble (Skeleton Key). All this appeal to my young self as a teenager and that is what make this reading a lot better.

Alex Rider was the only franchise i ever finished reading, (Maze Runner, Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl all failed) and these are the reasons why. i would really recommend you to try read this if you want to start an interest in reading.