Ark Angel (Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz
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Book Reviews of Ark Angel (Alex Rider Adventure)
Book Review: Yet again, Alex Rider is back.
Summary: 4 Stars
Yet again, Alex Rider is back. A near fatal bullet wound won't stop him either, as Ark Angel has as much action as the previous books if not more.
The book begins with Alex in the hospital recovering from the Sniper's attack from last book. The hospital quickly becomes a battle zone when four armed men come in during the night to kidnap a kid. The kid is no normal kid either, as he is the son of Nicolei Drevin one of the richest men on the planet. Being Alex, he rushes in to save him. Before you know it the book starts an incredibly long road trip. This includes London, Washington D.C., a Caribbean island named Flamingo Bay, and finally to the book's most unbelievable final location.
The book sometimes teeters on the edge of believable and non-believable, however I feel Anthony Horowitz did a good very good job at making a mostly believable yet exciting adventure. It also feels like Anthony did a lot of research on this book even without the series' first acknowledgement section.
The book also does a good job at explaining why Alex is being locked up instead of just shooting him on one of the many times Alex gets caught. However, there a couple instances near the end that would have been so much easier for the bad guy to bring a gun other than going through all the trouble that they did.
If you like a book nearly bursting at its seams with action and danger, than this book is definitely for you. However if you're more laid back then you let this one fly by you.
Book Review: One of the best
Summary: 4 Stars
i would say that ARK ANGEL is one of the better, but not the best alex rider books. Horowitz i believe is running out of ideas and he is therefore slowing down somewhat. this book is somewhat slow to begin, but picks up later on. i found it to be very similair to like a james bond movie. "moonraker" to be exact. this book was more traditonal than the last title "scorpia" wich i actually found to be my favorite in the series and coincidentally the longest as well. as i am getting older, i am starting to find these books kinda "cheesy". i guess i am losing intrest in the whole child secret agent thing. if you really want some instant action though, these are the books for you. i kinda like to have somewhat of a subplot though. this book doesnt really have one. it is very straight forward and that is what makes these alex rider books great for young readers or people who simply need a fun book often finding that you "have" to read somthing.
now, what had set this book apart from the others? well, nothing. thats why i didnt give it five stars. anthony horowitz is really desperate to grab the readers attention so he uses "explosive" action. in saying this, i mean like guns and killing and death. sure it is good for like two books, but after there have been five or so, it gets old. fortunatly, horowitz can still recover, but we'll just have to see in whatever he writes next.
Book Review: Not as good as Scorpia
Summary: 4 Stars
Ark Angel is more laid back than the book before it, Scorpia. There is not as much action and the plot is not as complex. It is still a spy story with Alex on a mission to prevent an evil plot.
Like other Alex Rider books, most of this takes place in England. It starts in a hospital after Alex has been shot. There he meets a young boy and saves him from an eco-terrorist group. The group is secretly owned by the boy's father, Nikolai Drevin, and was used as a diversion. The real goal was to blow up a space hotel and wipe out all the information the CIA had against him.
Nikolai plans to send up a rocket with a bomb on it to blow up the space station and have it crash to Earth. The launch pad is located on an island owned by the British so the CIA seeks the help of MI6. Alex is sent by MI6 to the space station and repositions the bomb so the station blows-up in space, saving hundreds of people.
Book Review: OK 6th Installment
Summary: 4 Stars
Ark Angel does not compare to the awesomeness that the 5 previous Alex Rider installments have. While the idea--an evil Russian multibillionaire planning to send thousands of tons of steel hurtling down to earth by exploding his own space hotel--was grand, the rest just wasn't very good. Mr. Horowitz didn't do his miraculous plot a whole lot of good. I do, however, highly recommend the other books. Here are their ratings:
STORMBREAKER: 4 1/2 STARS
POINT BLANK: 4 1/2 STARS
SKELETON KEY: 5 STARS
EAGLE STRIKE: 5 STARS
SCORPIA: 4 1/2 STARS
ARK ANGEL: 4 STARS
SNAKEHEAD: 4 1/2 STARS
CROCODILE TEARS: N/A
Book Review: Alex and the Ark Angel
Summary: 4 Stars
My Students have this to say about Ark Angel...
-This is an interesting story about Alex Rider in another conflict for his life.
-It's cool.
-The action in the book is good... but Cirque Du Freak is better!
-It is an easy read.
-it is interesting and full of suspense.
-It is really "actiony"!
-I like the way Alex Rider finds himself in trouble and makes his way out of it.
-It is action packed and full of suspense.