Snakehead (Alex Rider Adventure) by Anthony Horowitz
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Book Reviews of Snakehead (Alex Rider Adventure)
Book Review: Snakehead
Summary: 5 Stars
My son does not like to read and has begun reading these books. We have book reports due every three weeks during the school year and then some during the summer for our homeschooling. He loves the Alex Rider stories! Super book!Book Review: One of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best and currently the last, this is book 7, but book 8 will be out in a few months.
If you read Harry Potter, then Alex Rider is the next series to read.
Book Review: Middle School Library
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this for my ms library. It was checked out within 2 hours. I haven't been able to keep it on the shelf. The boys say it is great!
Sweetwater UHSD Librarian
Book Review: Another great addition to the Alex Rider series
Summary: 4 Stars
This is yet another great addition to the Alex Rider series. It's filled with non-stop action, and it's got a better overall plot than book 6 Ark Angel. Alex is on a mission with his godfather, whom he never knew. He has to infiltrate the snakehead, a criminal organization that ASIS (Australian Intelligence) wants to find out about. Alex goes through many twists and turns. The villan is very good, but I have one problem with this book. Alex Rider is like a James Bond but 14. He has the same personality, and basically the same type of missions. This part I have no problem with, what bothers me is that Alex Rider is turning into 1960's James Bond. It has a formula that I really want Anthony Horowitz to break. (Warning spoilers within.)
1. Alex goes on a mission.
2. He finds out some things about the criminal, and then gets caught.
3. He meets the villan.
4. The villan says something like "So your a little James Bond eh? Well let me tell you my entire plan because you can't possibly get away."
5. Alex gets away.
6. He ends up stoping the villan.
7. The villan dies.
8. Alex goes back to Royal General bank (MI6 Headquarters) and Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones say "Good job, you know you should do this when you grow up and you can still work for us."
9. Alex says "No." Or a wittier way of saying no.
10. You know he'll be back.
This formula was great for about 3 books, then it gets old. He changed up with books 4,5, and 6 kind of but still. He has to keep it a little fresher. Still this book was great and I enjoyed it very much, but still needs a little work. I kind of want to see him lose. He wins every time, so you kind of know what will happen from page 1. If he changes it a little than it would be much better, but regardless it was a great book.
Book Review: Entertaining and Cool
Summary: 4 Stars
Snakehead made a perfect fiction book gift for a ten year-old boy to whom I sent it. He had not read such a novel before and I figured I had to find something sufficiently exciting to motivate him to read a gift book. The main issue was getting a book that passes muster with his parents. But as are most children, he is already exposed to tons of gratuitous violence from computer games and other sources.
The Product Description at the time of purchase was different than it is now. It advised that Alex Rider was offered a beer but refused. That was good enough for me. Later I found out there is much more to describe but again, ten year-olds are exposed to a lot more than is admitted sometimes by their own parents. Even TV shows can be incredibly racy, providing one understands the humor and the implications.
The boy liked the book, said it was cool, but importantly had read it. The story gripped him and he couldn't put it down until finishing it, and that's an accomplishment. For that reason, I am happy with the purchase and feel this is a very appropriate book for that age group.