Alex Rider: Point Blank: Book Review

Title: Point Blank
Author: Anthony Horowitz
My Rating: 4 Stars
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"After getting into trouble with a drug dealer and the police, Alex Rider is assigned by M16 to investigate the deaths of billionaire's, Michael J. Roscoe in New York and General Viktor Ivanov on Black Sea. Each of them had a son attending Point Blank, an academy in the French Alps run by a South African scientist, Dr. Hugo Grief, and both died under mysterious circumstances."
-Taken from Wikipedia

Alex Rider isn't going to help M16 on any of their missions again. He's determined not to. But how can one stop something that runs in their blood? After Alex interferes in the lives of a couple of drug-dealers, he's in major trouble with the police for the damage he has caused. But before anything can happen, M16 rescues Alex from the hands of the police. Alex once again finds himself being asked to go undercover and further an investigation for M16.

Though he refuses to do anything for them again, he is convinced, a fancy term for 'blackmailed', to go through with their plan. Now he must go undercover at Point Blank, a French academy for troubled teen boys who are sons to billionaires. Two boys who attended the school had fathers who mysteriously perished. Could the school be a connection to their deaths? What happens when Alex finds himself wrapped up in a nefarious plot that is sure to ultimately end his life and change the world as it is?




What a great sequel to the first book! The plot was quite interesting and the results even more so. Once again we find out more about Alex Rider and begin to bond again with this reluctant British teen spy. Though I felt the flow of this book wasn't quite as easy and catchy as the first book, it still has a refreshing taste. It's packed with action and mystery and sure to not disappoint fans. I'm quite falling in love with the books.

I did get a chance to watch Stormbreaker the movie and really loved it! They kept swearing and sexual content out and brought just as much action as the book had. I highly suggest the film if you're a fan of spy movies. I wish they would have continued making the books into movies, but they haven't.

I do have one complaint for Point Blank, and that would be the swearing. While there really isn't a lot of it, there was more than in the first book. I took note of the page numbers the words were on, in case anyone wanted to know: pg. 15, 38, 95, 111, 142, and 190.
There was also a case in the very beginning of the book where we are introduced to Skoda, a drug-dealer. The worst kind; one who deals to teens. Thankfully, Alex recognizes this as wrong and goes out to expose them.

I recommend this book for people who enjoy action, adventure and mystery aged 13 and up.





What's Coming Up Next?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis
Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz
The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead
The Sweetest Thing by Elizabeth Musser
Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren

Too Rich for a Bride: Book Review

Title: Too Rich for a BrideAuthor: Mona HodgesonMy Rating: 5 StarsBuy The Book:-HERE-

"Ida wants a career more than anything else, so she shrugs off the suitors and pointed "suggestions" that young ladies don't belong in business. Will it take unexpected love -- or unexpected danger -- for Ida to realize where her priorities truly lie?"

After joining her sisters in Cripple Creek, Ida Sinclair wants nothing more than to advance her ambitions in the business world. How better to do that than to come under the tutelage of a successful businesswoman, Mollie O'Bryan, herself? Through trials, Ida finds out just where most people stand when it comes to the idea of women working outside of the home. Yet those oppositions are what makes Ida stronger.

From the moment she stepped foot in Cripple Creek she was constantly bumping into Tucker Raines, a traveling preacher who was temporarily taking over his ill father's Ice Company. Tucker and Ida grow closer through their encounters and strike up romantic feelings that she doesn't want to accept as true.

But do they each place God as first priority in their life? Or must they seek to discover Him as their only source of strength throughout the events that will unfold in each of their lives?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Mona Hodgeson has an entirely pleasant and gripping style of writing making it easy to follow along and enjoy. The story was both inspiring and convicting. How often do we place God as second, third or fourth priority in our lives, while focusing our mind, soul and strength on something else? Unfortunately for me, it is too often. Mrs. Hodgeson has woven a powerful message through the stories of both Ida Sinclair and Tucker Raines.

There isn't anything I can point out that I disliked in this book. There was only one occurrence where I put the book down for more than a week, but that had nothing to do with a lack of interest in it. Rather, I had to put it aside due to a busy schedule. So, yesterday, I set out to fix that and read the second half of the book. In fact, I stayed up pretty late finishing the book. No matter how tired I was, there was no way I was going to put it down.

I did find out that this was the second book in The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series after I had requested the book. I didn't know whether I would be confused as to the characters or things taking place or not. Thankfully, I didn't run into that problem at all. It was easy to jump right in and have an understanding of who each person was. And, hey, now I'm going to be checking into getting the first book out to read.

I would recommend this book to girls who enjoy Historical Fiction ages 15 and up. There was a few instances of unscrupulous men, but nothing too graphic and much needed for the storyline.

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I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group in exchange for posting a review about it. I am not required to post a positive review. Any opinions expressed are my own.

What's Coming Up Next?

The Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis
Raising Dragons, by Bryan Davis
Point Blank, by Anthony Horowitz
The Skin Map, by Stephen R. Lawhead
The Sweetest Thing, by Elizabeth Musser
Waterfall, by Lisa T. Bergren