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Reader reviewed by Bettina

Alex Rider is leading a "normal" life. His parents are dead, so he lives with his Uncle Ian and a caretaker named Jack (even though she is a girl). When his Uncle supposedly dies in a car crash, Alex goes to investigate, and instead of finding a crushed vehicle, there are bullet holes in the windshield. This begins a new part in Alex's life.

Alex is approached by MI6, England's intelligence agency and is asked (or rather blackmailed) to become a spy in place for his Uncle and complete his last mission. Although he is reluctant to relinquish his "normal" life, Alex relizes that he has been trained for this kind of work by his Uncle from birth in ways that Alex never suspected.

After being put into a grueling training program for adults, Alex goes into Sayle Enterprises. MI6 wants to investigate, because Herod Sayle supposedly just wants to give every school in the country a new, amazing Stormbreaker, a new type of computer that Sayle Enterprises makes. MI6 thinks that there's more to Sayle's proposal than meets the eye, so they send Alex in. Alex goes with only a few gadgets from Smithers (a very likeable inventor-of-gadgets) and his wits to keep himself alive.

This book is utterly fantastic. I loved every word of it! The story is so suspenseful and exciting, I just couldn't put it down. Stormbreaker is an awesome read that's for everybody. Every page is action packed and you'll warm up to the characters immediately!