A Book Review

Recently I read a book entitled Ark Angel. It was written by a famous author, Anthony Horowitz. In this book Ark Angel, that is a billionaire by the name of Nikolei Drevin. He built a space hotel to attract the attention of people but the hotel was gradually sucking up all his money. The project was insured so he wanted to destroy the hotel to get some of his money back. Drevin realized that the CIA had been building a case against him as he participated in countless illegal trades. The evidences and documents were kept in The Pentagon, Washington. He decided to bomb the hotel at an angle such that it would fall on Washington and The Pentagon would be destroyed.

To prevent any suspicions when he struck the hotel down, he decided to form a group of terrorist that 'hated' him and wanted to kill him. Drevin even ordered the terrorist' to kidnap his son and main his son terribly so that nobody would suspect him. The group was named 'Force Three'. In fact, the CIA had been alerted of Drevin's plan and the CIA spread the news to M16. M16 decided to send a spy of teenage age. The spy was Alex Rider, the main character in this book. Alex Rider kept in touch with M16 through a few gadgets invented by their gadgets designer, Mr Smithers. Alex stayed with Drevin as a guest while supplying information to M16. Despite being very careful, Alex's cover was soon blown and Drevin ordered Alex to be killed. Upon a near death accident of being drowned by one of Drevin's agent, Alex sought help from M16. M16 sent troops and stormed the island, arresting Drevin and sending Alex home once they diffused the bomb in the rocket.

My Reflections

I think that Alex Rider is a very intelligent boy as he was always able to find his way out of trouble and keep very calm despite the confusion in his head when he discovered that Drevin was a criminal. He did not give himself away and was careful in everything that he did. He was born an orphan but he did not give up on himself. Instead, he joined MI6 and tried his best to stop other's wrong doings. He is a very courageous boy and would always be determined to complete whatever task was give to him. I find him an admirable character and felt that this book is definitely worth reading.