Scorpia is the 5th book in the Alex Rider series written by famous children’s’ author, Anthony Horowitz. It is about a 14 year old schoolboy named Alex Rider who was told by Yassen Gregorovich (Eagle Strike) “Go to Venice, find Scorpia, and you will find your destiny.” Co-incidentally the very next school year there is a trip to Venice with the school. Alex is not sure whether to go or not so he seeks advice off of his caretaker, Jack Starbright and she encourages him to go. So he heads off into Venice as a schoolboy, not aware at all that he will run into danger once again, but this time with one of the most ruthless gangs ever known, Scorpia.I like this book because of the storyline. It is very different from most teen-action books and the author includes lots of detail in describing the scenes and it makes you feel like you are witnessing it. In the end all is revealed to Alex, but is it what he wants to hear?
I would recommend this book to all children aged 10-14. Overall I would give this book a 10/10.
by Akbar Shabaz Jenkins
