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Nightshade

Nightshade

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  • Author：Anthony Horowitz
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Summary

From internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the twelfth thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series！ Follow the world's greatest teen spy as he sets off to Gibraltar after the death of Scorpia， and enters into a battle against a new criminal organization: Nightshade。

Following the shocking events of Never Say Die， Alex Rider's world has changed: his biggest enemy， the evil organization Scorpia， has been destroyed。 Alex is hoping his life can finally go back to normal， that he can go to school and spend time with his friends--but very quickly everything changes。 A new and dangerous criminal organization--Nightshade--is rising。

When Alex discovers they've planned a mysterious attack on London， he will stop at nothing to take them down。 But protecting his home city means facing off a ruthless new enemy and putting his life at stake， again。 And this time， there's no one to save him if he makes a mistake。

The #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling Alex Rider series is back with a vengeance in this edge-of-your-seat adventure。 Perfect for fans of James Bond and Jason Bourne！

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Reviews

AilsaOD ，

After being pretty underwhelmed at the previous entry to the series I read this one mostly because I was under the impression that it was the last book in the series and I was curious about how Horowitz would wrap things up （I was correct but missing the detail that it is the last book in the series so far）。 The book took a while to get going （and as it was doing so Horowitz dropped some astonishingly incorrect 'factoids' that had me speechless）。 Like I understand that Horowitz was never a Girl After being pretty underwhelmed at the previous entry to the series I read this one mostly because I was under the impression that it was the last book in the series and I was curious about how Horowitz would wrap things up （I was correct but missing the detail that it is the last book in the series so far）。 The book took a while to get going （and as it was doing so Horowitz dropped some astonishingly incorrect 'factoids' that had me speechless）。 Like I understand that Horowitz was never a Girl Guide but while it is one organisation it operates differently in different countries and what he described was American Guides in England！ He also calls a slip knot a reef knot， which come on those are like the two most basic knots （besides tying your shoelaces） and they are verydifferent！ There is also an offhand remark about there being no Adidas sold in Brazil which is just so out there I don't know how to deal with it。 Does this man not know how popular football is in Brazil？ Does he think it's just solid Favellas？？ I would like to remind Mr Horowitz that having a highly detailed writing style means you have to ensure the details you put in are correct or maybe don't write like that？ Small but glaring inaccuracies aside， once Alex became involved in the story things became pretty fun！ This book is much less flashy than other entries in the series with Alex cut off from his usual wacky gadgets as well as any outside help so it was interesting to see him only able to rely on himself。 There is one particular situation Alex gets landed in that was extremely tense and exciting。 The villains introduced in this book are effectively a Scorpia replacement - but possibly more ominous - and I enjoyed the unusual cult angle taken （as opposed to the 'be careful who you bully in school - they might become famous and then try to kill every child in the country decades later in retaliation' type motives that the series is more accustomed to。 It was nice to have a villain that was just nasty with no attempts at moralising and I really felt for the Nightshade operatives and wondered what was to become of them。 。。。more

Korbie Harrison ，

Still enjoying Alex's story， twelve books in！ Horowitz gave a fresh angle with a new set of enemies and tactics。 Should there be another book in the series， I'll keep reading！ Still enjoying Alex's story， twelve books in！ Horowitz gave a fresh angle with a new set of enemies and tactics。 Should there be another book in the series， I'll keep reading！ 。。。more

Gavin Kerst ，

Wow！！！ Just…WOW！ I really don’t have any critics for this book and there’s honestly not much I have to say about it。 And I consider that a good thing。 But what I will say is that the whole plot was genius and this was by far the hardest task Alex has had to take on， and it was absolutely epic！！ Even Horowitz has said that his favourite escape of Alex’s was at the end of THIS book。 If that doesn’t say much， I don’t know what does！！ And this story ended on a cliffhanger， so there will most certain Wow！！！ Just…WOW！ I really don’t have any critics for this book and there’s honestly not much I have to say about it。 And I consider that a good thing。 But what I will say is that the whole plot was genius and this was by far the hardest task Alex has had to take on， and it was absolutely epic！！ Even Horowitz has said that his favourite escape of Alex’s was at the end of THIS book。 If that doesn’t say much， I don’t know what does！！ And this story ended on a cliffhanger， so there will most certainly be another one。 I don’t know when it will arrive， but when it does， I’ll welcome it with open arms。 。。。more

Harsh Saglani ，

TL;DR: gripping story， amazing writing。 A little bit predictive but exciting at the same time。 Although it took me a lot longer than I expected to finish this book， it was an amazing one。 Being my first audiobook， it took me some time getting used to listen to something on the phone when there are dozens of distractions （ as I'm wtiting this a notification comes buzzing and reminding me that the app has got my shopping covered ）。 Read a book is quite different。 You have the book and that's it。 F TL;DR: gripping story， amazing writing。 A little bit predictive but exciting at the same time。 Although it took me a lot longer than I expected to finish this book， it was an amazing one。 Being my first audiobook， it took me some time getting used to listen to something on the phone when there are dozens of distractions （ as I'm wtiting this a notification comes buzzing and reminding me that the app has got my shopping covered ）。 Read a book is quite different。 You have the book and that's it。 For me listening through the phone was harder than I expected but the book always brought me back as I wanted to know how things unfold。 It was a little bit predictive but I still always found myself wondering what happens next and how。 The story is good。 I did miss gadgets though - like I did in the previous novel。 。。。more

Amy Edwards ，

Best Alex Rider book yet。

Dylan ，

Ok， so， got this from a friend the other day。 It's BRILLIANT。 The plot is brilliant， characters are amazing， but one slight downside is how at the end it was a bit rushed。 It could have been that it was an unexpected ending， I'm not sure。 But either way， it was abrupt。 Besides from that though， the plot is one of the best in the AR series（Alex Rider series）。 I would say like 10+ for the age rating， maybe 12+。 Ok， so， got this from a friend the other day。 It's BRILLIANT。 The plot is brilliant， characters are amazing， but one slight downside is how at the end it was a bit rushed。 It could have been that it was an unexpected ending， I'm not sure。 But either way， it was abrupt。 Besides from that though， the plot is one of the best in the AR series（Alex Rider series）。 I would say like 10+ for the age rating， maybe 12+。 。。。more

Alice ，

Having very little time to recover from the last mission， Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organisation known only as Nightshade。 Alex is on his own， with the fate of thousands of people resting in his hands。—This book definitely felt like a step up from the previous books in this series， there was development of all the characters and the ending wasn’t as rushed as some that had come before。 Unlike other books which have several things going on at on Having very little time to recover from the last mission， Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organisation known only as Nightshade。 Alex is on his own， with the fate of thousands of people resting in his hands。—This book definitely felt like a step up from the previous books in this series， there was development of all the characters and the ending wasn’t as rushed as some that had come before。 Unlike other books which have several things going on at once， Nightshade had one storyline and a start and finishing point。 It made it feel like the author had taken their time to develop this book。 They also take on a more mature feel to them， which I noticed in this and the last book。 It covers themes of religion， child manipulation and abuse of power。 The complexity of the characters， morally， elevated the book。 I loved that there was the return of Tom - Alex’s best friend - who actually joined him on the mission and it made them both feel more dimensional。 However， my main issue is with Alex himself。 At this point in the series， he hasn’t aged at all。 He’s still 15 and while I understand that’s a big part of the storyline and why the missions are successful， I would love a long break between this and the potential next book for Alex to age a few years and to see the effects of what’s happened to him， take place。 The teenage spy who no-one would guess is a spy because he’s 15 is kind of done for me， now， and I’d like to see where he could be taken。 。。。more

Choco Panda ，

As always， another wonderful book。 I could not put it down- so many twists and turns！！！

Caroline ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After the first few of these books， the plot starts becoming extremely similar and it never really feels like Alex or the world is in danger as ya know that the bad guys plot will always be fooled at the last minute。I was hoping this would be the last one in the series and would finally get closure but seems like there will be more！I just want there to finally be a satisfying ending or even a change to the generic formula。That being said， I will probably will read any new ones in the series in o After the first few of these books， the plot starts becoming extremely similar and it never really feels like Alex or the world is in danger as ya know that the bad guys plot will always be fooled at the last minute。I was hoping this would be the last one in the series and would finally get closure but seems like there will be more！I just want there to finally be a satisfying ending or even a change to the generic formula。That being said， I will probably will read any new ones in the series in order to bring closure！ 。。。more

Rajeswara Kumar ，

Slow moving Too much descriptive。 You can skip many pages。 Story moves very slow and too much from a fifteen year old boy。 Okay for kids reading。

Freya Carpenter ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed this book and was excited to be introduced to a new enemy that Alex will have to fight。 I loved the idea of Nightshade and the way that they used children to do their work。 We spend a long time learning about the organisation and investigating their plans， so I just wish we could have seen more of the action where Alex has to do the actual world-saving。 The ending was left right until the end and I feel like the actual part where Alex does 'save the world' was a bit rushed but o I really enjoyed this book and was excited to be introduced to a new enemy that Alex will have to fight。 I loved the idea of Nightshade and the way that they used children to do their work。 We spend a long time learning about the organisation and investigating their plans， so I just wish we could have seen more of the action where Alex has to do the actual world-saving。 The ending was left right until the end and I feel like the actual part where Alex does 'save the world' was a bit rushed but overall I really enjoyed the book and the concept of Nightshade。 。。。more

Lauren ，

Are these becoming slightly predictable？ Yes。 But are they as entertaining and as well written as ever？ Also yes。 Did I really enjoy this book？ YES！ I found this to be utterly gripping and the pages just flew by。 I’m definitely looking forward to the next book！

Renu （The Page Turner） ，

The Alex Rider books are a childhood favourite， and I still love them in my 20's。 Nightshade is a great addition to the series！ The Alex Rider books are a childhood favourite， and I still love them in my 20's。 Nightshade is a great addition to the series！ 。。。more

XOX ，

Alex Rider latest adventureAll good and well。Jack is alive。 Alex thought she died in the last book but now we found out she survived and they got a long weekend together。 Alex is going back to school and be a regular boy again。 So that is what we thought that is good for him。 Mrs Jones is not a good person。 She is now having problem with the struggling for power。 Plus there was a murder of an operative by two teenage assassins。 Oh no。 They are not serious in trying to get Alex involved in such d Alex Rider latest adventureAll good and well。Jack is alive。 Alex thought she died in the last book but now we found out she survived and they got a long weekend together。 Alex is going back to school and be a regular boy again。 So that is what we thought that is good for him。 Mrs Jones is not a good person。 She is now having problem with the struggling for power。 Plus there was a murder of an operative by two teenage assassins。 Oh no。 They are not serious in trying to get Alex involved in such dangerous task again。 But of course Mrs Jones is desperate。 The intelligent gathered on the two assassins given her much stress as one of them is her daughter。 Now Alex was being sent to jail with the teenage assassin， pretended to be Julius。 What he found out is weird。 The assassin was recruited into a religious cult that has very distorted view on life。 They were all stolen children isolated from the rest of the world， feeding lies since childhood。 This is very similar to be brought up Catholic or Baptist， or Muslim。 As they have no other way to understand the world， whatever being fed to them was regarded as truth。 Of course， Alex has a breakthrough with the help of a small toy that the young assassin Freddy own when he was five。 He no longer has a name and was given a number。 Very much like Hitman 47。 Alex need to discover their mission and stop them on execute the terrorist attack in London。 。。。more

Megan ，

I always adored the Alex Rider series and this book was just as good as the other adventures。 Horowitz introduced me to the reluctant hero and it was one of the few books which had a male main character for young readers， among those Harry Potter， Percy Jackson， and Eragon feature， but I don't recall many other characters who were male and the main story leads when I was younger。Alex Rider is recruited again for a deadly mission and he is the only one who can pull it off。 Freddy Gray was close t I always adored the Alex Rider series and this book was just as good as the other adventures。 Horowitz introduced me to the reluctant hero and it was one of the few books which had a male main character for young readers， among those Harry Potter， Percy Jackson， and Eragon feature， but I don't recall many other characters who were male and the main story leads when I was younger。Alex Rider is recruited again for a deadly mission and he is the only one who can pull it off。 Freddy Gray was close to a foil or perhaps a warped mirror of who Alex is， but placing the two of them together could only spell trouble。 The weaving of Julius Grief into the story was well done， giving means and a fitting twist。 If you're no stranger to the Alex Rider series， then you'll be able to pick up on who the leak is and piece together the plan with Alex along the way。Would highly recommend for adventurers and spy lovers。 。。。more

Margo ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really though the intern was evil but I guess not。

Colby ，

Been following this series since I was in high school。 Another excellent entry。 Huge fan of the series as a whole and loved the book。 Can't wait to read the next one。 Been following this series since I was in high school。 Another excellent entry。 Huge fan of the series as a whole and loved the book。 Can't wait to read the next one。 。。。more

Lucinda ，

the beginning plodded a bit but other than that another good installment， and Alex is invested now。

Luke Shinofield ，

"Alex Rider:Nightshade" is one of the most intriguing nail biting books I have read in my life。 This book is sure to have you on the edge of your seat throughout。 In Nightshade， a 15 year old reluctant spy， Alex Rider， Is finally home recovering from previous missions， when M16， a British intelligence organization calls him with news of a new， more powerful threat。 The criminals go by Nightshade and they have strategic plans on unleashing terror on Alex's home city， London。 Rider is forced to go "Alex Rider:Nightshade" is one of the most intriguing nail biting books I have read in my life。 This book is sure to have you on the edge of your seat throughout。 In Nightshade， a 15 year old reluctant spy， Alex Rider， Is finally home recovering from previous missions， when M16， a British intelligence organization calls him with news of a new， more powerful threat。 The criminals go by Nightshade and they have strategic plans on unleashing terror on Alex's home city， London。 Rider is forced to go undercover in the organization， meeting old enemies and making new ones， all while trying to save his city from complete destruction。 This book is full of many thrilling moments， including skydiving in to London to fight off attackers and a high speed escape from one of the most heavy duty prisons in the world， Alex rider has to face much adversity to protect his home。 "Nightshade" also includes powerful moments that make you feel sympathy for the characters and realize everyone is just a human at their core。 I would recommend this book to all readers but in particular 10-18 year olds who love reading about mystery and action。 This novel will have you turning pages and biting your nails， you just won't be able to put it down！ 。。。more

Rubi ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Slight Spoilers Omgosh， this was one of the BEST Alex Rider novels EVER！ And the ending。。。。。😱😱😱I know there will be more but as for this book it got pretty intense pretty fast。 So far in the series MI6 used the fact that Alex was so young as their secret weapon， knowing nobody would suspect a 14 yr old boy as a threat。 But what if the other side had 14 yr olds killing for them？ This book took that idea to a whole new level。 An organization called Nightshade kidnapped 5 yr old kids and raised the Slight Spoilers Omgosh， this was one of the BEST Alex Rider novels EVER！ And the ending。。。。。😱😱😱I know there will be more but as for this book it got pretty intense pretty fast。 So far in the series MI6 used the fact that Alex was so young as their secret weapon， knowing nobody would suspect a 14 yr old boy as a threat。 But what if the other side had 14 yr olds killing for them？ This book took that idea to a whole new level。 An organization called Nightshade kidnapped 5 yr old kids and raised them to be killers that didnt think for themselves， making them lethel weapons。 Mrs。 Jones figured Alex would he best to send in。。。。。and his victory has now made Alex their number one target。Will Freddy turn against him？ Will Mrs。 Jones find William？ Will Alex Rider be prepared for whats coming？ I have to know， Anthony Horowitz！！！😭This book was so good。 Cant believe it took me this long to read it lol 。。。more

Kelly ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am SO sad。 I can’t believe the series doesn’t have any more books for me to read。。。。（Anthony Horowitz plz write more im begging you）。 I’ve read a lot of reviews that felt this series is getting too formulaic but I don’t care 🤩 I loved this book and I never get tired of Alex rider。 I could read 100 more of these。I thought this book tied in the old books really well。 I was kind of surprised to see Julius Grief crop up again but I just think the whole thing is so hilarious that now the whole worl I am SO sad。 I can’t believe the series doesn’t have any more books for me to read。。。。（Anthony Horowitz plz write more im begging you）。 I’ve read a lot of reviews that felt this series is getting too formulaic but I don’t care 🤩 I loved this book and I never get tired of Alex rider。 I could read 100 more of these。I thought this book tied in the old books really well。 I was kind of surprised to see Julius Grief crop up again but I just think the whole thing is so hilarious that now the whole world thinks Alex is like some huge criminal。 Alex and Tom and Jack are a trio of icons in this book。I’m really glad Freddy didn’t die I love him。 also justice for William and Sofia， I’ve been wondering about them since book 5 so it’s nice to see them show up againHans can choke。 Also same with Royce。 I hated his guts before we even found out he was the villain so I was glad when I had a valid reason to hate him。 I thought it was Owen who was evil。 Also Crawley continues to be an icon with the whole Batman / Cocaine stunt in Costa Rica。 Classic。I’m so sad there isn’t a book after this because I want to see what happens next。 @Anthony plz what happens next！！！？？？！！？？？！！？？！ At least I have the TV show to look forward to HOLLA 。。。more

Mona ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz。 You can read and understand each book independently， but reference is always made to previous books in the series。 I haven't read these in a long time， so I decided they were worth a revisit。 Stormbreaker is the first in the series。 It shouldn't be missed。 I think many preteen - adults will like this series， regardless of gender。 Great appeal probably because of Alex Rider's excellence and good always wins even tho there are so many close calls。 I love the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz。 You can read and understand each book independently， but reference is always made to previous books in the series。 I haven't read these in a long time， so I decided they were worth a revisit。 Stormbreaker is the first in the series。 It shouldn't be missed。 I think many preteen - adults will like this series， regardless of gender。 Great appeal probably because of Alex Rider's excellence and good always wins even tho there are so many close calls。 。。。more

Arjen ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 its cool

Millie ，

this was like a revisit to my childhood <3

Jaden ，

The adventures of Alex Rider continue in Nightshade。 Can't wait to read the next book is the Alex Rider series。 The adventures of Alex Rider continue in Nightshade。 Can't wait to read the next book is the Alex Rider series。 。。。more

Glenn ，

3。5 Stars - not a bad story as story goes， unrealistic escapism， but the series is getting old， not a lot of change from each book。 Will read next one in series （if it comes out）， but no rush。。。

Anna A ，

there was an alex rider shaped hole in my life and this filled it nicely-it took me a while to get into it bc it is aimed at like 12 yr olds and i have basically grown up since i read all the others。 but it still slapped。

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Catog67 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okee i was genuinely pleasantly surprised at how decent this book was aha 😂 honestly I was expecting it to be awful after having read Never Say Die and hating it。After the disastrous Never Say Die ive gotta say Alex Rider’s made a comeback aha。 I was on the edge of my seat the whole time。 I was fangirling every two seconds to my friends on face time and I was screaming in frustration at every mistake Alex made 😂 And of course all the random naming of the guns cars helicopters and other tech jus Okee i was genuinely pleasantly surprised at how decent this book was aha 😂 honestly I was expecting it to be awful after having read Never Say Die and hating it。After the disastrous Never Say Die ive gotta say Alex Rider’s made a comeback aha。 I was on the edge of my seat the whole time。 I was fangirling every two seconds to my friends on face time and I was screaming in frustration at every mistake Alex made 😂 And of course all the random naming of the guns cars helicopters and other tech just adds to the aesthetic of it all。 At the end of the day， i dont care what type gun is being used， i rlly dont， but u can tell its a Horowitz book when he starts talking about a T19 something gun 😂 its just his style I guess。 Also Tom has a bigger involvement- again？ 😂 i was listening to some interviews for the series and everyone kept saying how Tom had a minor role in the books so they were going to try and make him more significant in the tv series。 But I completely disagree。 Without Tom Harris in the fourth book- was it the fourth？ It couldve ben the fifth 🤔 the one where he BASE jumps and goes on a school trip to Venice。 Ah it was the 5th cos Scorpia was in Venice。 Sorry anyway without Tom， Alex would b dead， so Tom is definitely not a minor character and I dont know where thats come from。 I actually really love the Julius Grief comeback in Nightshade。 I like how Horowitz keeps finding new ways to bring Julius back。 Its not boring at all。 Tbh tho Alex did a crap job at impersonating him when he was in the Nightshade base aha luckily they dont kno what Julius was like 😂 I imagine there will b some people out there who dont like how everything keeps coming down to Julius Grief all the time but i acc think despite him being an absolute loon， hes such an important character and properly helps to shape Alex’s character arc。 Especially in Scorpia Rising。 Which means that the second book is so significant and the TV series had better do it justice。 U kno what else I like about Nightshade？ No plotholes！ I mean there r little ones here and there， but not major ones which is good！ Also there’s acc not a lot of: “Alex is literally on the brink of death omg omg there’s literally no one else to help him hes gonna die。 Oh look its Wolf。 I thought hed gone back to Wales。 But nope。 Hes here。 To save Alex。 Yay。。。？！” Which i like aha too much of Alex being a jammy sod can get ridiculous （*coughs The entirety of Never Say Die and Ark Angel）。You kno what else i liked？ The new setup aha。 The book is split into 4 and are named after the books in the Bible。 I mean at first i was confused but then I got it and I rlly liked the idea behind it 😂 Of course its not completely perfect and there’s a major typo I want to highlight。 This is when Dr Flint， “Julius” （Alex undercover） and Freddy r all in a room together because “Julius” and Freddy are going to escape the prison。 Idk if anybody else noticed， but Dr Flint used Alex’s actual name。 She said “I’m sorry Alex but you know youre not allowed out of the room。” IN FRONT OF FREDDY （my friends kno this because I freaked out at this point 😂） Either it was just Alex’s pure luck that Freddy didnt pick up on it or it was a typo （i think it was this because Alex didnt register it either）。 Another thing is， i thought the whole point of Alex’s character arc was the fact that he was literally alone in all of his missions。 He did it by himself and MI6 did fuck all except send him to the missions and give him gadgets。 I thought the whole idea of Alex was that he did this all alone so y tf in Nightshade was everyone acting like its a big thing that he has to save London by himself again？ Hes gone to space！ ALONE！！ Actually another thing about Tom and Jack- obviously i cant prove this but I have a sneaking suspicion based on what Horowitz has said in interviews about the tv series that he only made Jack and Tom have more of an appearance in Nightshade because of the tv series thats recently come out。 And i dont know why， but that gets on my nerves because idk like I suppose if i hadnt heard the interview about them playing minor roles， i would probably have enjoyed the fact hes included them- in fact i kinda do- but the fact he might have only put them in because of what he said in the interview， rlly gets to me aha idk y。 MAJOR TRIALS OF APOLLO SPOILERS DOWN BELOW⬇️Maybe because it reminds me a bit of what Rick Riordan’s （author of the Percy Jackson series （and more but i wont go into that） done with the death of Jason Grace？ He only killed him off because nobody was reading his books and he needed something shocking to encourage his readers to continue with the series but Jason didnt actually need to die。 And if he wanted more readers， HE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WRITING。 Also NIGHTSHADES ENDING WTF O MY GODS WHAT。 Y WOULD HOROWITZ LEAVE THIS ON A CLIFFHANGER NO WTF PLZNO！ Plz dont make the same mistake Riordan did Horowitz please 😭 know when to stop writing pleasssee😭 Sorry as you can see i’m starting to go off on a bit of a tangent。 Okee back down to earth。You kno what I wouldve maybe liked to see more of？ Idk sone emotional suff about how hes impersonating Julius someone responsible for literally scarring Alex’s life。 Ik its supposed to b aimed for like a younger audience but whenever Alex did reflect on this， it seemed so passive。 He just kinda said it nonchalantly as if it was a fact。 You know what else is rlly confusing？ Alex’s age and the timeline the series is set in。 If we’re being official about it， the series started in 2000 （o my gods I wasnt even born then） and the character Alex was 14 at the start of it all。 Then he turns 15 in like the 5th book。。。？ -Im already confused aha- so really， its only been like 2 yrs so Nightshade is set in 2002。 What the fuck。 Ok no thats weird。 Ive always imagined the series to just be like in the same timeline as us。 And its just not。 Okee Horowitz did not think this one thru。 THIS CHARACTER HAS GONE TO SPACE STOPPED MILLIONS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS UPSTAGED SOME WEIRD CHARITIES THAT WERENT DOING WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE DOING （Horowitz has a bit of a theme of this， he’s put it in Nightshade too 😂）DEFEATED SCORPIA AND LIKE DONE LOTS MORE IN THE SPACE OF 2 YRS OR LESS WHAT THE FUCK？！ Okee。 Nightshade has just mentioned the yr 2014。 I am。 So。 Confused。 WHAT TIMELINE IS THIS SET IN？！？Also the TV series will totally spin this around and pretend its set in 2019 or something instead。 I’ll tell u after I watch it aha。 I have a feeling there will b a huge rant 😂 now my brain hurts from doing the maths so bye 😂 i also did a newspaper article on this issue and tagged Anthony Horowitz on Twitter and he actually agreed 😂 （ish）So， Nightshade was very enjoyable。 But at the end of the day， I still think the series would have had more impact had it ended on Scorpia Rising。 The fandom’s small as it is and whilst I kinda appreciate Alex doesnt belong in America with the Pleasures， and he should b in London with Tom and Jack， Scorpia Rising went so dark and it was fucking brilliant。 Perhaps if Alex had only been made to think Jack was dead in Scorpia Rising and then at the end she comes back or something idk。 I think what m trying to say is i didnt need a whole badly written book about Jack coming back when Horowitz couldve just done that in a few lines at the end of Scorpia Rising and finished the series there。 Alex wouldve gone back to school， done bis GCSEs A Levels （maybe） University（maybe） and probably inevitably ended up as a spy again aha 😂 also Alex has the opportunity to do his exams 😭 we dont cos of corona 😭 which is good and bad。 And thats a debate for another day。 。。。more

iivalexandra ，

Everyone was hyping this one up and it was wild but like。 Nowhere near Scorpia levels。 Maybe Scorpia raised my standards unforgivably high for this series？ Anyway。 Like a fool I thought Julius being dead would mean he wouldn't be a big part of the series anymore， however， I forgot that Horowitz does some of his best work with characters who have already been killed :））） Everyone was hyping this one up and it was wild but like。 Nowhere near Scorpia levels。 Maybe Scorpia raised my standards unforgivably high for this series？ Anyway。 Like a fool I thought Julius being dead would mean he wouldn't be a big part of the series anymore， however， I forgot that Horowitz does some of his best work with characters who have already been killed :））） 。。。more

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Nightshade&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Nightshade&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0