For the Alex Rider ask game: A, I, Z
Hi!! Sorry my answer us so late, only being able to blog on weekends is really annoying at times. That's the price for being a Korean student I guess...
A. When and how did you first start reading AR?
I was 12 at the time, almost exactly, since it was summer and my birthday's in summer.
My town has an "English Library", which is just a library with a few shelf-loads of English books besides the Korean books. (tbh they have way more manhwa.)
Anyway, I was looking for something good to read, when I found a book with a glossy black spine. I pulled it out, and saw the cover was a holographic blue, with the words 'Alex Rider: Stormbreaker' written on it. Because I'm the kind of person who reads back covers, I turned it over, and instantly decided it was my kind of book. I have never regretted it. 💕
I. What are your thoughts on Ian Rider?
I think of him as an inexperienced parent. He's never had to take care of a child, even on missions, and he has *no* idea how to raise one. He tries his best, he really does, but being raised in a military family, he doesn't know what normal kids do. He thinks taking 9-year-old kids to Everest base camp is okay.
I think he tried to be a good guardian, he really did, but just didn't figure out what he was doing isn't the way. The fact that he wasn't around a lot didn't help either.
In conclusion, Jack was the queen Ian and Alex both needed in their lives, she deserves a stiff drink a big hand.
Z. Theorize on what book 13 would be about. >:3
Aksfjwsjhsksjdksk I didn't think anyone would actually ask this... Here goes I guess?
(Note: everything is pure theory!! Nothing is confirmed!!!)
1. Freddy and Sofia will start attending Brooklands at some point.
(They'll have to go to school eventually, and where better than the school Alex goes to?)
2. Tom will be used as bait/blackmail/whatever by Nightshade, as a playing card.
(AH says that Nightshade knew all about Alex, including his school/friends, so this one is fairly probable.)
3. Benjamin the monkey has a hidden microphone/camera in him.
(Reference: this old post I made)
4. Alex "so done" Rider with Tom "Are you going to kill them?" Harris and Freddy "My plan is to kill everybody" Gray
(Alex will 100% be absolutely paranoid that Freddy will do/say smth stupid and by stupid I mean borderline psychopathic. Tom is gonna be like "My best friend is teenage spy, not like assassin child is any weirder" and just roll with it.)
5. At least Sofia is mostly sane...*crash* *screaming in the background* ...or not
Thanks for the ask, I appreciate them! And if you have any more questions, please feel free to ask!
-Lilly xx
