'The Alex Rider books are irresistibly moreish ... As always, the form is satisfyingly ingenious and twisty, with a series of impossible scenarios from which Alex has to escape by the inventive use of machinery, gadgets and everyday objects. This story - and they just get cleverer - makes use of virtual reality, plays with the hero and the reader about who is to be trusted, and has a perilous Hunger Games-like finale. It will be voraciously consumed.'
- Nicolette Jones, Sunday times
'Alex's latest mission is as daring and exciting as ever, right up to its action-packed conclusion.'
- The Week Junior
'>Ingenious and twisty, this makes use of virtual reality and doubts about who to trust. Clever and compulsive as always.'
- Children's books of the year 2023, The Sunday Times
'In keeping with the on-the-pulse themes covered in this ground-breaking series some 20 years ago, Nightshade Revenge tackles contemporary technological innovations around AI and VR gaming to present young readers with a page-turning story that's both of the moment and an all-out adventure classic.'
- LoveReading4Kids