Replaced

Alias: The APO Series #4

by Emma Harrison

Agent Sydney Bristow has always held her own in the traditional boy's club of espionage. In fact, she's grown comfortable in her well-earned role as respected go-to girl. But with the recent addition of her half-sister, Nadia, dynamics inevitably shift as Sydney finds herself with a new partner, roommate, and -- even if unintentional -- competitor.

APO's mission to retrieve a mysterious biological weapon is compromised, and in the melee Weiss is infected. Driven by concern and guilt, Sydney searches for the only known vaccine -- until her cover is blown and she must watch Nadia assume her field role next to Vaughn. But when Vaughn and Nadia's cover is blown, only Sydney and Nadia's collective strength can keep Sydney's "family" alive.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Espionage

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 26, 2005

About the author

Emma Harrison is a pseudonym of Kieran Scott.

Reviews

[Margaretta · Rating 3 out of 5]

I recently read this book “Replaced” by Emma Harrison, which seemed quite interesting from the title cover.

The story itself is stimulating yet humorous, and the protagonists are all winsome. However, I felt dubious with some parts of the story. The most loathsome thing about the story was the cynical personality of the villain. Throughout the book, the villain missed numbers of opportunities to kill the protagonists.
For instance, the villain shot Sydney, the main character, but astonishingly, she was alive. Nevertheless, the villain did not shoot her again even she spontaneously woke up in front of him. Also, when the villain abducted Sydney, he was absurdly incautious that he got shot in his head by Sydney’s companion. In my opinion, I speculated for the book to be realistic. Despite of my inclination for the realistic stories, the plot was lacking in reasonable explanation.

I would recommend this book for those people who enjoys mystery novels who can have a preferences for idealistic stories.

[Mark Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set during season 4, this book finds the APO team racing to find a cure for Weiss's disease, something he picked up on a mission. As much as I loved the show when I read this book, the characters acted stupidly and the plot got boring. It wasn't a complete loss, but I didn't read any of the further books.

Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.

[Nels · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll give it three stars because it was good for what it was. I don't think anyone expects an Alias tie-in book to be a great piece of literature, but it was entertaining enough and the characterizations were well done.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F ALI apo

Based on J.J. Abrams' television series, Alias.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another quick fun read in the APO series.