I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us. Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who may be strong enough to bring the six of us together? They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio—and failed. I am Number Seven. One of six still alive. And I'm ready to fight.Wooooahh intense. Where do I even begin...? Second book in "I am number four" series. Wow! Now this is what I call adrenaline pumping, high impact action. This book will grab you and take you on an adventure. The Power of Six is much more action-packed than the first. There are some issues of betrayal and love and sacrifices. The two major twists in this book really changed the direction of the story as we find not only the two new members of the Garde (Seven and Nine) but also discover there was a second ship the left Loric with number Ten. She’s younger than the others and so far, she’s only revealed one legacy because of her age. Also, we meet the leader to the Mogs, Setrakus Ra that’s just arrived to Earth and sure to bring this war to a whole new level. Marina's story was very interesting although at times kind of dragged on and repeated a pattern: wake up, talk to ella about her problems, disobey orders from sisters, argue with Cepen and sleep, which i suppose shows why she wants to leave to badly due to the constant routine her life faces. I Am Number four set a huge benchmark for the writer to compete with and The Power Of Six in my opinion broke the boundaries of that bench mark and excelled beyond anything else i have read before.
10/10 =)
The biggest gripe I had was that 90% of the action takes place in the last 25% of the book. In other words, the pacing was uneven and the book was a little boring at first. Other than that, it was good.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's true. But even though it's a sequel to I Am Number Four, this book introduced a whole new set of characters and a completely different storyline. Therefore, I feel like the boringish intro was necessary to clarify everything for the reader. Normally, I would have commented on the slow intro, but I feel like the ending made up for it; I'll forgive Pittacus Lore this time. :P
DeleteYou mean you'll forgive James Frey and Jobie Hughes this time XD
DeleteAction packed novel much? Did the cover of the book grab your attention?
ReplyDeleteYes, for sure! I love the action. I usually skim action (it bores me) but it really worked for this book. And the cover absolutely did. I love it. It's so simple but so eye-catching!
DeleteSame reason why I read your review, the cover caught my eye!
DeleteWow! You read really fast! Great review :)
ReplyDeleteLol yes I do. So do you! New reviews every day! Thanks :)
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