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The Intruder (Roswell High #5)

by Melinda Metz (Goodreads Author)

3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 · rating details · 561 ratings · 15 reviews

Love...too late?
Michael: He's being held in a secret compound. But he's concerned less for himself than his friends. Max. Maria. Liz. Alex. And Isabel. He's got to get out before he's forced to betray the Roswell residents whom Sheriff Valenti is dying to capture. And once Sheriff Valenti has the information he wants, he won't be needing Michael anymore.

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Published 2000 by Simon Spotlight Entertainment (first published 1999)

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Aug 13, 2012 Sal Niner rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: roswell

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Preliminary thoughts *SPOILERS*:

The Intruder is Michael.

We start in on Max's death and resurrection. He goes through a near-death experience, but gets healed with the help of the crystals. While the healing process is going on, we are taken into the process of him connecting to the collective consciousness and briefly get to meet his biological parents who reveal to Max their memories.

Sheriff Valenti takes on a more villanous role in the book series than he does in the television series. In the

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Feb 03, 2010 Lucy added it

Michael got captured by a sheriff and was put in an underground compound. In the compound a doctor was doing studies on him because he was an alien. The sheriff also had another alien called Adam in the compound. Valenti had a girl named Cameron in the compound. She was in the compound because Valenti wanted her to get the names of the others out of Michael. The three of them made a plan to escape but the only one that got out was Adam. He went to Michaels friends and made a plan to break Michae...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Mpb added it · review of another edition

Shelves: wishlist

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Love...too late?

Michael: He's being held in a secret compound. But he's concerned less for himself than his friends. Max. Maria. Liz. Alex. And Isabel. He's got to get out before he's forced to betray the Roswell residents whom Sheriff Valenti is dying to capture. And once Sheriff Valenti has the information he wants, he won't be needing Michael anymore.

Isabel: She used to think of Michael as a brother. But now that he's been captured, she seems to be the only one able to hea...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Melissa Darnold rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: authors-h-o-series, genre-sci-fi-fantasy, genre-young-adult

08/18/12: I feel like I'm doing nothing but talking about how horrible a character Isabel is. But. Whatever. She is horrible. But, let me review the book before I continue with my "I hate Isabel" rant that's become so familiar to me. The book was good. It was mediocre. There wasn't anything that left me reeling or changed my life. It was just more of the same. Maria pined over Michael, Isabel pined over Michael, Adam pined over Liz and Alex pined over Isabel. It's a whole bunch of "I JUST WANT T...more

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Mar 12, 2012 Patricia (Patricia's Particularity) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, young-adult, own-ya

When Roswell High last left off, Max was fighting for his life to survive connecting to the Collective (the minds and thoughts of his fellow aliens back home) while the rest of the crew were putting their own lives in danger to steal The Stones of Midnight (which allow Max to connect to the consciousness). While Max survives, others are not as lucky. Ray, Max's boss at the alien museum, is killed by Sheriff Valentie, head of Project Clean Slate. And Michael does not return home with the rest.

Now...more When Roswell High last left off, Max was fighting for his life to survive connecting to the Collective (the minds and thoughts of his fellow aliens back home) while the rest of the crew were putting their own lives in danger to steal The Stones of Midnight (which allow Max to connect to the consciousness). While Max survives, others are not as lucky. Ray, Max's boss at the alien museum, is killed by Sheriff Valentie, head of Project Clean Slate. And Michael does not return home with the rest.

Now we come to the The Intruder. With The Stones of Midnight, Max survives. Michael has been captured by Valentie and Project Clean Slate, being held prisoner and experimented on. During his time here he meets some interesting new people: Cameron, a girl with supposed psychic powers, and Adam, the fourth mystery alien from their pods. Adam has always believed Valentie to be his father, having known nothing but Valentie and the Mountain, but when he learns the truth he escapes the mountain and finds Max and Liz. During this time Max and the crew are devising a plan to save Michael, and Adam starts to crush on Liz - hard. Meanwhile, Isabel's feelings are changing for both Michael and Alex, in a way she cannot understand - does she love Michael more than just a brother figure? Maria loves Michael but knows something is up with Isabel. And of course we cannot forget Max and Liz (my favorite couple!). They have finally decided to no longer 'just be friends'. It's about time!

In such a small book I am always happily surprised and how much Melinda Metz gives you. There are many characters and relationships to the point that it is hard to detail every one. I love it. I screamed at Isabel and her growing feelings for Michael - what about Alex? I got frustrated and mad at Michael when he started to have feelings for his fellow inmate, Cameron - what about Maria? And I was jumping for joy when Max and Liz got over their hangups.

The Intruder was also not predictable at all, as some of the previous installments were. You learn something about Adam (no spoilers) and Valentie... lets just say he gets what's coming to him. As always, Melinda Metz's writing is seamless, making this a very easy and enjoyable read. While I will admit I still see the show's characters in my head, Melinda Metz has done a fantastic job at offering her readers a new image of our favorite characters and new characters all together. The first few installments in this series were a bit slow, but now the action is really starting to pick up. It might just be me, but being a fan of the show and the series, I just can't get enough of our Roswell aliens and humans.
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Jan 10, 2012 Katie Jauncey rated it 5 of 5 stars

These books are rated more for teens, and I read the Roswell series when I was about 15 ..... but I still really love reading them now. They're written in an easily worded way so that if you want something quick and easy to read, they're perfect ..... I love the whole series :)

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Oct 25, 2009 Brittany rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 100-book-challenge

Book 8:

I'm gonna be SOOOOO pissed if Michael and Izzy hook up.
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Okay. So they didn't really.
I never realized how different the show and the books are, I'm kinda iffy about Shiri Appleby.
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Jul 22, 2012 Evie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-time-favorites, books-i-ve-read, amazing-epic-and-awesome, books-i-own, favorite-ever, love-love-love, epic, jumping-up-and-down, light-reading, spectacular-and-fantastic, no-words-describe-the-awesomeness, totally-cute

Okay. Poor Maria. That's all I have to say.
And um...Adam? Can we say bipolar? My gosh it would just break my heart if he turned out to be bad!
Such a great series! I'm obsessed!!!

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Nov 05, 2010 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2010, books-read-pre-2008

Oh dear, too many love interests! Lots of fun action though. I sped through this one more quickly than the others. (Not that they exactly were taking long before, haha.)

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Dec 07, 2008 Tara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2007-and-early

started watching the tv series then found out about the book and i absolutely loved it..

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Feb 28, 2011 Vampiress_demitri rated it 3 of 5 stars

danger everywhere

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Jun 20, 2010 Candeeta rated it 4 of 5 stars

love this series

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Jul 05, 2011 Anne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-halve-like

Still the same...

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Jul 04, 2008 Kat rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: teens, fans of Roswell, sci-fi fans

Shelves: roswell-high, science-fiction

The plot was pretty appropriate in this round. I actually felt excited near the end!

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May 18, 2010 Mikayla_ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

This was good; I liked the new characters and plot concepts.

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Jun 19, 2013 Onna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, young-adult

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Jun 05, 2013 Anjini rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childhood-teen-nostalgia

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May 30, 2013 Erica rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Melinda Metz grew up in San Jose, California. People sometimes ask if she knows the way there. She kinda does, but she has an off-kilter sense of direction, so to be confident of arriving, it's better to consult some kind of navigational device.

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