Daniel X Series by James Patterson - Reading 'Watch the Skies (Daniel X #2)' from April 29th 2018

[Shae]

He was born with great power
The greatest superpower of all isn't to be part spider, part man, or to cast magic spells--the greatest power is the power to create.

Daniel X has that power.

And a deadly secret
Daniel's secret abilities - like being able to manipulate objects and animals with his mind or to recreate himself in any shape he chooses - have helped him survive. But Daniel doesn't have a normal life. He is the protector of the earth, the Alien Hunter, with a mission beyond anyone's imagining.

Now the fate of the world rests on Daniel X
From the day that his parents were brutally murdered before his very eyes, Daniel has used his unique gifts to hunt down their assassin. Finally, with the help of The List, bequeathed to him in his parents' dying breath, he is closing in on the killer.

Now, on his own, he vows to take on his father's mission - and to take vengeance in the process.

[Shae]

Chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ wow so he has powers where he can create things! I can’t believe he created his parents so that the police would believe that he wasn’t alone.

So aliens killed his parents? This is so good so far! The audio is great how there are sound effects etc! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 46 (view spoiler)[ so Daniel is an alien. And phoebe is actually Seth and was tricking him! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 61 (view spoiler)[ Awww his mum was pregnant when she was killed and Daniels sister he created was who was in her bellynn (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 74(view spoiler)[ so the lady knew Daniels dad, and he has been shot and has a bomb inside of him! This book is very fast paced (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 75 (view spoiler)[ that lady is his grandma!! No way!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 87 (view spoiler)[ ok Daniel in Seth’s ear now, this is feeling a little middle grade! I’m still intrigued, but it’s getting a bit cheesy haha (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Finishes (view spoiler)[ wasn’t the best ending, will continue to see what happens but if the next is similiar to that I may pass on continuing again. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 6 wow so he has powers where he can create things! I can’t believe he created his parents so that the police would believe that he wasn’t alone.

So aliens killed his parents? This is so ..."

Yeah it's kinda sad though :(

[Cinthia]

23.0% (view spoiler)[ I like how the audio does the sound effects. I also feel bad for Daniel he is so alone but after all the bad things that happened to him maybe HS will be great! I hope Phoebe becomes his girl.. (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

34.0% (view spoiler)[ Seth is creepy!! He IS giving Daniel plenty of chances to leave. The dream, the cat and the creepy phone call. I would book it! (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

51.0% (view spoiler)[ Are you kidding me? That is so NOT fair! How can Seth do that to Daniel? There is no way there is no Phoebe I was rooting for them! (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

83.0% (view spoiler)[ Yeay! he found his Grandmama... or should I say, she saved him! (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

98.0% (view spoiler)[ Talk about an obsession with Elephants! That's what Seth gets! (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

Finished... Yeay! He is (view spoiler)[ back on Earth! He needs to continue his work as an Alien Hunter. (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 6 wow so he has powers where he can create things! I can’t believe he created his parents so that the police would believe that he wasn’t alone.

So aliens killed his parents? This is so ..."

Yeah I liked that part that he could create (view spoiler)[ his parents, but at the same time I was saddened because his parents were not really real. (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 61 [spoilers removed]"

I loved her name! Porkchop! how awesome is that?

[Cinthia]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 75 [spoilers removed]"

That was a nice little surprise... I like how he asked her if she was a doctor and she said (view spoiler)[ No... but she really acted like one.. lol (hide spoiler)]

[Cinthia]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 87 [spoilers removed]"

yeah... that Patterson loves writing middle grade too...

[Cinthia]

Shae wrote: "Finishes [spoilers removed]"

My feeling exactly... I don't think I will (view spoiler)[ continue with the next installment... it wasn't really thrilling, it was good but not BOMB! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 46 [spoilers removed]"

I know how terrible!

[Maddie]

Cinthia wrote: "23.0% [spoilers removed]"

Yes I love the sound effects too :D And the narrator's voice is actually the actor Milo Ventimiglia <3

[Maddie]

Cinthia wrote: "51.0% [spoilers removed]"

It's a very villain-like thing to do XD

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 61 [spoilers removed]"

At least he imagined (view spoiler)[her growing older, even though it was all in his head :( (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 74[spoilers removed]"

I thought that at the end too! Super quick!

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 75 [spoilers removed]"

I kind of wondered XD

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 87 [spoilers removed]"

It was always pretty cheesy XD (view spoiler)[The words they use when they talk to each other, particularly the villain. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Finishes [spoilers removed]"

But they're quick reads XD I need a buddy with me!

[Maddie]

Review: This book was super fast-paced for its length! I've read it before, a few times I think, but I honestly couldn't remember a thing. I liked how much happened, definitely my kind of book, but it did feel middle-grade. The short chapters though make up for it, I'm a sucker for books with short chapters because it makes me read it faster, which makes me feel more accomplished.
Daniel has an (view spoiler)[incredible imagination to be able to do all of that stuff! Particularly creating his family and friends when he needs them. (hide spoiler)] Hopefully (view spoiler)[he sees them again and gets to apologise to Pork Chop :( (hide spoiler)] I really liked (view spoiler)[the introduction of Phoebe, but then it turned out to be Seth! Thank gosh he didn't kiss 'Phoebe', or that would have been gross! (hide spoiler)]
I'm really pleased I listened throughout the whole of it or I would have gotten lost in no time.

[Maddie]

I'll continue with the series because I own them XD But will probably unhaul after I read them.

[Shae]

31% (view spoiler)[ wow so the town has heaps of girls that are pregnant with number 5’s babies. The town is about to be infiltrated with aliens! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Wow you're speeding XD

[Shae]

47% (view spoiler)[ wow so number 5 got the girls to eat caviar and that’s how they got pregnant. I wonder if the babies will kil the girls or not. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "
31% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah it's so crazy! I don't think I want to know how that happened, hopefully not the normal way... (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "
47% [spoilers removed]"

I was just about to do an update at that same part! XD Coincidence! Crazy!

[Maddie]

71% (view spoiler)[Man Daniel's on a bloody romantic bender. Is he going to have a different interest in each book, even though the first one didn't really count? We all know he loves Dana, as she's his 'dream girl', but then he still goes and finds himself attracted to (and acting on that attraction) other girls.. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

89% (view spoiler)[This is such a middle-grade series XD The language the characters use, the typicalness of the villains. I don't even mind it because it's so obviously a middle-grade cliche story. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Finished Watch the Skies!

[Maddie]

27% (view spoiler)[Oh wow he told Dana about how she was alive, and then commented again that he's obsessed with her XD If she's created by him, can't he create her to like him too?

I really love the narrator's cockney accent! I'm always a sucker for English accents XD
(hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

51% (view spoiler)[Not really following this one as much, so I'm a little lost. All I know is that fire guy is freaky. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

73% (view spoiler)[So something's happening with a Sword and a Stone? I'm lost XD Trying to rush through this so much for the readathon. It'll be suuuper close to the end! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

89% (view spoiler)[So I just paid attention for a bit more and his friends have their own lives? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Finished! Didn't understand much from that XD Just that (view spoiler)[he killed #3. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Watch the Skies
65% (view spoiler)[ haha soo funny how jusy’s parents are already talking about marriage between Daniel and Judy!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Watch the Skies
68% (view spoiler)[ oh my gosh Dana and Daniel kissed!! No what about Judy!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Watch the Skies
(view spoiler)[ I hate how he erased Judy’s mind :( (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I know that was sad :(

[Shae]

16% (view spoiler)[ I can’t believe that Dana used to be real but died. So she was really his dream girl, he didn’t just completely make her up! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: " 27% Oh to like h..."

(view spoiler)[ maybe because Dana is based on the real Dana, he can’t make her up to like him. It’s like he didn’t really make her up and she is her own person just dead. Like maybe he can bring them back to be living or something (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "
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Yeah we learnt that in Book 1.