Aliens. They walk among us, but who knew they were such a hit with the ladies? Four's life has been a series of lies and changes ever science his arrival on this planet, yes, you heard me right, arrived. On this planet. He is an alien from the planet Lorien, a once luscious planet of peace and prosperity. That was years ago, before the race of life-consuming, energy-feeding Mogadorians destroyed his home planet. On the day of the attack, he and nine children possessing the capabilities of mind boggling powers were shipped off the earth, with the hope of someday returning home and salvaging their home. These children can only be killed in numerical order, thanks to a charm put on them before departure. While awaiting their possible demise, the children, called garde, and their guardians, (called cepán) have to constantly move around the country, to raise their chances of survival. In this book, one of these moves brings Four to encounter a foe he has never before seen. Love.
Overall, I would give this book a 9/10. To me the book seemed that it was made to sell to teens. It had a story line that developed in quite a ragged fashion, just bombshell to bombshell, not really letting it grow onto readers. I have noticed this pattern in other such YA novels, which leaves me to think about the age group it was aimed towards. As for the romance scenes, they were, as I found them, a teeter totter of "will they, won't they" between characters. The displays of love were spotted along the story line to remind us that romance still existed in our story. Still though, in this book I was completely swallowed up in the emotions of characters. I found myself tearing up, laughing, and feeling as if I were going through what the characters were. For this reason, I hope to see more on characters of Pittucus's in the future.
Overall, I would give this book a 9/10. To me the book seemed that it was made to sell to teens. It had a story line that developed in quite a ragged fashion, just bombshell to bombshell, not really letting it grow onto readers. I have noticed this pattern in other such YA novels, which leaves me to think about the age group it was aimed towards. As for the romance scenes, they were, as I found them, a teeter totter of "will they, won't they" between characters. The displays of love were spotted along the story line to remind us that romance still existed in our story. Still though, in this book I was completely swallowed up in the emotions of characters. I found myself tearing up, laughing, and feeling as if I were going through what the characters were. For this reason, I hope to see more on characters of Pittucus's in the future.