My daughter loves James Patterson's Maximum Ride series. I thought I'd enjoy this book based on her appreciation for his writing, and my appreciation for his other works.
I did enjoy the book, but I can't give it a full five stars. The characters were developed more through repetition of their flaws or foibles than through insight into their character or reasons behind their behavior. It was assumed that you were familiar with the "type", and that "type" was reinforced by reminding you over and over that this was a "character". In fact, there were few persons depicted in the book about which you could not say "Oh, what a character!" It moved rather quickly, took a strange jump to arrive at the end, and should have had "Happily Ever After" painted over the epilogue. Just a little too pat, and little too rote for my taste.
I did enjoy the book, but I can't give it a full five stars. The characters were developed more through repetition of their flaws or foibles than through insight into their character or reasons behind their behavior. It was assumed that you were familiar with the "type", and that "type" was reinforced by reminding you over and over that this was a "character". In fact, there were few persons depicted in the book about which you could not say "Oh, what a character!" It moved rather quickly, took a strange jump to arrive at the end, and should have had "Happily Ever After" painted over the epilogue. Just a little too pat, and little too rote for my taste.
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