Review: quick and fun read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2012
I really love the cover for this book. I was drawn to this book by the cover first, and then I read the synopsis and thought... Hmm sounds like my kind of book. Aliens, war, superpowers, and mystery... what a combination! I was not disappointed. I enjoyed this book very much.The story revolves around 3 teens and one mysterious alien. The three teens go the same school, 2 are friends, and the other a loner. In the wrong place at the right time or right place wrong time, they see an alien land in the mall and he says he needs their help. They reluctantly agree. They quickly gain special abilities start training and find out they are in for way more than they bargained for. Now they have to try and save their friends, their town, and possible the world.The characters were fun. I feel they were lacking a bit in development. I did get a feel for their lives and their personalities butI did feel an attachment to them. Towards the end of the book, I felt myself getting a little more acquainted with them and hope that in the next installment I really get to know them. The alien, Alan, stood out the most too me. He was very straight forward and lacking in the human interactions and slang, when he tried to fit in I found myself chuckling. Orlando was also a hoot, he is very sarcastic and tries not to care, but his heart seems to get the best of him. I did find him a little clueless at times and that drove me nuts. I wanted to slap him back to reality. JD was cool; he really wanted to be the superhero and invested himself into the cause a bit more than Orlando. Cadence grew on me. I didn't like her in the beginning. She was a bit down on herself and seemed kind of hopeless but she shaped up pretty good.There was a lot going on in the book and left me with quite a few questions, which I am sure, will be answered further down the road. The writing was a bit confusing to me at times, especially when dialog was happening, but after I got into the rhythm of things it seemed to come together. It really didn't take me long to get into the book and found myself wanting more in the end.I will definitely be picking up the next book when it comes out.