Reviews

The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore

mbfeeney's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book! The way it's split between the two points of view wasn't confusing. It just added to the overall story.

I always wondered about the 2nd ship that John saw in his visions in the first book, and my curiosity has been partially satisfied with the introduction of Ella.

I hope that John and Nine are able to rescue Sam before having to meet up with Six and the others.

suzukabunny's review against another edition

1.0

#thepowerofsix
Menurut rekomendasi goodreads.com , The Power of Six dipenuhi aksi petualangan dan perkelahian bela diri yang membuat pembaca tidak bisa lepas dari buku ini. Bayangan saya langsung merujuk pada tetralogi The Bourne.
Kenyataannya? The Power of Six adalah kisah yang terlalu banyak aksi sampai-sampai membuat ceritanya kering. Inti ceritanya sederhana: menyelamatkan diri dari kejaran musush. Sayangnya, terlalu banyak tindakan tanpa alasan dan tujuan yang dilakukan sejumlah protagonisnya. Mereka nyaris tidak pernah melakukan serangan balik atau melawan musuhnya. Selain asmara, tidak ada koneksi emosi lain di antara mereka. Akibatnya, cerita fiksi ini jadi membosankan.
Nyaris tidak ada, jarang sekali, pesan moral yang disuguhkan, selain spontanitas dan resilience. Kalau dibaca ulang beberapa kali, sebetulnya fiksi ini bisa lebih menarik dengan menambahkan unsur humor, tragedi kemanusiaan, atau kematian kekasih tokoh utama.
#fiksi #youngadult

atticus512's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

venti's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

reread 

what a wild ride… so much more happens in this than i remembered reading as a kid. i forgot how nice marina’s perspective was — and also ella is introduced in this!! love her fr 

mirkwoodmaiden421's review against another edition

4.0

This book was one of the most fun sci-fi books I've ever read! I loved the action, the new characters, the aliens, and their powers! But I have 2 reasons why I only rated it 4 stars: First, the characters kept repeatedly making awful mistakes and not thinking before they act, which frustrated me. And second, it had a bit more language than I'd like. Otherwise, it was a great read!

towanda81's review against another edition

2.0

Sadly, the writing in this series seems to break down completely in this book. The characters become less and less likable and the plot is just one action scene after another. Don't think I'll bother with the rest of this one.

oliviamitchell's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

taylormcdon's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

thebrainlair's review against another edition

4.0

When I first read this, I didn't like it as much as I Am #4. What I liked abt that one was the relentless action without the pretense of a story. That's what I dislike abt Power at first, the pretense of some sort of character driven plot. This time around, I appreciated it much more. I mean, this isn't literary anything, but kids like it. Now to check out Rise of Nine, though I promised myself I wouldn't read it!

anindistinctaccountant's review against another edition

I just dropped it off somewhere, I do intend to get back into it.