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papidoc's review against another edition
4.0
A little stilted in its dialogue, and the Spanish was atrocious. Evans really needs to find someone to check his Spanish verbiage and spelling. Otherwise, it was an entertaining episode in the series. I especially liked that he was able to end it satisfyingly, while still holding out a teaser for the next book.
hkc0125's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
mitchosaur's review against another edition
5.0
Big shocker, this book was as amazing as the first two. I am just in love with this series and each book doesn't disappoint me. I've read this book five times now and still really enjoy it. I really enjoyed all the adventures the Electroclan went on to help save their friends and come closer to stopping Hatch and his evil plans. You get to see a little more of how Hatch is messed up in this book. I really enjoyed this book.
lrwlee's review against another edition
3.0
I was disappointed with book 3 of the series. Let me explain why.
1) the first 4 sections seemed to drag on. The pace was slow and I nearly put the book down.
2) it seemed like several of the rescue scenes happened too easily. The conflict built but it resolved way too easily
3) too much detail during the plan of the attack
4) since it had been a long time since i read the last book in the series, I had forgotten who all the kids were. There was no reintroduction of any of them and I was confused. They became just a string of characters. I still don't remember Abigal or Jack or several of the others even at the end of the book. It felt like the characters were used for their roles but weren't developed as individual characters, but just a group.
1) the first 4 sections seemed to drag on. The pace was slow and I nearly put the book down.
2) it seemed like several of the rescue scenes happened too easily. The conflict built but it resolved way too easily
3) too much detail during the plan of the attack
4) since it had been a long time since i read the last book in the series, I had forgotten who all the kids were. There was no reintroduction of any of them and I was confused. They became just a string of characters. I still don't remember Abigal or Jack or several of the others even at the end of the book. It felt like the characters were used for their roles but weren't developed as individual characters, but just a group.
michellewords's review against another edition
4.0
I'm glad I kept reading the series. The third book in Michael Vey series takes place in the jungles of Peru. The Electroclan is separated and must come together and find the "voice" resistance.
This one was so much fun! I may have even liked it more than the first one.
This one was so much fun! I may have even liked it more than the first one.
andreagraves5's review against another edition
3.0
I have a lot of thoughts about this book. Please scroll for spoilers:
THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK:
I like how hard the Electroclan worked to do all that they had to do.
I love that Michael learned more about his magnetic powers and practiced how to use them.
I liked the Voice and how they helped the Electroclan.
I liked the relationship between Taylor and Michael.
I loved the character, Jamie - and I was glad he was good for his word.
Tessa was a cool, new character. I liked her power and how it effected the others.
I liked Taylor's role, and how she became the group's leader during the time she & Michael were separated.
I'm okay that Hatch escaped, I "get" that we don't want the series to be overwith (although, it would
be nice if the kids could at least see their families for a day between life or death missions).
THINGS I COULDN'T BLAME THE CHARACTERS FOR:
When half of the Electroclan decided they had had enough, I didn't blame them and I think that was realistic.
When they whined.
Tessa, for when she was grumpy.
Things I thought were sad, but realistic:
When all the Amacarra Amazon tribesmen were slaughtered. So sad, but what I would expect.
When Wade died - this was very realistic for how much danger they were in to loose one of the group.
When the rocks wouldn't slide down the road to jailbreak their friends while they were being transferred by the Peruvian Army.
WHAT DISAPPOINTED ME:
The way Hatch took over the Board. You would think there would be better security to protect the board and that they would have a hidden gun to protect themselves nearby, something to defend themselves. I also thought Hatch would have been a little more eloquent with his plan to take over vs. just killing people. It felt unoriginal.
How much fighting to save the world can a group of teenagers withstand and not have a mental breakdown? They had to push so hard for so long, it seemed like too much to me - they had to be ready to drop physically, emotionally and mentally. And, yet, they are ready to move on to the next mission with no downtime...
Also, since Michael had left the ipod in one of the trucks, I was surprised that the Elgen were not able to do some more destruction to the Voice since they finally realized they had a resistance fighting them. I don't want the Voice to be hurt, but honestly, it seems that GPS signals could have been traced. It felt like a key piece of information that just happened to not have extensive backlash for all of the good guys.
There was so much build up to the very end, and then it felt very rushed to me. It was at 85% and they had not attacked the Ampere yet. I think there should have been more of a confrontation with Hatch and that the whole end piece should have been paced a little better.
Where were the other electric kids that Hatch has a tight leash on? I thought they would have been present for the final battle.
I think it tied up a little too perfect in the end with the predictable ending of the remaining Electroclan kids coming back to help fight.
I felt like the last few pages were rushed to throw in the cliffhanger plot for the next book. It would have been more meaningful to me if it were built up a little more and had some foreshadowing.
RPE needs to slow down the endings and pick up the pacing in the first half of the book, and build the plot for future books more than 3 pages before the ending. It's hard to be vested in a cliffhanger ending when the newest conflict barely arises that is completely different and never before mentioned until the very last few pages. I don't feel as though I will be dying for the next book to come out. Sure, I will read it, but I'm not ::dying:: for it to come out, now.
Just my 2 cents...
THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK:
I like how hard the Electroclan worked to do all that they had to do.
I love that Michael learned more about his magnetic powers and practiced how to use them.
I liked the Voice and how they helped the Electroclan.
I liked the relationship between Taylor and Michael.
I loved the character, Jamie - and I was glad he was good for his word.
Tessa was a cool, new character. I liked her power and how it effected the others.
I liked Taylor's role, and how she became the group's leader during the time she & Michael were separated.
I'm okay that Hatch escaped, I "get" that we don't want the series to be overwith (although, it would
be nice if the kids could at least see their families for a day between life or death missions).
THINGS I COULDN'T BLAME THE CHARACTERS FOR:
When half of the Electroclan decided they had had enough, I didn't blame them and I think that was realistic.
When they whined.
Tessa, for when she was grumpy.
Things I thought were sad, but realistic:
When all the Amacarra Amazon tribesmen were slaughtered. So sad, but what I would expect.
When Wade died - this was very realistic for how much danger they were in to loose one of the group.
When the rocks wouldn't slide down the road to jailbreak their friends while they were being transferred by the Peruvian Army.
WHAT DISAPPOINTED ME:
The way Hatch took over the Board. You would think there would be better security to protect the board and that they would have a hidden gun to protect themselves nearby, something to defend themselves. I also thought Hatch would have been a little more eloquent with his plan to take over vs. just killing people. It felt unoriginal.
How much fighting to save the world can a group of teenagers withstand and not have a mental breakdown? They had to push so hard for so long, it seemed like too much to me - they had to be ready to drop physically, emotionally and mentally. And, yet, they are ready to move on to the next mission with no downtime...
Also, since Michael had left the ipod in one of the trucks, I was surprised that the Elgen were not able to do some more destruction to the Voice since they finally realized they had a resistance fighting them. I don't want the Voice to be hurt, but honestly, it seems that GPS signals could have been traced. It felt like a key piece of information that just happened to not have extensive backlash for all of the good guys.
There was so much build up to the very end, and then it felt very rushed to me. It was at 85% and they had not attacked the Ampere yet. I think there should have been more of a confrontation with Hatch and that the whole end piece should have been paced a little better.
Where were the other electric kids that Hatch has a tight leash on? I thought they would have been present for the final battle.
I think it tied up a little too perfect in the end with the predictable ending of the remaining Electroclan kids coming back to help fight.
I felt like the last few pages were rushed to throw in the cliffhanger plot for the next book. It would have been more meaningful to me if it were built up a little more and had some foreshadowing.
RPE needs to slow down the endings and pick up the pacing in the first half of the book, and build the plot for future books more than 3 pages before the ending. It's hard to be vested in a cliffhanger ending when the newest conflict barely arises that is completely different and never before mentioned until the very last few pages. I don't feel as though I will be dying for the next book to come out. Sure, I will read it, but I'm not ::dying:: for it to come out, now.
Just my 2 cents...
sillydog43's review against another edition
4.0
Can't wait foor the next one!! I think it might be out yet, and if not, it will be in my hands soon!!!
deelightfull's review against another edition
2.0
And that's it for me. The basic plot, lets save the world, YAY we did it.. oops no we didn't! The bad guy escaped!, is as old as time. This one just isn't compelling enough for me to continue. However, it's clean, and totally un-objectional. I'd have no problem passing it along to my favorite 10 year-old. In fact I've already checked #4 out of the library for my 10 year old to continue the series on his own. He's still way into it.
jamesbullinger's review against another edition
3.0
There are 8 books in this series. 8 seems like a lot. It’s fine. It’s good even. But 5 more? I’ll probably come back to the series when I need something to read, but I think I’ll take a break and focus on my other tbr list. This one was in Peru and had lots of fun Peru things, still not great. Good, not great.