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A review by anaffpereira
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
4.0
The Power of Six, the follow up to I Am Number Four, was rather entertaining and interesting, especially because we got to see new characters like Seven/Marina , as well as their powers.
I must admit I really liked Marina. I get that some may find her POVs boring, but for me they were rather enjoyable, especially because her circumstances were different from John’s, who always had the support of his Cêpan. As for now, Marina seems the most believable character and I empathize with her the most. I hope her character gets more deepness and development in the next volume!
As for John… meh… I loved his scenes with Henri in the last book, there was some emotion and realness there… But now that Henri is gone I’m finding out that maybe I don’t like John that much… Something is missing in his character; maybe more development or motivation, or emotion. He should be the main protagonist of the saga, but I don’t feel like his character is up for that role.
Six could be great, but once again, her character seems too shallow. She kicks some serious ass, which is nice, but we don’t get to see much else about her. It was nice when she opened up about her Cêpan, though. It showed a tender and sensible side of her, other than the action chick.
As for the love triangle/square/whatever between John, Six, Sarah and Sam… just don’t. Six deserved better than being the other love interest. Funny enough, the only thing I found tolerable in all this was Six admitting that she might like John as much (and simultaneously) as she likes Sam. I’m fine with that, this would be new… But then there’s John’s backstory with Sarah, and I never liked her, but hey, you know, Loric fall in love for life…
Finally, I must say that some scenes lacked more build up and even emotion .
Other than that, great reading! I hope we get to discover more characters and their Legacies in the next volume, as well as getting to know better Six, Seven and Nine! I can’t wait!
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and, later on, Number NineI must admit I really liked Marina. I get that some may find her POVs boring, but for me they were rather enjoyable, especially because her circumstances were different from John’s, who always had the support of his Cêpan. As for now, Marina seems the most believable character and I empathize with her the most. I hope her character gets more deepness and development in the next volume!
As for John… meh… I loved his scenes with Henri in the last book, there was some emotion and realness there… But now that Henri is gone I’m finding out that maybe I don’t like John that much… Something is missing in his character; maybe more development or motivation, or emotion. He should be the main protagonist of the saga, but I don’t feel like his character is up for that role.
Six could be great, but once again, her character seems too shallow. She kicks some serious ass, which is nice, but we don’t get to see much else about her. It was nice when she opened up about her Cêpan, though. It showed a tender and sensible side of her, other than the action chick.
As for the love triangle/square/whatever between John, Six, Sarah and Sam… just don’t. Six deserved better than being the other love interest. Funny enough, the only thing I found tolerable in all this was Six admitting that she might like John as much (and simultaneously) as she likes Sam. I’m fine with that, this would be new… But then there’s John’s backstory with Sarah, and I never liked her, but hey, you know, Loric fall in love for life…
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EXCEPT NOT! What’s up with that?! So now we’re supposed to believe that Henri was being a romantic and mislead John into believing he would love Sarah all his life (bruh!)? It feels like the author regretted that idea and gave some poor excuse to get it out of the readers’ minds. Lame.Finally, I must say that some scenes lacked more build up
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(like Setrákus Ra appearance – if he’s the big bad boss his entrance should be worthier)Spoiler
(like Héctor’s death, who was very close to Marina (how old is he anyway??))Other than that, great reading! I hope we get to discover more characters and their Legacies in the next volume, as well as getting to know better Six, Seven and Nine! I can’t wait!