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A review by joana_stormblessed
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
4.0
Mini Review:
I heard a lot of people talk about this book, which peeked my interest. When I received it as a gift, I was really excited to hop on that band-wagon, and know what it is all about.
This is the story of "John" aka "Number Four," and his Cepan (or mentor) Henri. Both are from a planet called Lorien and came to earth 10 years ago, when their home planet was attacked by other aliens called Mogadorians. John is part of an elite group of nine kids who were sent to earth to defeat the Mogadorians (who are now attacking our planet for its resources), and to return home. The nine Lorien aliens have superpowers that humans can only dream of (control elements, talk to animals, invisibility, etc.), and they develop more and more "legacies" as time goes on. All of them are becoming stronger, so the Mogadorians want to kill them. The thing is, they can only be killed in numerical order (there are a few exceptions to that rule, but generally speaking). Numbers One, Two, and Three are dead. It is now John's turn...
My thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book and I definitely want to continue on with the series. I really loved the setting and the descriptions. It was the sort of book, where the world is so well described, that it felt more like climbing into the story, than just reading about it.
I really enjoyed the pacing and the development of the story. There was just the right amount of background story on the aliens and the legacies: I understood it all, and it didn't drag on.
I enjoyed all the characters, especially Henri, Bernie Kosar (the cute dog), Sam, and John. I was not annoyed by the main character at all (it tends to only happen when the main character is a girl...). He made good decisions, and was never rash about anything. He even waited a bit too long at one point in the story.
The ONLY thing that was a little bit "annoying" was the insta-love. I know that on Lorien love is different: when you find your "mate" you truly fall in love forever. So it is okay that John was completely blown away by Sarah, but the opposite? Not so sure. It was not an overly cheesy romance, it just happened a tad bit too fast.
I will definitely pick up the sequel.
I heard a lot of people talk about this book, which peeked my interest. When I received it as a gift, I was really excited to hop on that band-wagon, and know what it is all about.
This is the story of "John" aka "Number Four," and his Cepan (or mentor) Henri. Both are from a planet called Lorien and came to earth 10 years ago, when their home planet was attacked by other aliens called Mogadorians. John is part of an elite group of nine kids who were sent to earth to defeat the Mogadorians (who are now attacking our planet for its resources), and to return home. The nine Lorien aliens have superpowers that humans can only dream of (control elements, talk to animals, invisibility, etc.), and they develop more and more "legacies" as time goes on. All of them are becoming stronger, so the Mogadorians want to kill them. The thing is, they can only be killed in numerical order (there are a few exceptions to that rule, but generally speaking). Numbers One, Two, and Three are dead. It is now John's turn...
My thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book and I definitely want to continue on with the series. I really loved the setting and the descriptions. It was the sort of book, where the world is so well described, that it felt more like climbing into the story, than just reading about it.
I really enjoyed the pacing and the development of the story. There was just the right amount of background story on the aliens and the legacies: I understood it all, and it didn't drag on.
I enjoyed all the characters, especially Henri, Bernie Kosar (the cute dog), Sam, and John. I was not annoyed by the main character at all (it tends to only happen when the main character is a girl...). He made good decisions, and was never rash about anything. He even waited a bit too long at one point in the story.
The ONLY thing that was a little bit "annoying" was the insta-love. I know that on Lorien love is different: when you find your "mate" you truly fall in love forever. So it is okay that John was completely blown away by Sarah, but the opposite? Not so sure. It was not an overly cheesy romance, it just happened a tad bit too fast.
I will definitely pick up the sequel.