great for teens because it talks about wild adventures that kids and teens go through. i am 14 years old and used to hate reading. then my parents bought me this kindle and let me buy this book. now i find reading more exciting. i loved this book so much that it only took me a week to read it and it's 440 pgs.

The Angel Experimetn was a book I could not put down. The characters wer somewhat fantasy and you questioned if this really did happen. The suspense kept me reading. I loved this story to the extend I had my teen daughter read it and she couldn't put it down. Eliza Rey

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I highly recommend this book for readers of any age. It is one of the few books I would consider reading front to back and then immediately start reading again.

Well the title of the series, "Maximum Ride," basically sums up the book for you: the main character's name is Maximum Ride, and her life is a maximum ride.
Maximum Ride and her 'siblings' are 98% human, 2% bird. Half-human, half-wolf creaures called Erasers' life's work is to hunt them down.
This book defines "action-packed."
You may think that this is a long read because of its number of pages, four-hundred and something I think, but the short chapters make it a fast read. I myself am a very slow reader, but I read this surprisingly fast.
If you don't feel like clipping your nails, I'm warning you, they'll be shorter before you know it from reading this book.
I don't think that there was one part in this book that bored me.
I haven't read book two of Maximum Ride, but I can't wait!!!!!!
If the rest of this series is as good as the first book, this will be an amazing series.
READ THIS BOOK. JUST READ IT. Thank me later.

angel experiment was really@good: it is filled with adventure from the future like half men have wolves and aviation humans like max. ilove this series . read it.....

This book is a THRILL RIDE! I couldn't put it down. I read every time I got the chance. This is a fast paced science fiction/fantasy novel. It kept me haning on until the very end. I am going to start the second book. I can't wait to see what happens!

it was amazing and i am looking forward to reading the other books of his and this seires

Meet Maximum Ride, also known as Max. She, along with her companions-Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel-are mostly normal. Except for the fact that they're ninety-eight percent human and two percent bird! All six children have wings and can fly! They grew up in a lab that they call "The School" and were broken out a few years before by an employee named Jeb, who has since disappeared. All six children live on their own in a secluded cabin until the day that the Erasers show up. Erasers are wicked wolf-like creatures that also grew up in the lab and were created to keep the children corralled. The children defeat the Erasers, but not before they take off with the youngest, six-year-old Angel. Angel is Max's favorite and she is determined to get her back!

The story really "takes off" when they travel from Death Valley, California to the bowels of the New York City subway system. All the while, Max has started hearing a voice in her head that is giving her advice and telling her what to do. Who is this voice? Does it have to do with the chip she's found in her arm? Or is she just going crazy?

I was excited to listen to an audio book by one of my favorite Authors, James Patterson. I was wondering how he would pull off a Young Adult novel! Need not worry! He not only pulled it off beautifully, but created a story that any age will love! Mr. Patterson blends the normal world with science fiction and Fantasy that will have readers young and old begging him to continue the series.

Evan Rachel Wood did an excellent job narrating the book. The emotion and personalities of the characters really showed through her telling of the story. There were times during the reading that I almost jumped in my seat with the sound effects and music that were included in the presentation. Over all this was a very well-paced and fun book to listen to!

I look forward to listening to the next installment in this captivating series!

Armchair Interviews says: A 5-star listen for Young Adult.

James Patterson writes very accurately in the voice of a snotty thirteen year old girl. Unfortunately, this means the reader is stuck with a narrative by a snotty thirteen year old girl.

My daughter loved this book. Once she decided to try to read it she couldn't put it down. She finished the last half of the book in an all day reading marathon. She wants to continue reading the rest of the series. Her friend and her grandmother both want to borrow the book now based on her rating of it.

This a great book for middle school age kids. Even my mom likes them! Great book!

This book was the turning point for my 6th grade son who was reluctant to read anything beyond what was required in school. He ate this book up like never before, and he immediately wanted to read the rest of the series. After he read this book, he started reading for pleasure on a regular basis. Thank you, James Patterson!

I have also lent out this book series to 3 other kids that age, and they all had the same reaction... they loved it and wanted to read the rest immediately. Never mind the negative reviews you might read here. This is a book series that is likely to become an all-time favorite for 12-13 years-olds despite their love for stories like Eragon, Harry Potter, and Artemis Fowl. This is a "MUST READ".

First book in the Maximum Ride series.

Based on a character (Max)who appeared in two of Patterson's previous novels, When the Wind Blows and The Lake House. Not a sequel, rather more a reworking.

A group of scientists conducting secret and illegal genetic experiments create several genetically enhanced kids who are 98% human and 2% bird. They can fly and they also have other random talents that seem to crop up when they are in a tight spot. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel escaped from the lab and are in hiding from the half-human, half-wolf Erasers who want to recapture them.

The book starts with Angel being captured by a group of Erasers. They take her back to the lab, where she is back at the scientists' mercy. The rest of the flock sets out to rescue Angel.

Short chapters with lots of action and very little character development

Is a good book, but I feel like I`m reading Dark Angel. The girl is also named Max and she`s running from a secret place....

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment was a spectacular page-turning fiction book. When you read this book you will not to be able to put it down until you finish it. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment is about a fourteen-year-old girl named Maximum Ride. This book is about how Max and her gang were injected with DNA from a type of animal that never existed. One day Angel gets captured by these erasers. (Erasers are these half-wolf, half-human mutants) Max has lots of missions she has to do during this book, like saving Angel. She always doubts herself that she can't save Angel before they do bad experiments on her.
James Patterson is a very popular author. His Maximum Ride series was inspired by his best selling adult novels When the Wind Blows and The lake House. What I liked about the book was it has a lot of action and you can think about what Max is going through. The theme of this book is believe in oneself. You can always help each other out. I recommend that people should read this book. You will like this book so much.

If you are looking for a quick paced book that is a great story of good vs evil, you have come to the right place. It is so easy to read and it has it all; humor, leadership, action, all with a touch of science fiction. This series is highly recommended for all ages. This series is just flat out fun...the only way to describe it.

The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1) James Patterson's venture into teenage fiction writing has been an unqualified success. I am familiar with Patterson's adult mystery fiction. I was intrigued by the title of this book. I found it to be a suspense filled adventure. The fact that the main characters are all teenagers and children makes it all the more interesting. It's a decided page-turner for sure. I plan to finish the series. I have read Schools Out Forever and Saving the World both of which are sequels to the Angel Experiment and each as good as the first. Next up, Final Warning.

The book Maximum Ride: Angel Experiment is an exciting read because it intrigues the imagination. It has mutant bird kids who have been living as science experiments for most of their lives in the "School." They are Max, Maximum Ride, the leader and the oldest; Fang, a strong silent kid, who is a person Max confides in and second oldest; Iggy, a kid who loves explosives and who became blind because of one of the experiments the "School" did to his sight; Nudge, a little girl who can talk non stop; and the only two people who are related, Gasman, or Gazzy, a boy who tries to be brave, and Angel. The book is mainly about the adventures of these six kids hiding away from the School's minions, the Erasers, who are ware wolf mutants. They escaped because Jeb, a scientist who likes the kids and was like a dad to the kids or as they call themselves the flock, helped them. However, he has been gone for four years so they think he is dead.

It is a good book because it shows that they are still kids, just kids with wings, and it has great detail about everything they do and what every thing looks like. For example, it went into detail about how the Erasers not only looked like but how they changed form human to wolf. It also modernizes it by having some of the places that people can recognize, like Central Park in New York City. However, it does makeup a restaurant in New York and some streets in California but most people wouldn't recognize that unless they researched it.

The short chapters in the book may keep people form reading it but for me it helped me read it faster because I just kept thinking one more chapter then ok that was short I can read another and before I knew it, I had read half the book! The short chapters also keep you wanting to know what happens next. It sometimes switches characters between chapters so you have to keep reading to see what happens to that character. It truly can entertain people with even little imaginations and keep people guessing throughout the book.

This book is one of the best scifi thrillers I've read. This guy is a great writter with a great and imaginative story.

"'Max, what are we gonna do?' Nudge's eyes were swimming with tears. she wa bruised and bloody, her fists clenching and unclenching anxiously. 'They have Angel.'" -- MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT

This book was absolutely fantastic! I had never read a James Patterson novel before this. And this book was one of the greatest I have ever read. It doesn't really have a conclusion but I didn't really expect it too being the start of a series and all. This book kept me absolutely hooked. I could'nt put it down. Great novel.

While I love the idea of Maximum Ride and her flock, there are moments in this book in which I question the choices Max makes. They seem slightly out of character, and a few feel slightly disruptive to the storyline to me. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and would recommend it as a fast-paced satisfying read, however, I wouldn't sell it as thought-provoking mind-challenging creation. The science/genetic engineering does provoke some questions, but overall this is more of a wild ride, enjoyable for the characters' adventures.

This book was a lot of fun to read. You can tell a lot of thought went into the characters and the plot. It was hard to put down; the type of book one thinks about reading on the drive home from work.

We got a lot of use out of this book as my 10 year old son and wife also completely enjoyed it.

The premise of the Maximum Ride series as a whole is pretty simple. Six kids have escaped from a laboratory that experiments with human children. They are 98% human and 2% bird, and, consequently, have big stinkin' wings.

The series involves the six kids, or 'The Flock', as they reel around the country, constantly pursued by another group of test-tube humanoids known as Erasers. The lab in question, or the 'School', as Max and her friends call it, wants the escapees back at all costs. The true intentions of this underground organization are slowly given out over the course of the latter parts of the series.

And overall, this simple premise works out well. Like the numerous reviews on the front pages of the book said I would be, I was quickly drawn into the plot, and, I'll admit, it was hard to put down. As I see it, James Patterson has created a formula for these books. More action, more going on, at the expense of character-development and detail. This works, for the most part, partly because this is a YA book more than anything. The action was great. Sure, the characters were for the most part flat, and a deus ex machina clanks along pretty well throughout some parts, but it made for a good book nonetheless, and it drew me into the series. I am 15 years of age, and while I'm not prone to YA fiction as much, I can easily recommend this. It's easy, there are no slow spots, and if it gets kids to read, where's the hurt in that? Sure, there's a lot of better literature out there, but James Patterson has written a book that reads like an action movie and thrills like a thriller should. Kudos to him for that.

Three and a half stars for MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT.

"Warning: If you dare to read this story, you become part of the Experiment." If this cryptic little note for the reader, pasted on the book's title page and signed by Max, doesn't intrigue that reader, then I don't know of any teaser which will. MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT is James Patterson's first venture into the Young Adult fiction genre, and, as such, it's a commendable rookie effort. And, certainly, his target audiences have been enthralled all to bits as this one rapidly climbed the New York Times Bestseller list. Myself, I liked it, despite its flaws. THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT is inspired by (but not a continuance of) two of Patterson's earlier novels, the excellent When the Wind Blows and the merely okay The Lake House. Think of it more as a re-imagining done by Patterson as he extracts Max from that old storyline and gives her a new backstory. The name's the same and the sinister School is the same. But a lot is different. You won't find Kit and Frannie in this new series (which is a pity).

Plot SPOILERS begin.

Six kids on the run, relentlessly pursued by their School, which is a covert and sinister organization. Six kids, who were raised in a laboratory, locked in tiny cages and subjected to torturous, unending experiments. Who then escaped some years ago, with the aid of a scientist who now cannot be trusted. Maximum Ride (but call her Max) is the leader of these very special children. Very special, because, for one thing, all six have functional wings, having been cross-bred with avian DNA. But that's not the end of their extraordinary abilities. There's a perfect mimic in their midst, and a tactile empath, and a mind reader. And who knows what else, as new powers are constantly emerging. So you see why their old School wants its flock back so badly.

So life hasn't been easy for Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel (ages ranging from 6 to 14 years old). Yet the children believed they had finally found sanctuary in the isolation of Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Mountains. But Max never planned on the Erasers - genetically-engineered, werewolf-like enforcers of the School - somehow always being able to track her and her flock. Things really fall apart when the latest run-in with a pack of Erasers ends with the kidnapping of Angel, the youngest child and a mind-reader. Much of the book's first half deals with Max and the others desperately attempting to rescue Angel, which does happen but not until Angel had been put thru more horrible experiments. Later, Angel tells the flock that there might be a way to unearth their birth parents' identities. But, to access this knowledge, they would have to find and infiltrate the shadowy Institute for Higher Living, hidden somewhere in New York City. So off they go...

And, as if things aren't horrible enough, it gets even more challenging for Max. Suddenly, she begins to suffer from excruciating brain seizures. Then she begins to hear a Voice in her mind, which urges her to save the world. Max finds this demand particularly outrgeous as she can barely get her younger charges to clean up their rooms. Not to mention, vicious, lycanthrophic mutants forever trying to kill them.

SPOILERS end.

MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT, straddling fantasy and science-fiction, is an effortless read, made even easier by the very short chapters and the fast pace of the story as the venue shifts from Colorado to Death Valley and, finally, to the streets and underground subways and sewers of New York. Patterson's storytelling skills are mostly on display here, okay, maybe simplified a bit to accomodate the younger years of the intended reader. But older, more critical persons can enjoy this, too. Patterson writes in some very good vignette scenes, as when an injured Max is taken in by a normal family, and the flock's misadventures in a toy store and a restaurant. Actually, I enjoyed these character-driven moments more than the frenetic action sequences. Not to mention, Patterson unveils some funny bits as Max turns out to have a pretty subversive sense of humor.

Patterson makes sure that we come to care about these six kids as, in this incarnation, Max and company seem to be even better-developed (character-wise) and more endearing. Members of the flock get a chance to narrate a piece of the story from their point-of-view, except for the ever-reticent but always cool Fang, who is seen thru the other children's eyes and, therefore, comes off as the most enigmatic. 14-year-old Max herself makes for an awesome heroine, plucky and fierce and brave and very protective of her flock. And, because a huge chunk of the novel is told thru her first-person narrative, the reader will identify and sympathize with her inner turmoil and insecurities, things she's naturally reluctant to share with her younger charges. In fact, all the kids have their distinct personalities, and it's very easy to root for all six.

But I can see where fans might become simultaneously intrigued and put off by this book. The premise is addictive, the characters are winning, the adventure is non-stop. Yet THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT, clearly meant to be a first installment in a series, suffers as a stand-alone book. There's a hectic and disjointed feel in these pages. Partly because these Erasers pop out of the woodwork way too often. Partly because Patterson, perhaps unwilling to reveal everything as yet, becomes too stingy with the plot progressions and the big reveals. There are inconsistencies and too many coincidences (yes, the second credit card was a bit much for me). And the book does end on an unsatisfying note. So a huge chunk of how you end up liking this book will be determined by how much these kids ingratiate themselves with you. Me, I like them a lot, and well enough to forgive the book's several trespasses.

James Patterson may have made his hay with the brilliant Alex Cross series, and, more recently, with the Women's Murder Club novels. But, with MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT, he's carved himself a new niche in fiction and has made me into an even bigger fan. Having just finished reading the riveting and much more cohesive sequel, MAXIMUM RIDE: SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER, Max may have just toppled Alex Cross as my favorite James Patterson-created character. The Maximum Ride series has blown up in a gynormous way, each of the books so far having garnered a spot on the New York Times Bestseller list. I can't wait to check out the third and fourth books. And the movie cannot get here fast enough (but it's still a few years away).

The Maximum Ride series, so far:
- MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT
- School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, Book 2)
- Saving the World (Maximum Ride, Book 3)
- The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, Book 4)

i enjoyed the book, but not as much as the first six. this one ended too abruptly, with really no action on the part of the protagonist, the guy in the plexiglas body. not long enough to care about the characters, although i did cry when Akila "died." very funny in parts, and what was up with that ending......doesn't final mean final? i hope if there is an eighth book it's a little more in depth(?) i've loved all the Patterson books i've read to date, but thought this one was just a bit lacking. i think Total stole this one.

This is a great book that is about six orphans who were giving bird wings in the very beginning. They must fight through very terrible things such as mutant wolf people (earsers) and have to deal with everyday regular family crisis. They live on the run and are always trying to survive and if they are caught they will be in terrible shape for a long, long time.
There are to many twists in this book to count but my favorite was when angel got caught and the story behind that.
This one of the top books I have ever read and I highly rate this book in my top three.

The Maximum Ride Series is great. I have read all of them so far and I can't wait for the fourth one.If you want to you can check out Fang's Blog at www.maximumride.blogspot.com . My favorite character is Iggy. Even though he's blind he can still do some amazing things (like make bombs and stuff like that).I think that everyone should read this book. It really makes you think about a lot of stuff that could and might happen someday, if it hasn't already.Just read it. I think that it's better than Harry Potter. If you don't like it than don't read the rest of the books but I think that you should at least read the first one.

My mistake was assuming this was an actual sci-fi novel, with a beginning, middle, and end, instead of a lousy teaser for more 'adventures' with the Flock, led by 14-year old Max.

Patterson tries to keep the action SO fast and furious that we're not supposed to notice huge plot holes.

Max is told by a friendly vet that she has a chip, JUST LIKE THOSE TO TRACK VALUABLE ANIMALS, imbedded in her arm. But because most of the 'suspense' and action comes from 'unexpected' attacks by the evil lycanthropes the Erasers (who seem to be able to find the Flock at will, big duh) it never occurs to Max to try to find a doctor to have this chip removed.

Another unexplored arena is Angel's emerging psy-control powers. Though she can stun and maybe kill their eternal pursuers, it never occurs to any of them to use Angel's skills to solve some of their dilemmas - some self imposed, some external.

Lots of cute kid-kid bonding going on, fairly well written.. however a novel is supposed to have an actual ending. This one, because it's a transparent starting place for a kid sci-fi series (and game, and alleged movie), dispenses with the ending in favor of yet another poorly conceived escape to yet another locale - even though Max KNOWS she has this tracking chip inside her.

Another pain point is the emergence of Max' "voice" which she of course distrusts, utterly unexplained, etc. etc., which keeps telling her it's Her Job To Save The World. All the adults in this story (except one, immediately left behind) are untrustworthy.

While this did move along okay, the deliberate oversights and transparent plot moves make it barely acceptable for teens. Adults are advised to look elsewhere for entertainment. This is the launch of a money making series and therefore common sense steps aside in the search for the almighty teen discretionary dollar.

Pros:
Adults are advised to look elsewhere for entertainment.

Cons:
I assumed this was an actual sci-fi novel, with a beginning, middle, and end.

The Bottom Line:
Barely competent pseudo sci-fi cynically designed to appeal to early teens. Dig that trendy blog! OMG!! That video game! The sequels! The (maybe) movie!

Overall Product Rating: AVOID this one! If Amazon allowed ZERO stars I'd have put that in..

This was a really good book. It is easy to get into and has a very well written story line. The auther of this book made the characters come to life. I recomend that you read the first two books first (The angel project and Schools out forever) to really understand what's going on.

Get into the Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson. Start with The Angel Expirament and I guarantee you will not be able to stop reading! The 2nd book is a little slower, but I am half way through the third and am enthralled! I can't wait until March 17 for #4 to come out!

Writing a story that answers none of the questions it brings up is like buying a jig saw puzzle with half the pieces missing. You then discover you have to buy a new puzzle to continue, knowing that most likely that puzzle will be totally incomplete as well. The biggest mystery is how this became a best seller with lines that even the lamest of teenagers would be embarrassed to say. The boring non-stop action centers around birds constantly being attacked by and then, beating up wolves. Must be a lot of kids out there getting beaten up by bullies. Peter Pan, this is not!This one goes in the trash.

"If you dare to read this story, you become part of the experiment, I know that sounds a little mysterious but it's all i can say right now." Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have wings or other special powers? I have always liked books like this and it is packed full of action.
The book that i am talking about is Maximum Ride The Angel Experiment by; James Patterson. The book is about a girl named Max and her "flock" that live in a large secluded house in the mountains, and they all have a huge secret. The flock is trying to hide from bloodthirsty savages trying to kill them. Max's flock includes six people; herself, Iggy, Angel, Gazzy, Fang, and Nudge. My personal favorite character is Fang because he is both mentally and physically strong. All of the characters in the book are completly content under Max's care and they all love each other even though they might get into some fights.I thought that the book was an amazingly good novel that is filled with action and suspense, there is very little, if anything, wrong with this book.

this was a good book, but when i got to the end there really wasnt anything like a climax. it was the same feeling throughout the whole book and then it just ended. not even a good ending.nothing happened

I purchased Maximum Ride for my son who has enjoyed other books in this series. He liked them all. My only complaint was it took a long time to receive it after I ordered it.

I hope that this isn't too lame for you, but I bought Maximum Ride due to an in-store display.

I haven't read any other James Patterson books until this one. As soon as I started, my wife, who has read quite a few of his novels, told me that the chapters will really move along. And she wasn't kidding. Some "chapters" are all of a page (or less). Finishing up a few chapters, I decided that what I bought was geared more for the teen market than my demographic. But it was a good read, when put into that context.

This is the story of Max and her charges. Max, a fourteen year old girl, has been genetically engineered, as has the other five main characters. Each of them have wings, due to the splicing of some avian DNA. They escape The School, with the help of one of the scientists, where they were subjected to all sorts of tests. Everything seems to be okay, until Erasers (children engineered with wolf DNA - think werewolves) show up and kidnap one of them. The next part of the book is how the "flock" attempts to rescue one of their own from The School. The remainder of the novel deals with the flock as they attempt to discover where they came from, their parents, and their role in the world. All of this leads to the discovery/infiltration of The Institute.

There isn't a whole lot of character development and the story just kind of ends. But then, this may be fine for the teen set. There is no doubt, after getting to the last page, that Patterson wrote this to be a series. But it was a letdown to get to that point without some sort of closure. Yes, I will read the next novel in the series, if nothing more than to get the closure that I so desperately need. :-) Overall, however, it was a good read and I will be giving it to my kids to read.

I'm 26, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of these books! Patterson came up with yet another truly unique story line and was able to reach SO many people with his characters! Just read Fang's Blog to see what I mean- and watch out for the movie!

This book is a great read for anybody looking for a humorous and action filled tale. The characters are all very cleverly described and linked together to form a tight mesh that is The Angel Experiment! Great Read!

I'm 51 years old and all I can say is I loved the first book.So of course I had to start on the next book. And then I read the last one. Well I hope James Patterson will continue to write more of these books. Because I am looking so forward to reading more.

I thought the book was good. I liked the short chapter because it made me want to read more. I enjoyed reading the book. I will read the next two books when I can get my hands on them. I liked Angel a lot. I thought she was so cute. I guess the book really tapped into my maternal instincts because it made me love her and want to take care of her.I liked Max. I thought she was a strong leader and I liked that she narrated the book through her thoughts. This book has a lot of action in it, which makes it exciting to keep reading. I hope you go out and read it.

thank you for your time,
Loran

This book was the most exciting book i've read in a looooong time. There were so many plot turns that i couldn't put it down. Once something started going right for Max and her flock...BAM!!! something goes wrong again.
As the flock tries to outrun Erasers they continue to recieve clues from a vioce within Max's head. Whether they can trust this vioce their not sure, but whenever they don't listen to it they always run into an Eraser around the corner!
Max is the narrator of her own story. She's there every step of the way to give you her opinion on how she thinks "normal" people have such a boring life and how much she resents being told all the time that she was made to svae the world!

If you know a child who absolutely HATES reading, is glued to their video game or has very little patience even to read the label to a Snicker Bar, then this IS THE BOOK for them.

Full of action, written in natural teen and kid language and very short chapters. The short chapters are very action packed which motivates you to go on the next one, and next one and...... Before the child knows it, they have read many chapters thus boosting motivation for reading. Mine have said to me, I read 20 chapters, WOW!

Another factor that is to be considered that it has many topics that deal with Science, Geography and Social issues. This books lends itself to many discussions.

So there you have it. If there is a child out there who does not like this book, there is a serious problem. This book would even bait, The Grinch from Dr. Seuss.

These books are complete brain candy, full of action, quick wit, smart dialogue, and loveable characters. If you've got a teenager whose mourning the loss of any forthcoming Harry Potter novels, introduce them to Max and her flock. I promise they won't be able to rest until they've turned the final page.

While I am 22, I can honestly say that this book is not written for my age. I feel that the bad reviews that it may have gotten are stimulated and struck down by people outside of its targeted age group (Ages 10 to 15). As an adult I do not think I appreciated this book the way a teen would have. To me it was all mediocre reading, but to a teen it would be action packed and slammed with thrills and excitement. I was sold merely by its cover and soon found that I was out of the range for its targeted audience. For those teens that are in that targeted range I think you will love this book. For those parents whom have children that are interested in science-fiction then I recommend this book. For adults themselves I would not recommend this book due to its elementary storyline. For we, as adults, could not truly accept it for its real value.