FANG

FANG

A MAXIMUM RIDE NOVEL

By: James Patterson

  FIRST SENTENCE

“I’m a girl of extremes.”

SUMMARY

from goodreads

Being a kid with wings – constantly on the run – has never been easy, and Max and her flock are getting tenser than ever.  First, on a trip to Africa, they meet a mysterious billionaire whose intense scrutiny of the flock makes her fear the worst.  And as if an impending apocalypse weren’t bad enough, canny bird kid Angel makes a dire prophecy about Max’s soul mate; Fang will be the first to die.  Max’s desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer than ever.  But can the team weather the storm, or will the turmoil rip them apart for the last time?

REVIEW

The bad news - When I started this book, I didn’t realize it was the sixth in a series.  The good news – It didn’t really matter because I had no problem picking up the plot and understanding the characters.  Winner!

If you have read any of the other Maximum Ride books, you know that they center around a flock of winged teens.  The flock’s leader, a bird girl named Max, has been prophesized to save the world.  As you would expect, there is A LOT of action. 

What you might not expect though, is a love story.  Max is torn between her soul mate Fang, and a new member of the flock named Dylan.  I liked that the softer sides of the characters were revealed. 

I also liked the plot that centered on Angel, a bird girl who wants to the flock’s leader.  She is bossy and will do pretty much anything to get her way.  Sort of a character that you love to hate.

No spoilers here, but the ending is surprising and left me wanting to read more.

Thank you to Little, Brown and Company for sending this book for me to review.

RATING

4        Plot

5        Characters

5        Attention Grabbing

3        Girlie Meter

5        Ending

22      TOTAL

5        STARS