This was an interesting book, to say the least. I enjoy James Patterson’s books but I have never read his young adult books before. I normally read the Alex Cross series. I find that James Patterson is a good writer, but his books are sometimes either too long or too short. I usually want them to be longer or I find he is dragging the story on & on & I just want him to get on with it, lol.

As far as the options for the Flock to rescue Angel there weren’t many. My advice would have been to try & sneak in & get her out. Angel was a family member & a friend. She was also the youngest & the most vulnerable to the Erasers. I have rarely seen a person that will refuse to help a child. Most times people will help a child before an adult.

The special abilities that the Flock has is both helpful & harmful to the Flock. In one way the abilities help them fight their enemies & at the same time it allows their enemies find them. Angel’s ability allows them to know what is going on in the minds of the people around them & is able to influence the minds to get them help or a teddy bear, lol.

Fang is a little hot headed & rash. If he was leader then I would be afraid that the Flock would get into a lot more fights & problems. He would go off blindly without thinking, & I would be afraid that it would cause harm to the Flock. Plus, I believe that the Flock believes Max is the more mature one even though Fang & her are the same age.

Max may hear the voices & she may follow what they do, but she never once lets down her guard or lets the Flock see any weakness. Which may wind up being her downfall. She needs to realize that she can rely on the Flock just as much as they rely on her.

I enjoyed this book very much & have even continued to read the series. I found the second book to be just as good as the second one. I would suggest that if you want to read them then read them all together. At the moment I am reading them spaced out as the library gets them in on the holds I have placed on them. I do recommend the series & this is actually the first young adult series that I recommend. That should say something, lol.