Reviewed by Amber (The Literary Phoenix) on
Four (“John” for the purposes of this novel) is one of the few survivors of his race, hiding on earth from the vicious aliens that wiped out his planet. He and his protector Henri move from town to town, never staying somewhere long enough that they can be found. The survivors cannot be killed out of order. The first three have already been killed. Four is next. They can’t be too careful.
I kept trying to predict this book, constantly expecting one character or another to die and then follow with an amazing growth arc or cycle of vengeance, but I kept guessing wrong. Nothing pleases me more in a book than not being able to predict the direction of a novel. I like to be surprised, even when it infuriates me.
Where the story was interesting and fun, the characters were sort of unimpressive. The love story was predictable. The best friend/sidekick was totally cliched and ridiculous. I HATE the nerd stereotypes. The narrator further enforced this by giving Sam a nasal voice; I am not enthused. I did like the characters’ decision making skills (they are not as reckless and lucky as most) and I thought Henri was a really good character.
OMG though some of the dialogue was SO CHEESY.
Still….
I’ll definitely be picking up the next book!
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 22 December, 2017: Finished reading
- 22 December, 2017: Reviewed