"It's the little mistakes that lead to big mistakes." (Henri)
The problem with reading books that I either don't fully remember or books that I'm trying to weed off my shelves is that they're either really bad or 'meh'. I am Number Four falls into the 'meh' category.
I've never been much of a science fiction fan, so I didn't expect to love I am Number Four, but what caught my attention was the premise. Unfortunately, I was exposed to predictability, cliche's and a bunch of aspects that just didn't make sense. I had to suspend A LOT of disbelief while reading I am Number Four.
It's also difficult to connect with and feel any emotions towards the characters. I am Number Four is told from John's A.K.A Number Four's POV and his POV is quite boring and plain. I am Number Four is told in first-person POV, but I never got a sense of John's personality from his POV. Sarah is also an uninteresting character and there's no chemistry between her and John. I do, however, like Six, Sam and the dog, Bernie Kosar. I'm also unsure about how I feel towards Mark, but only time will tell. I didn't feel any emotions when Henri died.
I am Number Four just feels very flat and this is mostly due the fact that I'm not attuned to the characters. I skimmed most of the final battle scenes because I didn't care about what happened to the characters.
"When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope." (Henri)