He regularly moves from small town to small town. He changes his name and identity. He does not put down roots. He cannot tell anyone who or what he really is. If he stops moving those who hunt him will find and kill him.
But you can't run forever.
So when he stops in Paradise, Ohio, John decides to try and settle down. To fit in. And for the first time he makes some real friends. People he cares about - and who care about him. Never in John's short life has there been space for friendship, or even love.
But it's just a matter of time before John's secret is revealed.
He was once one of nine. Three of them have been killed.
John is Number Four. He knows that he is next . . .
I picked this off my shelf because I wanted to read something that wouldn't take much thought, and I just wanted a short change of pace from the series I'm currently reading, as it's quite heavy. This was pretty much the right book for the job - a very easy read. I'm not a big fan of the way it was written, to be honest, but I've read worse.
The concept is interesting and I enjoyed that part of it - the survivors of Lorien having to be killed off in order - but the story itself seemed a bit empty, for want of a better word. The ending was a bit over the top in my opinion.
Maybe it's because I'm older than the target audience of this book, but John and Sarah's relationship got on my nerves a bit.
