Ok. I have legit been waiting for this book for 2 months- to the day. Well I finally got it on my Nook and I just finished reading page 20 like 2 minutes ago and I just had to write about it. First off, it's AMAZING. I'm pretty sure anyone who has read the Lorien Legacy series would agree that the series in general is AMAZING because it is. The plot is so well thought out and unique. There is enough action in it to keep you on the edge of your chair and yet not too much so that everything you read is just blood and gore. It is at a perfect equilibrium. Anyways, about the book itself...
Finally!!! There is Sam's perspective in the book!! He finally narrates part of the book!This totally made my day. Sam is this shy, mundane, totally normal human teenager who got thrust into this mythical world of aliens and Mogadorians. From the second I first read his name and the first description of him in I am Number Four, I knew he would be a special character for me. And indeed, as the pages flew by, he was. I just find that he is exactly what the phrase "the average Joe" entails. He's in high school, feels a little out of step at times, makes okay grades, doesn't talk much, and has this one obsession that pretty much dominates his life. However, in one moment, one sentence followed by one action changes everything. One second he is just a normal teen and the next he's traveling the world recruiting powerful aliens and battling creatures who are trying to destroy humanity. Kinda a big change in life style if you ask me...
In the rest of the books, he definitely plays a big part in the plot, but he's sort of just the main character's best friend. He sometimes gets overshadowed in my opinion. He sacrificed so much of his life and doesn't get much of the spotlight when the time comes. I never got a glimpse into his view about the things happening in his life, but I always had this unexplained instinct that he feels small and inferior when compared to the people he interacts with. They have powers to wield a sword with inhuman accuracy, to turn invisible, and to move things with their minds. While he just has the knowledge of extra terrestrial life and the motivation of his missing father to push him forward through life. They're never scared to face death and to kill other creatures, and he shakes in fear at the presence of a dangerous situation. They are pretty much all on the same boat and can understand each other perfectly, and he still has troubles dealing with his feelings for a girl. All of these characteristics make Sam just that much more realistic and relatable. I'm sure at some point in life, we've all felt inadequate or lost or small, much like Sam probably does. We've all felt like we're not good enough by comparison to a certain other person.
Well, continuing, so far this book is going great. Sam meets his father for the first time in a decade, he escapes from the prison he's been kept in for weeks, and finally might get reunited with his friends. Definitely going to go back to reading now :)
I've read the series and i cant wait to get my hands on this book.
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