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cass_07's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture
itzbrianna's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I am number four is a slow paced tale of how an alien named John Smith comes into his powers. Him plus 8 others were brought to earth after the Mogs, evil soul sucking aliens, destroyed their planet Lorien.
The story is a good kick off to an epic series. It moves slow and allows you time to get comfortable with the characters we are introduced to. Reading it again I have a new found appreciation for the novel.
It is one of the few sci-fi books I enjoy because this series tells so many stories. If you enjoy slow paced, action filled, world building novels then I think you will enjoy this.
The story is a good kick off to an epic series. It moves slow and allows you time to get comfortable with the characters we are introduced to. Reading it again I have a new found appreciation for the novel.
It is one of the few sci-fi books I enjoy because this series tells so many stories. If you enjoy slow paced, action filled, world building novels then I think you will enjoy this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury
marareading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This is a fun YA read. It reads quickly, and is very interesting. The world building is very fun and unique! I enjoyed it a lot.
We are following John and Henri who are from Lorien. Their planet and people were destroyed for resources my the Magadorians. Only 9 of the children and their keepers, the Cêpan, survived. John is number 4. Protected by a charm, they can only be killed in order. 3 are dead. John and Henri and running and in hiding. They find a new home in a small town in Ohio, and things starts to go wrong.
If you like YA fantasy with a bit of sci-fi, I would definitely recommend this.
We are following John and Henri who are from Lorien. Their planet and people were destroyed for resources my the Magadorians. Only 9 of the children and their keepers, the Cêpan, survived. John is number 4. Protected by a charm, they can only be killed in order. 3 are dead. John and Henri and running and in hiding. They find a new home in a small town in Ohio, and things starts to go wrong.
If you like YA fantasy with a bit of sci-fi, I would definitely recommend this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
onefineelephant's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
3/10. It was pretty bad. The love interest, Sarah, had no personality at all and essentially only existed for the main character. Also, the main character, Number 4/John had no personality either. What are the chances that the closest inhabitable planet in the entire universe has aliens that look exactly like humans but have superpowers? Additionally, what are the chances that John's superpowers are being immune to fire and then his girlfriend is the only person out of 150 drunk teenagers who gets trapped in the burning building? Also, the villains are just pure evil with no redeeming qualities which is not my preference. I am also so mad that Henri, the only adult in the book and John's only family, dies in the battle. I am also mad that Sam just abandons his mom at the end of the book when she has nobody but him and his dad disappeared too. There are just so many questions left unanswered at the end of the book and I'm pretty sure these never get answered even though there are more books in the series. Like why was John just not allowed to know that they had a chimaera pet? Why was Mark involved in the battle in the first place? What were the secrets that Henri was keeping from John about the original invasion?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol
cianarae's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The story is interesting but the writing is pretty lazy. A lot of really convenient coincidences as well as a lot of leaping to convenient conclusions that didn’t always make sense.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Torture
lindseyrenee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Grief, Murder, and War
amndaj's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I wanted to read this book after having watched the movie. Well, I wanted to read the series, but I didn't want to skip this one, just in case things ended differently. It was pretty similar, but it did have a different feel somehow. I think the characters were well written and more loveable in the book. Will be reading more in the series, for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood
rachelditty's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Not the direction I expected this book to go when I first read its description, but pleasantly surprising nonetheless. I found myself liking the side characters more than the main characters, but that isn't to say I disliked any of them. The action was slow at times, which is to be expected, but even during the climax of the story things seemed to drag on a bit. Overall, entertaining with enjoyable characters and an interesting story line. On to book two!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Violence and Grief
Minor: Bullying and Medical content
bookworm513's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder