Let me first start by saying that, no, I did not read all of these books in one day. I have, however, read about four or so since my post on the 2nd book in this series. Like I've said in previous posts, the Maximum Ride Series is written for the teenage audience and is a fairly easy read.
This book starts out with Max and "The Flock" attending Ari's funeral, Max's half brother. Also in attendance are Jeb, her "father", and Dr. Valencia Martinez her "mother". The story takes us to Washington where a bunch of government types try to persuade The Flock into letting them study the strange kids with wings. It didn't go well.
As they are trying to figure out where to go and what to do next, they discover that they are still spontaneously mutating and acquiring new powers. Nudge is magnetic and Angel can now talk to fish. Max's mom hooks them up with a research vessel that takes them down to Antarctica to help with the Global Warming epidemic But, even on an island of ice and snow, they are still tracked down and kidnapped to be auctioned off by someone named the Uber Director.
Now the next sections I have several problems with; during the auction a massive hurricane just happens to swoop down on the office building they are being held in in Florida. They escape, yet again, and take off for parts unknown to save the world some more.
This was where I really started losing interest in the series. I enjoy the adventure and all, but the constant, getting captured and then escaping only to run into another trap is wearing a little thin. I am still going to try and get through the next book - Max, but I'm not all that optimistic. 3 out of 5 on this one. It just seemed thrown together somehow, and I like a little more depth in my reading.
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