In this eagerly awaited follow-up, brave bird-kid Max and her flock are discovered by an FBI agent and forced to go to "school." There is no such thing as an ordinary day as Max deciphers how and when she's supposed to save the world, and she faces her greatest enemy--a clone of herself.
In the second installment to the Maximum Ride series, the
flock is still bent on finding their birth parents. They are somewhat
successful, but sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for, as it may
have an unexpected result.
I was a bit sad thinking that the whole flock wouldn’t be
together anymore, but thankfully the bond of the flock is stronger than blood.
They all just work too well together to have one of them leave. It may still
happen in later books, but I hope that it doesn’t.
Max is still trying to figure out her purpose. She knows she
has to save the world, but the prospect of that makes no more sense than it did
when she was first presented with that information. The voice in her head is
still driving her crazy, and she has to learn how to balance her insanity with
trying to manage the flock.
I didn’t know exactly how I felt about Anne while reading
this book, but I knew I didn’t completely trust her. I was sort of glad that I
figured that out and give in to the front that she was trying to sell. I am
glad that Max saw through her as well.
Max is a very strong character, it isn’t exactly a stretch
for there to be strong teenage characters in YA novels, but it still takes me
by surprise how mature they are sometimes.
For being so out of my genre on many levels, I am really
enjoying this series so far. Sometimes it is good to step outside of your
comfort zone and read something different.
4/5 stars
