Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: The Angel Expeirement. NY: Time Warner Book Group, 2005. 422 pages. (Sci-Fi / Thriller Series)
Max is a normal teenager except for the fact that she can fly. She grew up in a lab and everyday was tortured by evil scientist. Max was not alone. There were five others: Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Nudge, and Angel. The six of them were a family, even though only Angel and the Gasman were blood related. They were set free by a man named Jeb Batchelder who took them to a secret place in the mountains. He taught them how to fly and fight and stayed with the flock for a long time until one day when he just vanished. He was the only father figure she had ever known and now she had to be strong for her flock. She was the oldest and they all adored her so it came naturally for her to take over as the leader. Angel always loved Max just a little more than the others and Max had the same feelings for Angel. The flock lived in peace but were taught to always watch their back. Human-wolf creatures called Erasers were wicked things created to hunt and kill the flock. And that’s just what they tried to do. When the Erasers capture Angel, the flock is devastated. They have to rescue their smallest and yet most talented member. Angel can read minds and the flock knows they have to get her back before something horrible happens.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that needs an eye opening experience. I read this 422 page book in 6 days and couldn’t wait to read the second one. I would want someone to read this because it truly opens your eyes to how far a family would go to rescue one of their own. To me the author is a genius. He combined an action thriller, a horror novel, and a romance book and made it into a compelling, page turning adventure. Each character is amazingly different and we can all relate to at least one of them. I truly loved this book and am continuing reading the series.
Reviewed by: Anni3512