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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Blog Tour: Book Review & Giveaway for The Power of Six


Published by Harper Teen
To Be Released on August 23rd, 2011
Source: ARC from publisher to review
4 stars- I Really Enjoyed It
Purchase From: Amazon| Barnes & Noble

In the beginning they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorians, who scattered on Earth and went into hiding, who look like ordinary teenagers, but who have extraordinary skills. The Mogadorians killed Number One, Number Two, and Number Three. They tried to kill Number Four, John Smith ...and failed.

Following a massive battle at the end of I AM NUMBER FOUR that proved that the Mogadorians have found him at last, John joined forces with Number Six. Now the fate of Lorien—and Earth— rests in the hands of these two teens.

Already John and Six have inspired a fellow Lorien—Marina, Number Seven—who has been hiding in Spain. She’s been following the news of what’s happening in the US, and she’s certain it’s the sign she’s been waiting for.

This is a fantastic, action packed, thrilling sequel to I Am Number 4. I really liked the way the story played out and was written. It's a fast paced, engaging read told from two different points of view from John, Number Four and Marina, Number Seven.

John, Six, Sam and John's faithful companion, Bernie Kosar are on the run and continue to find themselves in the middle of trouble, despite their best efforts to stay hidden. I loved their character chemistry together and even found some their lines together humorous. Parelling their story is Number Seven, Marina who's in Spain. I liked getting to see two completely different sides to their stories, which not only allows the reader to get to know the characters more, but it makes the story more believable being set in both the US and Spain.

I absolutely love Number Six. She continues to be my favorite character in the series, but Marina herself proves to be a pretty strong character. Sam is another favorite of mine and he becomes a lot stronger in this sequel. I adore John and his sarcasm. He brings some of the humor to the storyline. The fabulous twist that's thrown into John and Sarah's relationship is one I did not see coming. It's one that had me going "no way". I'm hoping we get to see the reasoning behind this twist in the next book.

Thrown into this exiting storyline is the character's history. I liked being able to understand why they're here. The only thing I had an issue with is the reference to the author's pen name and how it ties back to their history. For some reason it just rubbed me the wrong way that one of their Elders has the same name. Aside from that, I liked how the story played out. There's a lot that happens in The Power of Six. There's a lot of action, betrayal, and new characters that come into play that make this book an extremely engaging, fun read. I highly recommend picking this book up.



You can read an excerpt from The Power of Six here.

Be sure to read I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Six's Story here, and follow them on facebook here.
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Thank you to Harper Teen, we have 1 copy of The Power of Six to GIVEAWAY!

To enter, please fill out the form below.
* This giveaway is open to residents in the US
* You must be 13 yrs and older to enter
* One entry per person
* This giveaway will end on August 23rd, 2011

12 comments:

  1. I am really excited to read this!

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  2. I am itching to read this. I thought the first one was soooo good.

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  3. I am looking forward to reading it :) I enjoyed the first one very much. About the author...if i recall correctly, I think the books are supposed to be written by the elder...kind of like a chronicle. Not 100% sure on that though.

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  4. Thanks for the great review. My daughter told me about I Am Number Four and we both really enjoyed it. I'd love to win this. We'd both be so excited.

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  5. Larissa- It's a really exciting read. I hope you enjoy it!

    Jessy- I hope you like the second one even more. :)

    Amy- Great point! I'll have to look into that and find out. I thought the series was John's story, but if it's the Elder's story, than that makes more sense.

    Natalie- This one worth fighting over. LOL Good luck!

    Ashley- you're so welcome.

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  6. Yay! Thanks for the giveaway! Can't wait to get my hands on this book! hope I'll win! Best of luck! :)

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  7. frunchezzcuh & Holly- You're welcome! Best of luck!

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  8. I enjoyed the first one and I'm curious how it will play out. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  9. Lulilut- I think the second is just as good, if not better than the first. :)

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