The Power of Six

By Pittacus Lore

406 Pages

Published by HarperCollins

★★★★★

By Em 

 

I'm pretty sure this is my favorite book of the series. Don't get me wrong, I love I Am Number Four, but there is too much romance, and I love The Rise of Nine, but there isn't enough Sam. But this book? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh! This book is just too good! The Mogadorians are out for our main characters, and once again, they are on the run.

May be spoilers from I Am Number Four
So, John, Six, and Sam have left Paradise and are recuperating from their last run in with the Mogadorians. John is dealing with a lot of personal conflicts. Henri's death, leaving Sarah behind, his peculiar dreams, and now a bounty on his head for apparent terrorist acts back in Paradise. As if being an alien teenager wasn't enough stress? John and friends are on the run from the Mogs and the US government, and still, John can't help thinking about Sarah. And Six. And how Sam likes Six. Now his life seems a little bit like a teenage soap-opera. How in the world is he going to survive this?

Meanwhile, up in a mountain covenant full of nuns, Marina, Number Seven, is having problems as well. She's been following the news of John Smith, a supposed terrorist, who she thinks is like her. And she can't help thinking that she should be out there, using her Legacies, fighting Mogadorians, as well. But instead, she stuck inside a covenant until she's 18. And her Cêpan Adelina, no longer believes in their cause. She's hidden Marina's chest and believes in only the word of God. So, for now, Marina is stuck here. But it's not all bad. She has her cave full of paintings, and her friends Hector, the town drunk, and the new girl, Ella. And yet, she still doesn't feel safe.

Now, while the addition of the character Marina was most certainly necessary, I didn't like her. This is a huge debate that we Lorien Legacies fans have. Some think that Marina is a good character, others disagree. I just think she's kind of boring. She whines about things, but doesn't really do a whole lot to make things better for her self. I just kind of read her chapters because I knew that in a few pages I would get to read about what happened to John, Sam and Six, because their story is far more interesting to me than Marina's. Like I said, she's just a little bland.

In this book, I think they build Sam into an even better character. While John spends a lot of his time dealing with his romantic problems, Sam basically takes up Henri's role.

Sam (To Six and John): “You guys are ridiculous," he says, retreating back to the kitchen. "Your flirting just scared the hell out of me."

He researches and trains, and seems to care a lot more about what happens to Lorien than John does sometimes. He solves problems they stumble upon, and even learns about his past. Turns out, he's a whole lot more important than everyone thought in the first place. And that makes Emma very happy.

This book is filled with action and adventure. You never know where the Mogs are going to pop up next, and you have to be suspicious of everyone they run into. Not being grounded to one spot all of the time adds more depth to the characters, because we get to experience what John talked about so much in the last book, always being on the move. And having that whole terrorist thing going on means that there is no where safe for out characters. Everyone is out to get them. And I simply love that about this book.