I am Number Four

I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore is about nine children and their guardians from the planet Lorien, the only ones left after it was wiped out. Now all of them are living separate lives on Earth, binded by a charm where they can only be killed in numerical order. Hunted by the Mongadorians, they have to keep a quiet life, and avoid any attention or suspicion toward themselves. But the Mongadorians are finding them, and are getting closer and closer to killing them all. Three are dead, and John is Number Four. But when love and friendship gets in the way of survival, not only is his own life at risk, but the five others.

I loved the plot idea, and because of this I had high expectations for this book. Boy, was I disappointed. I thought this book was very poorly written, and a perfect example of "telling", and not "showing". It had me wincing many times throughout the book, and I was fed up of the phrase "we aren't who you think we are" being used so many times. The romance was mushy, and the storyline was very slow. If just based off how well this book was written, I probably would've given it 2-3 stars out of ten.

But the plot, the idea. This book would've been so good if it wasn't for the actual writing. But the plot gave through and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series just to see how the story unravels.

My Rating: 6 out of 10 stars