The Final Maximum Ride
Adventure, Book 8
James Patterson
Hachette Audio (Unabridged)
August 6, 2012 / ISBN B008TIQQN0
Young Adult Fiction/Fantasy
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Reviewed
by Jo Rogers
Maximum's story
finally comes to an end in Nevermore. James Patterson finishes
the tale of the bird children with another wild adventure that finally
determines their future. As the story began, Angel was captured
and taken to a laboratory complex much like the school where they
were created. The doctors there have been running tests on her.
Next they showed her a film, the horrifying film of the surgery
that they performed on Iggy that had blinded him. It was horrible
and she didn't want to watch it, yet she couldn't stop. Slowly it
dawned on her that they were planning to perform the same type of
surgery on her eyes!
Meanwhile, the flock was experimenting with going to public school,
trying to fit in and be normal. Of course, they were far from normal.
Their wings were the most glaring difference. The one that adapted
the best was Nudge, who seemed to be able to talk easily with her
classmates about all the things a teenage girl is interested in.
Max didn't care if she fit in or didn't fit. It mattered a lot to
Nudge. She even had a boyfriend until he found out she was one of
the bird kids. Then he freaked out and ran away.
Nevermore has a little twist to the ending, something not
expected. The characters are changed from what they were when we
first heard of Max and her flock. I wish they hadn't, but to go
through all they went through at such a young age, the experiences
might very well make them the kids they are now. They were much
more endearing in the beginning.
The ending had to come soon, because the kids had changed too much.
It was still a good story. Reader Rebecca Soler did a wonderful
job with the characterizations. Give Nevermore a listen
and enjoy.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Maximum
Ride #1 [audio]
School's Out Forever #2 [audio]
[book]
Max #5 [audio]
[book]
Angel #7 [audio]
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