The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4) by James Patterson

The Final Warning by James Patterson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of "Flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It seems like a dream come true--except that they're still being hunted by new threats at every turn.

This time, the US government wants to keep the Flock under observation, offering a safe haven and schooling in return. But after their incredible adventures in books 1-3, Max and Flock have grown to love freedom- -after all, haven't grown-ups always found a way to ruin their lives? After escaping the control of the feds, they are surprised to find themselves allied with a group of environmental scientists who just might be trustworthy. Besides, what enemy could find them in one of the remotest locations on earth--Antarctica--on an expedition studying the effects of global warming up close?

There is one: The Uber-Director--literally, brains on a stick--an evil being who has developed mechanical soldiers far more frightening than Erasers. Their quest? To retrieve the Flock and sell them in a global auction for billions of dollars. Will the Uber-Director nab them before Max, Fang and the flock succumb to the dangers of the harsh Antarctic wilderness? Kids, parents and educators tuned into the issue of global warming will find this latest episode of the blockbuster Maximum Ride series not only a particularly riveting adventure beyond their wildest dreams, but also a motivating cautionary tale about a real-life peril that may affect their own future.

My Review:

Sadly disappointed. The story was decent until the end, then I almost moved this to my DNF shelf. I have never even considered that with a James Patterson book. I thought it was a little pretentious, with so much talk about global warming throughout the book, but at the end, I wanted to scream "get off your soapbox!"



It's not that I disagree, but I understand. I feel this book was used more as a platform to preach to the younger generation. We all must do our part, I get it, but if I wanted to read a book about that subject, I wouldn't go looking in this genre. Oh well, at least it was a quick read.

I chose to read this book for a challenge that required I read a book with little to no romance, and I think I succeeded. Unless you count the puppy love, and I mean that very literally. Total, the talking dog was googoo-gaga over a normal dog. I'm not going to count that.

I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. I will probably read the next in the series, but I'm thinking if you don't feel like being talked to as you read this, just skip onto the next. James Patterson seems to do a decent job summing up the previous stories to get you going.

Favorite Quotes:

“Right now, America looks like a fatheaded, shortsighted, gas-guzzling arrogant blowhard to the rest of the world.”

“You stand out like a fart in a church.”

Read in February, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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