I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books—but we are real.

Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them. But they found us and started hunting us first. Now all of us are running. Spending our lives in shadows, in places where no one would look, blending in. we have lived among you without you knowing. But they know.

They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They killed them all.

I am Number Four. I am next.

This book was junior high Emi's shit. I had the movie cover edition and everything. And loved that cover. I was a completely different person back then.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Rounded down to 3 stars

Summary: 9 young children and their guardians escape their planet as their civilization is being destroyed by another alien race. They come to Earth and must live long enough to develop their legacies, or their powers, which will allow them to fight back against those that slaughtered so many.

This book isn't anything groundbreaking. It's a YA science fiction book written for entertainment first and foremost. Is it the best book ever written? No. I'm sure there are many others that accomplish this same thing in a much better way. However, this one is entertaining, fast-paced, and ultimately a quick read. I liked Sam Goode and his friendship with John.

The story was fun, but the writing isn't very good.

2.5 Stars

I love the premise, but I'm not at all a fan of the writing or the author. I will probably continue the series just to see where it goes but it is not the amazing series that a lot of people say it is (at least not to me).