Return to Paradise

There are two good moments in this novella, the diner conversation and a tense car encounter in the middle of nowhere, and unsurprisingly both feature the tangible threat of the FBI in Agents Walker and Purdy. Unfortunately, Mark's jock personality also translates to an amateurish, high school teenager voice that is frustrating and simple to follow, especially with all the context readers have about the Lorien Legacies series at this point. Whilst Lore develops Paradise a bit more, including Mark's relationships with family, friends and the police, it doesn't amount to much in the grand scheme of things. Fortunately, the ending signals a more exciting follow-up as Mark gets off the Aliens Anonymous blog and takes some real-life action.