The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

A+ for so effectively creating the voice of a 15-year-old boy, for inhabiting his conscience so completely. D- for not bothering to grace that character with any depth or interesting insight. Daniel is an alien hunter with the powers of creation - I would hope that the author (whether Patterson actually writes any of the words for which he gets paid is debatable) would have been able to come up with at least one interesting thought related to the character's exploration of his self.

Two stars because I know that reluctant teen readers may find this book more accessible than others - I just hope it prompts them to ponder the questions that the book doesn't bother to even brush upon.