Hawk
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Summary
A story for a new generation of Maximum Ride fans！ Max's 17 year old daughter Hawk is growing up hard and fast in gritty， post-apocalyptic New York City。 She stays under the radar to survive。。。until a destiny that's perilously close to her mother's forces her to take flight。
Hawk doesn't know her real name。 She doesn't know who her family was， or where they went。 The only thing she remembers is that she was told to stay on that street corner until they came back for her， for as long as it takes。
That was thirteen years ago。
The day that she finally gives up is the moment that her life changes forever。 Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her。 But it's not a rescue。 It's an execution。
Hawk doesn't know her real name。 She doesn't know who her family was， or where they went。 The only thing she remembers is that she was told to stay on that street corner until they came back for her， for as long as it takes。
That was thirteen years ago。
The day that she finally gives up is the moment that her life changes forever。 Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her。 But it's not a rescue。 It's an execution。
Reviews
Jade Elena
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It was amazing seeing my favourite characters back in action after the end of "Maximum Ride Forever"。 I loved Hawk and related to her so much。 As usual both the character development and character attitudes are top-notch。 The ending almost got me in tears， seeing both central characters' relationship blossom。 Cannot wait for the next one！ It was amazing seeing my favourite characters back in action after the end of "Maximum Ride Forever"。 I loved Hawk and related to her so much。 As usual both the character development and character attitudes are top-notch。 The ending almost got me in tears， seeing both central characters' relationship blossom。 Cannot wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Skielah Coulter
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Now me reading Maximum Ride almost 5 years maybe more before this， I was mind blown。 I think what really threw me off was the way the last book of Maximum Ride， it seemed as though the world was a wasteland that can't be fixed in 10-15 years， yet the world was very much liveable for a lot of people。 But otherwise， we get to see the Gang all grown up and Hawk/Phoenix for those who are like me and it took a minute to realize。 Definitely read if you have read Maximum Ride。 Now me reading Maximum Ride almost 5 years maybe more before this， I was mind blown。 I think what really threw me off was the way the last book of Maximum Ride， it seemed as though the world was a wasteland that can't be fixed in 10-15 years， yet the world was very much liveable for a lot of people。 But otherwise， we get to see the Gang all grown up and Hawk/Phoenix for those who are like me and it took a minute to realize。 Definitely read if you have read Maximum Ride。 。。。more
Ayaan
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It was very good and intresting
Michelle
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Family really can be who we choose and make one of our own。 Hawk does this the same as and unbeknownst like her mom did。 We don't know this and she doesn't either but people can search forever for someone with the other not having a clue。 Circumstances and fate finally align and through learning to trust and let someone else into our circle a larger family grows。 Meeting these original characters years later and seeing what they've become was great。 It's like a homecoming but flashbacks and memo Family really can be who we choose and make one of our own。 Hawk does this the same as and unbeknownst like her mom did。 We don't know this and she doesn't either but people can search forever for someone with the other not having a clue。 Circumstances and fate finally align and through learning to trust and let someone else into our circle a larger family grows。 Meeting these original characters years later and seeing what they've become was great。 It's like a homecoming but flashbacks and memories mingle too。 I was so excited for Hawk to be available to us once I knew of it's existance and now this fall we get Hawk 2。 It's awesome to have something to look forward to。 。。。more
subtle_reads
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My favorite part of this was the characters。 They’ll always hold a special place in my heart as the original series was my all-time favorite as a kid ❤️ Beyond that the plot， world-building， etc didn’t really do it for me。 This would be a 3 or 2 star rating if I didn’t love the characters so much。 But it still wasn’t the same as the original series。
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Taliah Blom
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Rating: 4。5， rounded up Review: Five years ago， I said goodbye to my favorite series。 Imagine my surprise when I'm scrolling through Amazon and see a book by James Patterson with a suspicious-looking cover。 That surprise deepens when I notice the words "First came Maximum Ride。。。" written right underneath what appears to be the title。 See， the Maximum Ride series has probably had 5 or 6 "endings" to the series。 Each time， fans have begrudgingly said goodbye to favorite characters， only to be smacke Rating: 4。5， rounded up Review: Five years ago， I said goodbye to my favorite series。 Imagine my surprise when I'm scrolling through Amazon and see a book by James Patterson with a suspicious-looking cover。 That surprise deepens when I notice the words "First came Maximum Ride。。。" written right underneath what appears to be the title。 See， the Maximum Ride series has probably had 5 or 6 "endings" to the series。 Each time， fans have begrudgingly said goodbye to favorite characters， only to be smacked in the face with a new James Patterson book in the series， yet again。 However， 5 years ago， it really did appear to be the end。 Patterson must have been bored during quarantine， because along came Hawk。 Don't get me wrong， this was a great book for long-time fans of the series。 But if you're looking to get into the books now， definitely don't start with this one， despite the claims of some reviewers。 Trust me， even as someone who read these books religiously back in middle school and high school， I still found myself having to look stuff up because of subtle references that made big differences。 （Do I recommend you go read the books in order if you haven't already？ Absolutely。 Where have you been？ Living under a rock？） Meeting up with my favorite characters from the past was heartwarming， but I will say， I missed Max's voice the most。 Getting a portion of the book in her voice again was awesome。 However， is it maybe just time to say goodbye for real？ I mean， great book， and I'd love to continue on with the Flock， and I'm loving the next-generation vibes from this one。 However， this is the 10th book in the series， and maybe it's time to let Max go， and instead focus on the world as a whole。 That all being said， what's up with the world？ We left off the last book after a nuclear blast that basically fried the entire planet， and I was not really convinced by the lack of， well， apocalyptic-ness？ This felt more like 2012 dystopia than a 2020 Maximum Ride continuation。 Still， I was drawn in from the beginning， and got hit by every single stinking twist， just like I always do with James Patterson。 Do I recommend it？ Yes。 But only to people who want their hearts shattered。 （Iykyk）。 。。。more
Deborah Murphy
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It was a really good book， and displayed different point of views， the orphans and the rich fancy boy。 It also showed that just because you are different doesn’t mean that you are a monster or worthless。 This book also shows strong female roles！
Angela Rhodes
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A bit different than my usual James Patterson books。 A different young girl living in a dystopian world。
Cheyenne McGary
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It's good so far。。。don't have any thoughts on it really It's good so far。。。don't have any thoughts on it really 。。。more
Hirkani W。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book was good but there is definitely space for improvement。 The ending seemed a little rushed and the transitions were kind of confusing as was the character development of Hawk。 The character seemed immature and childish throughout the book and the portrayal of emotions seemed a bit wonky as well。 For ex。 Max seemed distant from her child in one chapter treating her like an equal/ friend after getting into an argument while in the other she was narrating about her little baby Phoenix。 To a The book was good but there is definitely space for improvement。 The ending seemed a little rushed and the transitions were kind of confusing as was the character development of Hawk。 The character seemed immature and childish throughout the book and the portrayal of emotions seemed a bit wonky as well。 For ex。 Max seemed distant from her child in one chapter treating her like an equal/ friend after getting into an argument while in the other she was narrating about her little baby Phoenix。 To add， there were not as many Hawk + Fang or Hawk + Max moments。 Fang seemed to be very focused on Max and his undying love towards her throughout the book with some moments where he shared some grief to his daughter。 It was infuriating when Max and Fang tossed around the possibility of Hawk being dead and finding her body。 There could have been way more emotion put into that and them constantly leaving Hawk in dangerous situations without a reason。 I do understand that they were on the edge and had more important things to do and Hawk is strong enough to fend for herself， but if their love for their daughter was that strong， they should have at least checked in。 And the ones that were there were very limited and showed no real development and suddenly Hawk was okay with her parents。 It seemed very short as well and the plot seemed to be very easily resolved besides the death of Clete which was skimmed on real quickly。 The thing between Hawk and Pietro was skimmed on as well。 The book was overall confusing because I did not know what to look for。 There seemed to be some plot holes and left me confused on many aspects。 If there were 100 more pages to work off the plot off， I suppose the book would have been way better。 This series would be way better with more books to come！ I read this series expecting this to be the last book and finale of the series which might have tapered my review downhill a bit but if there are more books in the series to come then I suppose this book would be taken in 100 times better。 This would definitely not make a great finale book but a great start to something new。 Props to James Patterson for making this new book to this series！ Maximum Ride has been and will be my favorite series for a while and this new book was a gift。 A bit disappointed but I hope for another book in this series！ 。。。more
Mary
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I originally read the Maximum Ride books -- both iterations of them -- about 10 years ago。 So I was excited when I heard that a new story was coming out， and that it would be part of a series， too！ I worked through this one mostly via audiobook， but had the hardcover from the local library handy， too， to read in between。 This is the story of Hawk， Max and Fang's daughter， and her story of survival。 The pacing， narration and plot line definitely hearken back to the preceding books。 It's not an I originally read the Maximum Ride books -- both iterations of them -- about 10 years ago。 So I was excited when I heard that a new story was coming out， and that it would be part of a series， too！ I worked through this one mostly via audiobook， but had the hardcover from the local library handy， too， to read in between。 This is the story of Hawk， Max and Fang's daughter， and her story of survival。 The pacing， narration and plot line definitely hearken back to the preceding books。 It's not an upbeat story but it is compelling。 I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one！ I would say in 2021， about half the books I've read have been duds， and this one was definitely a highlight。 。。。more
Anna Mcfadden
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Maximum Ride a freedom fighter has been missing for 10 years。。。Hawk has been in her own for 10 years。 She don't know her name or her parents。 All she know was being told to stand on a corner and her dad be back in 30 minutes。 Only he don't。 Fending for herself and her friends she now has to rescue her friends and fight the evil government Maximum Ride a freedom fighter has been missing for 10 years。。。Hawk has been in her own for 10 years。 She don't know her name or her parents。 All she know was being told to stand on a corner and her dad be back in 30 minutes。 Only he don't。 Fending for herself and her friends she now has to rescue her friends and fight the evil government 。。。more
Gretchen
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For the past 10 years， every day Hawk waits at the same street corner at the same time for 30 minutes for her parents to get her。 She doesn't remember their faces， her family， or even her name。 All she knows is that she is tired of waiting for someone who doesn't care enough to come back for her。 Hawk lives in the City of the Dead where drugs are free， gangs run the streets， and children are experimented on。 Things are about to change for Hawk and her little family of lab rats。 She will finally For the past 10 years， every day Hawk waits at the same street corner at the same time for 30 minutes for her parents to get her。 She doesn't remember their faces， her family， or even her name。 All she knows is that she is tired of waiting for someone who doesn't care enough to come back for her。 Hawk lives in the City of the Dead where drugs are free， gangs run the streets， and children are experimented on。 Things are about to change for Hawk and her little family of lab rats。 She will finally discover who she is and her family， but things don't go as planned。 。。。more
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content WarningsChild abuseTraumatic memory lossAlcohol abuseMedical experiemntationGang violenceImprisonment
Katie
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This was an interesting continuation of the maximum ride series。 It follows Hawk the daughter of max and fang who is getting by in the city of the dead， the dystopian world。 We also still follow max who has found herself in prison after a mission goes wrong。 With the help of the flock Hawk and the others free max but find that is only half the battle because their kind is on the edge of extinction。
Meghan
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Hawk is every。 thing。 that I've ever wanted in going back to the world of Maximum Ride。 Perfecto！ Hawk is every。 thing。 that I've ever wanted in going back to the world of Maximum Ride。 Perfecto！ 。。。more
Richard Kyle Walker
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Pacing of this book is interesting to say the least。 At times it's too fast， and sometimes it's too slow。 I feel like this book could have been either longer or broken into two to accomplish the story。 That being said at it's heart it's still a Maximum Ride story and now reading as an adult， the continuation of one of my favorite series as a teenager， I appreciate it。 I'm excited with where this could go， and if it doesn't go anywhere I'm content。 Maximum Ride is one of my favorite series and al Pacing of this book is interesting to say the least。 At times it's too fast， and sometimes it's too slow。 I feel like this book could have been either longer or broken into two to accomplish the story。 That being said at it's heart it's still a Maximum Ride story and now reading as an adult， the continuation of one of my favorite series as a teenager， I appreciate it。 I'm excited with where this could go， and if it doesn't go anywhere I'm content。 Maximum Ride is one of my favorite series and always will be。 。。。more
Kylie
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James， I am begging you to let this series die。Content Warnings: death， violence， drug/alcohol abuse， gang warfare， child abuse， prison abuse， experimentation （incl。 on children）， traumatic memory loss。Hawk tries very hard to revitalize the joy and spirit of the early Maximum Ride novels， but falls entirely on it's face。 From beloved， old characters being relegated to caricatures of themselves， to new characters receiving little to no substance， to a sudden turn from radical environmental activi James， I am begging you to let this series die。Content Warnings: death， violence， drug/alcohol abuse， gang warfare， child abuse， prison abuse， experimentation （incl。 on children）， traumatic memory loss。Hawk tries very hard to revitalize the joy and spirit of the early Maximum Ride novels， but falls entirely on it's face。 From beloved， old characters being relegated to caricatures of themselves， to new characters receiving little to no substance， to a sudden turn from radical environmental activism and resistance to bombing civilian populations this novel is an absolute mess。 There was not more than maybe twenty pages in which I could see the original shine of the series。 This books seemingly attempts to take on huge subjects such as the opioid crisis， prison industrial complex， and fascist government without any real commitment to doing justice to its subject matter or exploring these issues in any depth。 These books， written for children and young adults， lack all historical context for these events， as well as a great deal of empathy for the victims of these systems。 The desire for a quick and neat win for the Flock with minimal loose ends destroys any building complexity and leaves the work ultimately weak and unsatisfying。 Beyond the wider issues， this book contains a number of problematic characters and passages—Hawk's love interest continues to play fast and loose with consent and repeatedly remarks on her body despite her only being 15 years old， one of the genetic "freaks" （in previous book a term reserved only for those with non-human DNA due to genetic experimentation） literally just has autism， and the depiction of characters who are both unhoused and addicted to substances is unsympathetic at best。I would not recommend Hawk to fans of the Maximum Ride series， nor would I recommend it to a new generation of youths looking to experience the Flock。 。。。more
Val
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I've read some good James Patterson books and even some great James Patterson co-written by others but unfortunately this wasn't one of them。 I've not read any of the Maximum Rider series but thought I'd like to give it a try。 The description of the book said it was for a new generation of fans， so I thought its a good place to start。 I also thought it would be a kids book， but the first sentence starts with bad language。 I don't mind this in a book or anywhere， where its necessary， but I though I've read some good James Patterson books and even some great James Patterson co-written by others but unfortunately this wasn't one of them。 I've not read any of the Maximum Rider series but thought I'd like to give it a try。 The description of the book said it was for a new generation of fans， so I thought its a good place to start。 I also thought it would be a kids book， but the first sentence starts with bad language。 I don't mind this in a book or anywhere， where its necessary， but I thought this was for kids so not a great start for me。 The book didn't get any better from there and I didn't enjoy it at all。 It seemed very muddled and didn't introduce the characters well。 It was very confusing as to where they were and what was going on。 Thank you to Random House UK， Cornerstone for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Bre
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this is an AMAZING book。 if you are thinking about reading this book i highly recommend it。 i kept putting off this book because i always had school work or i would read these reviews and get discouraged but those were other people’s opinions and i can’t control that。 but if i could give it 4 1/2 star i would have bc i believe they should make this into a separate side series like a branch off of the maximum ride series。 but nevertheless i love this book
Patricia
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I love this book series！ I was wondering where James Patterson could take it from the last novel and was intrigued with the way it started and even more the way it progressed。 You do not disappoint this reader with your action-packed books。
Lil
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AHHHHHHH I loved it！ I can tell it's more than one author and despite the fact this book has a lot more swearing than maximum ride it's good。 But the usage of the metric system really threw me。 AHHHHHHH I loved it！ I can tell it's more than one author and despite the fact this book has a lot more swearing than maximum ride it's good。 But the usage of the metric system really threw me。 。。。more
Iris
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Like always， James Patterson couldn't hold back on NOT pulling out from his magic hat one more volume in `Maximum RIde Series`。 He。 Just。 Couldn't。 Stop。 I mean， why would you leave Fang and Max live a peaceful ending， even with the world ending？ With the reader imagine an ending， that is， you know， decent。 Nooooo he had to write one more freaking book。 His writing is really catchy and you feel like you really are living or the fights and so on。 I need to say that Hawk is a whole new level of Ma Like always， James Patterson couldn't hold back on NOT pulling out from his magic hat one more volume in `Maximum RIde Series`。 He。 Just。 Couldn't。 Stop。 I mean， why would you leave Fang and Max live a peaceful ending， even with the world ending？ With the reader imagine an ending， that is， you know， decent。 Nooooo he had to write one more freaking book。 His writing is really catchy and you feel like you really are living or the fights and so on。 I need to say that Hawk is a whole new level of Max。 Of course， considering she's Max's and Fang's daughter。。。 You couldn't think it was going to be a quiet kid。。。 If you don't have the guts to see what happens after the world ends （in some kind of peace） JUST DO NOT READ THIS BOOK。Also， Max just doesn't feel like Max anymore， Fang too。Enjoy！ 。。。more
Kristen
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I loved the Maximum Ride series--I know a lot of people thought the series was several books too long， but I wasn't one of them。 So when I found out there was going to be a companion series featuring FANG AND MAX'S DAUGHTER。。。well。 Needless to say， I was excited。At first I thought this was going to be too much like the original series: Hawk is the de facto leader of a little group of "freaks"--kids who have been experimented on and now have some serious quirks。 But things change quickly （as thes I loved the Maximum Ride series--I know a lot of people thought the series was several books too long， but I wasn't one of them。 So when I found out there was going to be a companion series featuring FANG AND MAX'S DAUGHTER。。。well。 Needless to say， I was excited。At first I thought this was going to be too much like the original series: Hawk is the de facto leader of a little group of "freaks"--kids who have been experimented on and now have some serious quirks。 But things change quickly （as these books often do）， and suddenly we find ourselves right in the middle of a revolution。。。WITH THE ORIGINAL FLOCK！There's lots of action， and Hawk is just as snarky and funny as the OG Max （maybe a little bit TOO alike at times， but that's really my worst complaint）。 Great for fans of the series who never tire of the bird kids and their adventures。 。。。more
Lewis Fisher
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While Maximum Ride has always had a fond place in my heart， having read both Neverwhere and Maximum Ride Forever as conclusions to the stories being told， here we are again。 It was great seeing Max and the Flock back in action， but I'm not sure if it's because I'm older now， but Hawk's perspective was just painful。 Why is there an emoji in the actual text of the book？ If there is to be more， I'm sure I'll read it。 One thing I am tired of reading about in junior and young adult fiction are poor a While Maximum Ride has always had a fond place in my heart， having read both Neverwhere and Maximum Ride Forever as conclusions to the stories being told， here we are again。 It was great seeing Max and the Flock back in action， but I'm not sure if it's because I'm older now， but Hawk's perspective was just painful。 Why is there an emoji in the actual text of the book？ If there is to be more， I'm sure I'll read it。 One thing I am tired of reading about in junior and young adult fiction are poor allegories of a Donald Trump like figure as the villain。 Yes， as a president， he was awful， and yes， he impacted the world。 But this is the third new release in these genres that have had one （looking at you Derek Landy and Lucy Hawking）， and while I understand why it's done， it's just so lazy and trite。 See you for Hawk 2: Electric Boogaloo I guess 。。。more
m w
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literally read all 400 pages in 4 hours i missed the flock so much
Karley Sharkey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm writing a very long review because this book wounded my soul。 It really upset me， and not in a good way。 I couldn't wait to finish it so I could lay out all my grievances。 So many spoilers ahead。 Actually， just read this review to save yourself four hundred pages of abhorrence。Given that this is the tenth book in a series that was already flying far too close to the sun by five， I really wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt。 I was nine years old when the first book had come out。 I've b I'm writing a very long review because this book wounded my soul。 It really upset me， and not in a good way。 I couldn't wait to finish it so I could lay out all my grievances。 So many spoilers ahead。 Actually， just read this review to save yourself four hundred pages of abhorrence。Given that this is the tenth book in a series that was already flying far too close to the sun by five， I really wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt。 I was nine years old when the first book had come out。 I've been a fan of this series for nearly fifteen years。 But this was just disrespectful。 Someone get me a cinemasins style sin counter， because this was ugly。 Please let this series die ten years ago。 It ready much like a poorly paced fanfiction。 I did not care about Hawk as a character。 Hell， I didn't even like her。 But I know that a shitty protagonist doesn't always make for a shitty story。 However， this wasn't that。 Typically when a series gets dragged unwillingly from its recently-turned-cold grave， it's to age up the characters into a gritty， edgy follow-up to the teenage angst we had grown up with。 So why was I given a fifteen-year-old protagonist who's tatted and pierced， but still says "fork" as a swear word？ Why was the original cast slowly boiled down to just one trait of their former selves？ Why did I still see Gazzy as an eleven-year-old kid even though he was supposed to be， like， thirty？ Oh， because they had reduced character development。The narration switched between Hawk and her mother。 They had been separated when Hawk was a young girl， but somehow their voice read the exact same。 Max had to be in her lower thirties but still narrated like she was the fourteen-year-old punk navigating NYC。 The two narrators had the same thought patterns， which to me is nothing more than lazy writing and not a subconscious maternal influence。 The author was obviously trying to hard to channel the fourteen-year-old Max we loved when we were younger， but it feel into a poor， shoddy parody of itself。 I don't usually say this unironically， but it was cringey at best， embarrassing at worst。 The entire plot was made up of three main beats。 The first one， to save Hawk's friends from the largely unexplained， vague threat of scientific experimentation， I had less than zero interest in。 I think we got maybe two scenes with Hawk's gang before this happened， so I had no sense of urgency in rescuing them。 The second beat was something I cared more for， but it felt too familiar from Max's past experiences。 Oh no， locked in a horrible jail。。。 But what's new？ But then the third plotline。 This one's a mess， and what brought my rating down from two stars to one。 The world building！ A mess。 I understand this book diverged from our reality long ago， but this world was so drastically different from the one we were given back in The Angel Experiment that it gave me this fanfiction alternate universe vibe。 So basically， the world ended and now the government put everyone on drugs？ Awesome！ This paved the way for a horrible， genuinely disrespectful representation of drug addicts。 Though the drugs were only called "dope" and "rainbow" I took them to represent heroin and acid respectively due to how the characters reacted to them。 It whittled a very real drug epidemic in our world down to a mere annoyance， that all the users were the same and that they deserved to be in their situation （well， except for the kids！ oBvIoUsLy they were forced to start taking drugs， so it's not their fault！）。 Every time we got our child narrator belittling the drug addicts that took up most of her city， it genuinely disgusted me。 It makes me wonder what the author really knows about drug addiction。 I'm clearly not an expert myself， but if I were writing about a drug epidemic I would certainly have done enough research to know how to humanize drug addicts！On the other side of representation: Clete was clearly autistic， but why did the author do backbends to avoid flat-out saying it？ How many times was Clete going to "flap his arms" or have Hawk explain that he didn't like being touched and was good with technology or whatever？ Which， again， these are just stereotypes of autism that make me think the author just googled some common traits and slapped them together to build him。 Personality traits first， personality second。 This is to say， Clete had absolutely no personality。 But really: did the term autistic disappear in the apocalypse？ The longer Clete was in the story， the more painful it got。 Honestly， killing him off was a mercy because it meant that the last fifteen percent of the book wasn't going to contain any additional horrendous misrepresentation。Before I get to by biggest beef with this abomination I just want to make it very clear that I finished this and still know nothing about Hawk's gang。 We only got the ONE description of them repeated nearly word-for-word every time Hawk wanted to tell their story。 Okay， I get it。 I get that Rain looked like she'd been acid rained on or something。 I don't care。 I don't know anything else about her。 I didn't even remember they were characters， half the time， because as soon as Hawk "rescued" them they were rehabbed and healed behind the scenes。Okay， last thing， I think: The biggest sin of this book was the antagonist。 Evil for the sake of being evil is never， ever a good motivation。 I get that this is young adult fiction。 I get that Max and co。 have been facing evil for the sake of evil for their whole lives。 As a kid， I thought it was so badass to see them winning against the bad guys。 But god， doesn't it get old？ Like， replace McCallum with， like， the Uber Director from book three and。。。 isn't it the same villain costume？ If you're going to drag a series on for this long， can we at least have a threat we can relate to a little bit？ I really wanted to dnf this book from the very beginning。 The first four books of this series meant so much to me as a kid。 If I had to pick a select few definitive artifacts from my childhood that influenced my decision to become a writer， reading these books over and over again until the cover fell off my copy of School's Out Forever is very， very high on the list。 Reading this series as a nearly twenty-five-year old who now has a degree in writing， to call this an embarrassment would be an understatement。 Please let the flock rest in peace。 As far as I'm concerned， this book did not happen。 ¯\_（ツ）_/¯ 1/5 thank you 。。。more
hatchtag* LoveToRead！
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amazing capturing and leaves the reader dying for more！
JohnDoe
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At first I liked it， I realized just why I remembered why I liked the original maximum ride series in the first place。 We were in the viewpoint of Hawk， the main character， and she sprang into action。 Then the change of viewpoint happened and it totally caught me off guard。 Was I in Hawk's viewpoint or the other character？ That threw me off。 Then Hawk meets a stranger in prison but doesn't know who he is and then there is a relationship that develops with another character that doesn't really go At first I liked it， I realized just why I remembered why I liked the original maximum ride series in the first place。 We were in the viewpoint of Hawk， the main character， and she sprang into action。 Then the change of viewpoint happened and it totally caught me off guard。 Was I in Hawk's viewpoint or the other character？ That threw me off。 Then Hawk meets a stranger in prison but doesn't know who he is and then there is a relationship that develops with another character that doesn't really go anywhere。 Then somehow it switches over to Max's viewpoint which threw me for a loop because from the way it was worded， I thought it was still in Hawk's viewpoint。 Some stuff happens with her fighting in the prison and then it switches back over to Hawk who somehow manages to find the Flock from the original series。I'd write more but it's just such a drag。 So much goes on and it feels like half of it doesn't really matter。 I feel like James could have ripped out half of the chapters within the book and nothing would have changed。 I literally skipped the last 20 chapters because nothing of significance happened。 Also it has TWO epilogues。 TWO！！！ What was the point？I'm dissappointed because I LOVED this series growing up and now that I'm older， I'm noticing all the faults and weird things James puts in his books。 If there is a sequel， I won't be picking it up。 。。。more
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