Maybe you've heard of Richard Paul Evans or read some of his feel-good romance books. Or you may have noticed the billboards dotting Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas asking "Who is Michael Vey? The answer will shock you." Or maybe you have seen a TV commercial of Richard Paul Evans explaining that he is a father wanting wholesome literature for his children and the rising generation. Well, I noticed. So when my sister handed it to me I thought it would be a great book to review here on the Hers website.
Just by way of reminder, this is just a book review that is open for discussion. This is not our Book Club post for the month, that will come shortly after Thanksgiving. I am about 100 pages to the end of "Cane River" by Lalita Tademy, which is our real Book Club book for the month. It is a great book.
Returning to "Michael Vey," this was a cute book not at all like the couple of other books I have read by him, which I liked, but they were very sweet, idealic. "Michael Vey" is written for a little younger audience than I usually prefer, but it is well written and suspenseful with some good action thrown in and just a hint of romance.
The book starts off describing young Michael Vey: short, average, picked on. He has a crush on the cute cheerleader, best friends with the school super-nerd, Ostin. Then one day, while being bullied he shocks three boys who are beating him up. The cheerleader, Taylor, witnesses and starts asking questions. Turns out Taylor has some strange powers of her own. Michael, Ostin and Taylor decide to form a club and investigate why Taylor and Michael are different and have these powers.
This is where the action starts, their search alerts the bad guys to Michael and Taylor's location and they come to get them and end up kidnapping Taylor and Michael's mom. Michael charges off to the rescue with the help of two of the three bullies mentioned before. It's a trap and Michael gets captured too. I won't ruin the end for you, but there is a whole building full of kids with electric powers of one kind or another. Some of them are under the control of the people who accidently created them (the are bad guys) and some are resistant to them and are punished.
That's where Cell 25 comes in. It is used briefly to torture Michael into joining the dark side. Then there is the huge battle between the good guys and the bad guys.
This was a fun story, a fast read and very good for a story for younger readers because it is squeaky clean. I enjoyed it and will be reading the sequel (rumor is there are supposed to be seven).
If you've read it, please comment and let me know what you thought of it. If you haven't let me know if this review helped you decide if you will read it or not or pass it on to you kids.
