Wow!! I literally just finished this book. It was awesome!!! I started reading the Lorien Legacy Books after seeing the first movie, "I am Number Four". I liked the movie enough to know that the book would be ten times better and I was right. The first book was amazing. I mean an alien race with superpowers, trying to stay hidden on Earth from their mortal enemies. Pretty cool stuff, right? Book two blew book one out of the water!!!
We start our journey following a new member of the Garde, Number Seven. She is tucked away in a convent in the mountains of Spain. She is desperately trying to learn her legacies and find out information about the other but her Cepan (her protector and guide) has become complacent, taking on the beliefs of our world instead of staying true to her position.
Seven, who is called Marina, begins seeing weird people show up in her village. It doesn't take her long to figure out that the Mogadorians have found her. Afraid and basically alone, she begins to plot her escape. Her only problem is she need to find her chest, filled with special stones and power, before she can leave.
Meanwhile, in America, Six, Sam and John are on the run. They've been plastered across the news as possible terrorists and have to stay in hiding. While they are hiding out, moving from place to place, we find out some of Six's back story. They also spend time training and honing their legacies.
Sam joins in on the fun and begins to train as well. He learns, through a letter Henri left for John, that his father was a Lorien ally. Most likely, his father was abducted or killed helping the Lorien. This only brings him closer to his new Lorien friends. As he pieces together the puzzle of his father's life, Sam realizes that he has been telling him secrets all along. He believes that his father left a clue for him to find a transmitter back in Paradise, Ohio, back where it all began.
Six, Sam and John head back to Paradise, despite the great danger, to find the transmitter. They manage to unlock the puzzle and retrieve some items from a hidden room underneath Sam's yard but when they come back out, the Mogadorians are waiting. Amidst the fighting, John loses his Chest. Six and him split up to try and find it but when John realizes it is gone he pleads with Sam to go and visit Sarah, his Paradise sweetheart.
Against Sam's wishes, they head to Sarah's house. John and Sarah are reunited but it quickly becomes strained when Sarah realizes that John may have feelings for Six as well. He has been fighting off the feelings but cannot deny the attraction between them. It doesn't seem to matter though because when the police show up, John sees that Sarah has betrayed him by giving his location away.
Six rescues Sam and John from jail and then they decide to split up for awhile. Six feels that another member of the Garde is in trouble in Spain and she is going to help them. Sam and John are headed to the Mogadorian's main base to try and retrieve his chest. They will meet up in two weeks time back in West Virginia.
Six doesn't know but the situation in Spain is escalating. Marina has become friends with a small orphan who has been brought to the convent named Ella. When things become dangerous Ella reveals herself as member of the Garde, Number Ten, who escaped on a separate ship off of the planet of Lorien during the war. Ella and her Cepan, find Marina's chest and Marina just in time as the Mogadorians are chasing her. They flee to a lake near the town to hold their ground but things look pretty hopeless as countless enemies come their way.
On the other side of the world, John and Sam infiltrate the Mogadorian's hideout, using the transferred ability of invisibility from Six, and find John's chest. The power, however, wears off and they are forced to battle the Mogadorians for the chest. Using his legacies John and Sam fight their way towards the entrance of the hideout. On the way, they discover prisoners. One of them just happens to be Number Nine.
Sam is ecstatic about the prisoners and begins to check all the cells, hoping to find his father. John and Sam get separated as the Mogadorians continue to attack and when John gets hurt, Number Nine pulls him out of the hideout, without Sam. Injured and depleted, John and Nine must leave Sam behind but John vows to come back for him. They head out to try to find the others so they can infiltrate the hideout with larger numbers next time.
Meanwhile, Six finally reaches Spain and is there in just the nick of time to help Marina, Ella and her Cepan defeat the Mogadorians. United now, they set off to find the remaining Garde and the Chimera that came on the ship with Ella from Lorien.
Will Sam get rescued or die? Will the Garde find the remaining two members that are missing? Are they ready to face the oncoming Mogadorian Army that is sure to be chasing them now? We'll find out the answers in Book Three (hopefully).
As I said before, I loved this book. There is action around every corner. There are stories of deep loyalty and friendship and most of all, there are some pretty awesome powers in there. I think all of us can agree that we imagined ourselves with the power of invisibility or resistance to fire or just something cool like that as a child. This book is our childhood dreams come alive!
The author skillfully put in a small romance but didn't make it the central point of the book. I also loved the connection with Sam's father to the Lorien. That was a genius twist in the plot. I was totally appalled by Sarah's betrayal, although I'm sure we'll see her again. Also, I'm completely pumped to see the remaining two members of the Garde (hopefully in the next book).
Lastly, can I just say that Pittacus Lore is an awesome name. I love saying it! It just sounds fun.
Parents you can rest assured that this book would be awesome for your teen. It plays on childhood fantasies that we've all had of having super powers and fighting to save humanity. There is a ton of fighting in the book but it's awesome. Who doesn't love a good butt kicking fight with swords and guns and a few supernatural powers in there? It's a pretty clean book, language at a bare minimum and the romance is completely clean. I give this book two thumbs up!!
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