There is non-stop action and the chapters often end on a cliff-hanger. This book is written largely for the teenage market, although as an adult man I enjoyed it as a fun and simple read. Max is a likeable character and we are able to sympathise with her and her flock's plight. When the story moves away from Max it is then told in the third person. The characterisation is simple and the story is largely told in the first person from Max's point of view. This is a great technique and I am amazed that more writers do not employ it. Before you know it you have read a hundred pages. Patterson's books always seem to have short chapters, which deceives the reader into always starting the next chapter. He has produced a fast paced book that is both enjoyable and easy to read. James Patterson's first foray into Young Adult fantasy is an entertaining one. This book follows their missions, firstly rescuing Angel from malicious mutants and then infiltrating a secret facility to track down their parents. Max leads this flock and they have managed to escape from the school where the experiments were originally performed.

This allows them to fly and possess super human strength, along with other unusual traits. Six children Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel have been genetically experimented upon and now have avian DNA running through their blood, leaving them 98% human and 2% bird. These children don't need broomsticks to fly.

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