A few days later, the reporter is murdered in her home, and soon after that several gunmen try to kidnap Max and her little brother Matthew. And the only people they've ever trusted are Frannie and Kit, the couple who rescued them from unimaginable evil once before. The kids really display the characteristics and behavior of birds and it was interesting to see how Patterson integrated the two halves of their nature. Despite the fact that I felt it did the reader a disservice by existing, it was a work of fiction that had a tiny bit of merit based on the characters and their emotions.

I don't know what possessed me to not look at the author's name before I picked this book up to read. Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. And ok, a 12 year old laying eggs is a little bit of a stretch, but the idea that each egg is 3-4 lbs and nobody noticed she was pregnant? I'm beginning to wonder if maybe James Patterson just isn't for me, but that breaks my heart a little bit because I have such great memories of reading the Maximum Ride series when I was younger.It still flips between 1st person in Franny's POV and third person for everything else, which really just kept throwing me out of the story. I didn’t feel like James Patterson ever really established the connection between Doctor Kane and The School. He brings them all back to his lab where the leader of the children, Maximus has a final showdown with destiny.

On one page, the characters are preparing to escape their confinement, on the next, everything is over. I'm not in favor of censorship, but I threw my copy away because I didn't want anyone else to make the mistake of reading this garbage. They live in different homes, with different families, but there is something powerful that connects them. The characters are believable, explains just enough science for it to be real but not confusing and plot is fast paced and keeps you interested.What was the purpose and how is he going to use his invention is something excited me initially and there has to be good people too who are to come to the rescue of these innocent kids. In the hospital, faceless people are murdered and dissected and their organs are taken and used for the "Resurrection" of rich and famous people such as former presidents and prime ministers.