“The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it snaps everything into perspective.”

-Maximum Ride The Angel Experiment, James Patterson

Hello my fellow humans! Hope you are all doing well! Today we will be talking about Maximum Ride and her family! Welcome to the Maximum Ride universe!

Maximum Ride is the name of a nine-book series that follows Maximum Ride (Max), and her winged family of orphans. Max and the flock are human-avian hybrids, kids with wings and other abilities. They are on the run from those who created them.

Maximum Ride was written by world’s bestselling author, James Patterson. (One of my favorite authors.)

Category: YA (Young Adult)

The Angel Experiment is the first in the series. Max must protect her gang and rescue one of her own, Angel, from the people who created them, all the while being hunted themselves. The adventure continues as they head out to find information about their parents. Oh, and don’t forget. Max has the fate of the world hanging on her shoulders.

The Maximum Ride series is one of my favorites. With short chapters, fast, quirky writing, you can’t put the books down. The story is fast passed and suspenseful. It’s easy to read, and has a very elaborate and extremely layered plot.

The characters are very interesting in this series. The characters have unique names such as Maximum, Iggy, and Fang, to name a few. It’s easy to relate to Max right in the beginning, even though her life is much harder than many of ours probably are. The relationships between the characters are very fun to get caught up in. The character development is amazing.

These books, although read by many younger readers, is definitely geared towards teenagers. There is some language in the books that I don’t suggest for younger kids. The plot isn’t necessarily for a younger audience, especially as the books progress. As much as I love this series, I recommend it only to an older audience.

So, if you’re looking for a story with awesome characters, danger lurking on every page, check out Maximum Ride.

The name of the second book in the T.S.O. series will be released on Friday! Don’t miss it!

-R.E. Klinzing