I honestly wish there were more alien books out there, because I love the Lorien Legacies. I Am Number Four first caught my eye in the book store because of the interesting title, and when I say interesting, I say downright cool. I thought it was the most exciting thing I'd seen in a long time. The cover looks like it's glowing! I bought it on the spot, and read it in a day, and then the movie came out (which I thoroughly enjoyed). The Lorien Legacies has to be one of my favourite series up to date. There's so much to love, but I also have a few qualms as well. The concept for this book is awesome. As a first-person narrative, John Smith, aka Number Four, is a fugitive on Earth because his home planet, Lorien, was destroyed by another planet's race of Mogadorians. He seems a little discouraged and defeated in the beginning of the book because it's just a day in the life of always moving, travelling, making no friends. The only company he has is his Cêpan, or guardian, Henri. Their relationship seems very genuine and loving, like a father and son (even though they are not related), which I loved. John remembers little from his home planet, and wants to create a life for himself on Earth. When Number Three is killed, Henri and John move to a small town in Ohio, Paradise. There John meets the love interest, Sarah Hart, and his new friend, Sam, and tries to come to terms with his powers and his future on Earth. I loved Sam, in the book and in the movie. He was also stuck in a state of being discouraged and defeated, by bullying and by the disappearance of his father, until he meets John, who inspires courage and hope in his new pal. He's a loyal friend who happens to have an obsession with the extra-terrestrial. Duh duh duuuun. Sarah Hart...how do I put this? She's nice...way too nice. She honestly has no personality for me except that she likes photography and saving homeless animals. I was kind of sick of their romance halfway through the book. Too cutesy and shallow for me. I'm good with a book with very little romance, and for me, I Am Number Four could have done without it, or had a better female lead who wasn't a total airhead. Dianna Agron played a much better (and snarkier) Sarah in the movie. The action parts were my favourite, especially with John learning how to use his Legacies, or special abilities, that some of the people on Lorien are born with. The movie messes up his powers (boo), and actually forgets one altogether, which is too bad, because it's my favourite. There's an epic battle scene at the end, and the suspense practically kills you beforehand because everything is amped up as John struggles emotionally and physically to stay in Paradise. Give this book a shot! It's got a ton of action, great characters, and a cute romance (personally not the kind of romance I like, but I'm sure others will enjoy John and Sarah together). John experiences a lot of personal growth and realization about his place on Earth and the fate of Lorien, but leaves a lot of mystery and anticipation for the next books. I'm giving this four ballons out of five because I did not like Sarah, but I loved everything else!

I really enjoyed this book. It was action packed and suspenseful and a bit of a tear jerker (for me anyway). It was good though there were some parts in the story that I felt were either rushed or dragged out but it was well written for the most part. If you are into sci-fi alien books, this one may be for you! **The second book is better than this one I believe. It introduces Six, Sam and Marina! There is way more action so read this book!!!!!!

This book is an awesome book, maybe many of you have watched the movie of this book, but never judge a book by the movie version. You know hwo said that.... idk but i think i did LOOL. ANyways 'Nough said......READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!

Mini Book Review: Really enjoyed this one. The writing isn't the best, but the fast paced interesting plot really makes up for it. The characters are interesting and likeable and the story is non stop action with some humour and romance tossed in. My only real complaint, and not really much a complaint more of a a personal preference, is the love scenes are nauseatingly mushy. But you have to remember I am a 41 yr old women and these books are written for young teens. I was hooked in from the opening chapter and did not want to put the book down I was so engrossed in the excitement of the story. In fact I figured I was going to finish the book on the bus ride home so I purchased (For my Kobo) The Power of Six just in case my commute went a little longer. Highly recommend for teens and even adults who just enjoy a good story. Perfect book for a day at the beach. Now must go and read some more of The Power of Six on my lunch break. 4.5 Dewey's I purchased this for my Kobo (on suggestion from Liam)

When I bought this book I really didn't know what to expect, but I loved it. It was a fast read and had tons of action.

It is such a great book! You will be addicted to this book once you start it!

I enjoyed reading I Am Number Four - it is a different, entertaining story. There was excitement, interesting storytelling, and romance. That being said, I also felt like something was lacking, that the book had a potential that it didn't quite live up to. I thought the premise was fun and intriguing - John is number four of nine aliens from the planet Lorien who arrive on earth about ten years ago with their caregivers fleeing from the Mogadorian invasion that decimates their planet. These nine are entrusted with the responsibility of survival and eventual rebuilding of their planet and culture. The Mogadorians, however, have tracked them to earth an are killing them, but, because of a charm placed on them, they must be killed in order. One, two and three have been killed and John is next on the list. Then, it turns out, more may even be at stake, as the Mogadorians may be trying to take over the Earth as well. The writing in the book was, at times, amazing and beautiful, and at other times repetitive. There were also a number of sentence fragments which stopped me in my tracks. Mostly I found the beginning and the ending interesting, with it dragging in the middle a bit. There are also a few things that didn't make sense, for example, his dog. John is supposed to be hypersensitive to anything strange going on in his life and he doesn't think it strange that his dog takes off into the woods and appears in an impossible location several seconds later? The story is told in first person present from John's point of view, something which is very popular these days. This is the first book of this type, with this amount of romance told from a boy's point of view that I have read, so that was different. Out of all the characters, I found John's friend, Sam, to be the most interesting. He is quirky and nerdy, but develops a great deal in the book. I really felt for him and the loss of his dad. It looks like he will be in the next book, for which I am grateful. I Am Number Four is the first in a planned series of six. The second book, The Power of Six, has recently been released. I am quite anxious to see where this story goes next.

The book really did grab my attention. At first. The idea and concept was interesting yet for some reason I can’t help but think I’m reading about Superman and his teen years in Smallville. That’s not to say the book was bad, it was good, yet there just some parts in it where it made me think why the hype over this book? The writing was good. I liked how John started developing his powers throughout the book. It was also nice to see that he wasn’t about to be bullied around by Mark (who’s a total twit but he eventually does learn the error of his ways). He does stick up for himself and does fight back so at least he’s got a backbone. He is likable although he’s your average every day kid with superpowers. However I couldn’t really entirely like him as a character, it just seemed as if he was lacking in personality and there wasn’t much to him except that he was not from Earth and has tremendous super powers. I really did prefer the sidekicks in this novel; Henri, Bernie Kosar, and Sam. All three were my favorites. Both Henri and Bernie deserve a lot of kudos for what they went through for John (and their actions literally drove me to tears). Sam also proved to be a very loyal friend and pull through for John, and their friendship is a good one. It does give John a nice stable element in his life where he’s always had to pick up his bags and go whenever things were to go wrong. The plot was all right. It was really exciting and fast paced for the first part of the novel and as John learns new skills, and learns about his home world and people, you learn more about his background and why he’s here with Henri. I liked reading this part of the book, and it also gives you information on Henri and what his purpose is. Everything seems to be going well, including a couple of scraps with Mark, and some troubles with hiding his real identity. Then throughout approximately halfway through the pace slows down. John’s fallen in love. For some reason this just slows down everything and it gets annoying and infuriating. John seems to be oblivious to the danger surrounding him, and his romance with Sarah, although sweet, just seems to be more of a page filler than anything else. At this point of the book, I was starting to get frustrated. I don’t really give a dime about Sarah and John. There’s killers out there out for John’s head and all he’s really caring about is when the next time he gets to see Sarah. Oh for crying out loud. Really? you have to have pages and pages of this? I stuck with it, and tolerated it, in the hopes I’ll get rewarded in the end. Yes, I was rewarded! the last third of the novel focuses on a lot of action (and I mean A LOT) and when another of John’s kind comes into the picture the action is increased threefold. I loved reading this part. There was so much going on at once but it was such a gripping read you couldn’t tear yourself away. The ending doesn’t really leave the reader in a cliffhanger but it does point the way for the second book. Even though the pace does slow down midway, sticking through with it does end up being rewarding. It is a good book for young adult readers and I’m wanting to know what’s going to happen next. From what I hear, I’d read the book first then see the movie.

i loved it! the plot is very original, the characters are interesting and relatable, the action is awesome, and the romance is lovely! i liked it better than twilight lol i liked the movie too but it changed too much, especially the scene with the house fire

omg i loved this book i did not think it was gonna be that good but it was one of the best yet i been wanting to read it and now i finly get to watch the movie witch looks awsome