I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

I love alien/sci-fi/supernatural/futuristic stories. The premise of this story is good: Number Four arrived on Earth when he was a child, a refugee from his home planet of Lorien. He's on Earth accompanied by his protector, Henri. There are eight others like him. They do not know each other. They are all protected by a charm to shield them from being killed by the Mogadorians; the species who destroyed Lorien. The Mogs are on Earth searching for the nine because they are the only ones who can defeat them.

In a nutshell.

I enjoyed the story and the characters were likable. It was a fast read and entertaining (the film is a totally different story, however). There were a couple places in the middle when the pace slowed a bit and it took most of the book to establish the characters and their "situation." The final climax of the story didn't last long and seemed to end kind of abruptly. So I feel the delivery was a little clumsy, but, overall, it was a worthy read.

The next one, The Power of Six, comes out in Aug. 2011. I'll probably tune in. Hopefully the writing will be a little tighter.

What about you, did you read it? Any recommendations?