The Power of Six, by Pittacus Lore, is the sequel to I Am Number Four, the first book
in the Lorien Legacies series. The first book was only from the perspective of
John Smith a.k.a Number Four. He is one of the nine (now six, as the
Mogadorians already killed numbers one, two, and three) surviving Garde from
Lorien. When the planet got destroyed by the Mogadorians (evil aliens), they
were sent to Earth as a last hope to one day restart Lorien. Each Garde was
assigned a guardian, called a Cepan, to help them master their legacies or
powers that they develop over time. This book goes back and forth from the
perspectives of John and Number Seven, who lives in Spain. Number Seven's
Cepan, Adelina, has neglected her and the fact that the Mogadorians are still
hunting them. Number Seven, known as Marina, still believes she can and must do
something to help John and Six in America. Suddenly, the Mogadorians find her.
In America, Six had found John and his friend Sam at the end of I Am Number
Four. The three of them are now going to West Virginia, where Six knows the
Mogadorians have a secret mountain base. On the way, Six gets a telepathic
signal from another Garde in Spain asking for help. She leaves for Spain, while
John and Sam decide to go into the mountain base. What will happen to Six and
Seven? What will John and Sam do at the secret Mogadorian mountain base in West
Virginia? Read The Power of Six to find out.
I think this book is better than I Am Number Four. More characters
are introduced and there is more than just one perspective. The reader learns
the thoughts of Marina, or Number Seven and how she feels about her Cepan
ignoring her when she asks about how to train her legacies. John, Sam, and Six
work together to try to get to a Mogadorian base and see what is happening
there. I think people who read and enjoyed the first book in the series will
become very fond of this book. If you have not read the first book, I highly
encourage that you do so before reading this one. A lot will not make sense to
you if you start from this book. Like the first book, this one made me feel
many different emotions. I felt a little bit sad for Seven. She was passionate
about trying to help the other Garde, but her Cepan told her to forget them and
pretend hat she was a normal person. I also felt excited for Six. She had
finally found another Garde and I wondered what they would do together to fight
off the Mogadorians. I enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to any avid
reader.
Reviewed by Anonymous, Grade 9
Montrose Library
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