I love Maximum Ride. Everything about the series is wonderful. I'm two books away from finishing the series (one book doesn't come out until August 2012) and I have no idea what's going to happen. I know what I would *like* to happen, but...when does that ever come true?
James Patterson is a master at only giving you info the characters know. When I'm writing (and I've noticed this when some other authors are revealing the plot) it's tricky to only include information your character knows -- you want to set everything up and to do that sometimes you give in and give away too much.
That's what I like about the characters in Maximum Ride. They have a few pieces of the puzzle, but don't know how to use the information. They're kids, after all. There's a lot of bad decisions, mistakes, running from/towards disaster, and even some heartbreaking moments when everything goes wrong.
It is the closest thing to real life I've read in a long time. And it's totally sci-fi -- but the search for home, family, love, it's all there. The characters are real people, not just moving cut outs.
Anyway -- I wanted to do something fun while I was waiting on the last two books, so I went to Polyvore and created this outfit for Max -- she's a tomboy, and running from danger constantly, she'll have ripped up jeans, good boots, and no makeup. Rough-and-tumble Max, however, is still a somewhat-feminine girl (when she's not fighting for her life) -- so I gave her the earrings.
Good luck, Max. I'm rooting for you (AND FANG!!!)!
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