Nevermore by James Patterson

This one was billed as "the final Maximum Ride novel".  For that reason alone, I put off reading it.  Maximum Ride and her flock have been a staple of my classroom library for years because of her spunk and perseverance   We have used her books for lessons on plot, theme, mood, and even life-lessons on bullying. James has really brought Max to life for me, and I hated to say good-bye.

However, if all good things must come to an end then I'm glad Mr. Patterson ended this series in this way.  The finale of this amazing young adult science fiction series brought all the action you'd expect, the drama and suspense from the previous book (Angel), a little romance, and of course laughter.  Once again I'm in awe of the writing style of my personal hero and grateful to be able to read his work regularly.  5 giant smiles for a satisfying end to an amazing series.