Michael Vey the Prisoner of Cell 25” is the first of a series of YA novels that deal with children with special powers. In total there are 17 who have different levels of specialties. One can deprogram a person’s brain as you would erase a computer memory, others have the ability to electrically charge a person. Michael and several others learn of their abilities and form a club. They also learn that the people they think are their parents aren’t even related to them. The author has told a story that reads at a breakneck pace and is a non stop suspenseful adventure all the way to the end that leaves it open for a sequel. Fans of James Patterson’s “Maximum Ride” series should love Richard Paul Evans newest novel. Though “Michael Vey the Prisoner of Cell 25” is marketed as a YA novel it is a tightly written thriller that any age can read and enjoy.
Michael Vey the Prisoner of Cell 25
Richard Paul Evans
Mercury Ink Simon Pulse
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
www.simonandSchuster.com, 9781451656503 $17.99, www.amazon.com
