This story opens real nice. The premise was catchy and I was instantly hooked. That is, until all the teen drama started. After my Goodreads friend Kelly showed me some articles about how things are done in Mr.Frey's... workshop(?) I get it. This really wanted to be the new Twilight. They probably chose a random paranormal element to fill out a plain teen novel. What seemed like an intriguing read immediately became boring as hell. And around 70% I tossed the book and...tararan... watched the movie instead. Because by then I just had to know the ending but I wanted to take the quicker road. As so happens with the Vampire Diaries IMHO, skip the book and watch the movie -or tv series! It's SO MUCH BETTER. Still nothing amazing but nonetheless. Yet, like many other movies based on books, it had almost nothing to do with the book, so I had to resume my reading. Damn. 
 What I don't get: The dog. Really? He might as well stick a label in its forehead that said "HEY PAY ATTENTION CAUSE I'M SIGNIFICANT TO THE PLOT!" And the names! What's up with that? I know he has to change his name as many times as he changes his underwear (Actually, I hope he does that last one more often :D). But, unless Loric have an amazing memory, how can his guardian keep up with every single name and not mess it up even once? I mean, I get it if it's in front of other people but why doesn't he just call him Four in privacy? 
 What I really don't get: If the Mogadorian can't kill them out of order, why don't they take turns in chasing them? You know, number one goes into hiding while the rest -separate, that is- go after the Mogadorian? What's the worst that can happen if they can't be killed until the other one dies? And in the event One was killed, then Two would go into hiding and the rest continues the hunt. Didn't they ever hear that offense is the best defense? 
 What bothered me: The characters. They were seriously one cliche after another. Sarah has got to be the most boring character I know. Sometimes she seemed so perky I just wanted to hit her. Figuratively, of course. And don't make me start on Mark James! Jealous-ex-boyfriend-bully- jock? Now that's new. Good thing Dianna Agron's version of Sarah is a much cooler one. 
 What really bothered me: The romance. Of course, the first girl John met had to be the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. What are the odds! Didn't feel any of it. And it's not because it's a guy perspective, I read tons of books told by guys where you totally get it. But here.. There were moments when I thought he was gay. He showed more emotion about Sam than Sarah. There were other moments when I said, "Okay, maybe he's not gay and he's just too young" But all was settled when he said "I'm fifteen years old. I'm not a kid anymore" Sold! Now that convinced me I was wrong. Okay, he's not a kid but he sure sounds like one :S Luckily, and as I've mentioned, the fact I could picture Alex Pettyfer in his shoes made me like him a bit more. 
 So all in all, it would be 2,5 stars. Because I liked it, but it was just an O.K. read.