Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen

    This amazing sequel Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen is definitely another great example of the wonderful writing talents of the up-and-coming author Richard Paul Evans. Evans didn't disappoint me at all with the extension of this fiction novel. It is a great read for young adults, and it's great theme of the power of friendship will appease everyone who reads it. This is a sequel so this will be confusing to those who haven't read the first book in this series. Also be warned that this might give things away for people who want to start the series.
    The book starts you off with the Electroclan (Michael Vey's group of friends and allies) running away from the evil Elgen force. Michael's mom was taken away  by the Elgen and Michael is trying desperately to find her. Things turn around very fast when Michael receives a phone call from a mysterious voice who gives him directions to a safe house where he can get information on where his mom is being kept prisoner.
   On the other side of things Dr. Hatch (Elgen leader) has discovered many other ways to deal with electricity, and also how to electrify other animals. Hatch has created an entire program called the starxource plants where electricity is generated solely on the power of electrified rats. Dr. Hatch has come up with a master plan to get starxource plants all over the world, and eventually take over. The Electroclan have no intention of stopping the Elgen from taking over the world in fact, they didn't even know that the Elgen wanted to conquer the world. Dr. Hatch hates Michael and the Electroclan, and things get pretty messy when they eventually run into each other.
    I loved the suspenseful  and action-packed scenes that were found quite frequently throughout this book. I didn't ever find myself longing for some action or being bored in this book. Evans does a great job of keeping things entertaining and fun throughout the entire book. There are multiple very memorable and fun scenes that I thought added a great deal to the overall book. One thing I found a little annoying in this book is that it dragged the ending out a little too long, and it had a few things that weren't necessary to the plot. Besides that little negative I felt the book was overall very impressive.
    This book is definitely one of the best ones I've read for awhile and I definitely look forward to reading this series as it grows. This book dragged on a little bit towards the end, but it still was quite entertaining even through the more dull parts. I loved the overall feel of the book and I'm very impressed with Evan's ability to make you feel different and very strong emotions when the character feels them. This is a great read for anyone looking for something to read.