Michael Vey 2: Rise of the Elgen Paperback – May 7, 2013

I preordered this book months before it came out. I could hardly wait for it to be sent to my Kindle. I re-read the first book about Michael Vey, while waiting for the second one to finally get here. I actually devoured the book once it was sent to my Kindle. It did not even take a whole day!!! This is a fantastic story, about 17 young people, 15 to 17, who due to a mistake in the hospital where they were born, now have powers that deal with electricity in some degree. One boy can throw electricity and blast others, one girl can "reboot" someone's brain, which makes them forget what they were doing. Michael can "pulse" with electricity, and can shock anyone he can be in contact with, even using metal to conduct the electricity. Of course there is a group of these electric young people who are being influenced by an adult who wants to use them to change the world, and make money along with becoming the most powerful person in the world. This book has lots of fast paced action, all through it, which I LOVED! However, what I liked even ,more was the moral lessons that are taught by this book. Michael has to rescue his kidnapped mother, and because of how he treats everyone, he has made lots of friends who insist they help him find and rescue her. Even some of the "electric" people who were against Michael and his group, Electroclan, have come over to Michael's side, and are helping him take care of the "bad guys"! Any young adult, or child in fifth grade or more will fall in love with this book. If you know of a child who does not like to read, or has difficulty reading, read this to him/her and see how the idea of reading is changed. BUT, this is not just for young adults, I am 61 and adored it. Check it out, you won't be sorry!

This is a great series. My 11 year-old grandson received the first book in this series as a Christmas gift. He was on vacation when he got around to reading it. However his two 10 year-old cousins got into the book too and he could never seem to get it back from them. Now all three are hooked on these books. Two of the boys have finished book 6.So the books are exciting. They have some violence in them, like people and animals getting eaten by rats for example, so it might give some kids nightmares. I have finished the first two books now and just ordered the third one. Fun read even for an adult if you just want to escape into a book.

My grandson (11) and I started reading the first book together via FaceTime. I wanted to stretch his vocabulary and imagination a bit, and this book filled the need. He liked it so much, he asked for the second one for Christmas. We both enjoy the storyline, and it has enough suspense to keep the reader interested in reading more. The chapters are mostly short, which makes it easy to find stopping places at night when it’s time for him to sleep. The main character, a teenager named Michael Vey, inspires the reader with his courage and problem solving as he faces many challenges, both physical and situational. The other characters add insight and humor as well. We are enjoying this journey.

Richard Paul Evans has created a wonderful tale around some great young heros. The book goes a little darker as well does Dr. Hatch, who is bent on Michael's destruction. Michael and his friends are also growing up and taking on a lot more responsibilites. They are learning that their actions have consequences. This one will tests their friendships and their spirits. This series is great for struggling readers who hate to read but are learning that books can be as enjoyable as a video game or a movie. I use the hard copy as well as the audio with my students and it a great pare up. My students have read the first book, and loved it, I'm sure that they will love this one just as much. Go Electro Clan!

I liked this book, BUT, please note, don't read this book right before you are going to eat. There are some icky descriptions that totally grossed me out and made me loose my appetite! They did pertain to the story and plot and actually developed it, but it was still really gross and they are throughout the entire book. ewe. This is a 4½ stars for me.I liked how the characters are developing and how they work together. The plot was also good. It's sorta like a Jame's Bond movie with teenagers starring in it.They really need to make a movie out of this book! I've heard that many have been inquiring about the rights to this series from the author...Also, it will be difficult to wait a ::whole:: year to hear what happens next. Richard Paul Evans, please write even faster than you already are! A whole year is faaaarrrrr too long to wait!I have tons of other thoughts, but they contain spoilers and are mentioned below if you scroll. If you haven't read this, please skip these spoilers.Here are my spoilers and thoughts (please skip if you have not read this book):Okay, I loved this book, but I have a few questions:1. Once the main group (minus Michael) escapes the compound in Peru, how come Elgen didn't send out any guards to chase them in the jungle? I mean, the Elgen really would love to get their hands on all those people and have a serious interest in punishing them all for various reasons, it seemed weird that the Electroclan could just rest right by the pipe they escaped from. They sure had no problem sending 1,000+ guards out into the jungle to try and capture Michael when he escaped...2. I would have liked to have seen more about Michael's magnetic powers. I don't feel like he was able to develop them very well and wondered how he made himself stick and unstick with the magnetism, which was huge in saving him since it bought him some valuable time when he was being lowered into the bowl (along with his friends sabatoging the water on the compound that effected the cooling). His powers just did what he needed them to and I had the feeling he truly had not fully understood them or perfected them.3. I ::hate:: rats. They are so gross, so this really grossed me out in the book. So, how did they get the rats from the bowl to the hallway where the Electroclan were at? AND, how was Elgen planning on getting the hoards of rats back into the bowl after they attacked the Electroclan? Since the Elgen assumed the rats would prevail, they must have had a plan to get them back into the bowl - unless it was a desperate emotional decision Hatch made out of wanting to beat Michael so badly. It was interesting to me that Hatch would take a risk like this, and risk having the rats take over the entire plant for not having a way to harness them and get them back to their caged bowl. I guess psycho villains sometimes make emotional decisions stemming from the heat of the moment and fear of being compromised...4. How the heck did they clean up all the fried rats? awk! AND how were there ::that:: many rats to still be in the bowl after the whole sprinkler incident in the hallway? Supposedly they had one million rats, but still, that had to have taken out a few hundred thousand rats for the hallway incident. ewe, gross. I can't even begin to imagine the smells... so gross. I'm assuming that they didn't clean up the fried rats, since the whole compound was going down, they probably abandoned it. It still grosses me out thinking about it.Now for predictions/thoughts for the next book in the series:I think the Amazon tribesmen will let Michael go. I don't think he will dwell with them forever in the jungle. I think they are just helping him, and if they want to keep him, he will still get away. I think he will be reunited with the Electroclan in book 3, but I think it may take a minute for him to get out of there. I also wonder if the Electroclan really got to their escape helicopters... we never heard a helicopter other than the four Elgen helicopters that were brought down. Hopefully the group is waiting for Michael and I would expect that Ian can see him and tell what is happening, so they can rescue him. Ostin prolly speaks Amazon tibestalk...Hatch was more psycho/evil than ever, and I suspect he won't be caught by Michael for a long time - to keep the series going. What good is this series without a proper antagonist? I'm very curious to see what backlash the Board has for Hatch after having the Peru plant melt down due to Michael and his friends. I also wonder how successful Hatch will be when his unlimited supply of money runs out from his only source, the Board. Will the evil Electric kids still want to stick with him, even if he has no money since the Board will clearly not be backing him anymore? Money seems to have been the main motivation of the evil electric kids to stay with Hatch. They might stick with him, since he's such a wack-job with his mind control he has over them. It will be very interesting to see if the Board gets Hatch and has can discipline/kill him for what he has done... Obviously the Board will be seeking Hatch in the future books...I'm hoping that the Electroclan will be able to meet the people behind "the Voice" after what they did to help them in this book (destroying the biggest plant the Elgen has, and discrediting them but ruining their newest business venture of cheap, rat power) - I think the Electroclan deserve to meet these people, especially since they aided their cause big time by bringing down Elgen. I'm very curious to see who this secret organization is and how they are funded. They apparently have an endless supply of money like the Elgen do. I also hope that the people behind "the Voice" get the Electroclan's families out of Meridian, ID and into some sort of witness protection program. Otherwise, I can see this series having the same plot over and over of trying to rescue various family members of the Electroclan.I think there is a possibility that the Electroclan will become spies for "the Voice" and that they will be on a never-ending battle to catch Hatch and the evil Electric kids. I also think there is a strong possibility that Hatch will find another evil, villian organization to work for that will help him try to gain his goal of world power and dodge the wrath of the Board that he had worked for 20+ years, especially since the Board will want to totally kill him.Last of all, I seem to vaguely remember it was mentioned that other Electric children exist in the world besides the kids created from the machine from Elgen in California. It will be very interesting to see their role in future books.

My 11 year old loves these books!

Just like the other Lorien Legacies this is another great Book from Pittacus Lore. I can only recommend this and the other books from the Michael Vey series.

This was a book I could not put down it really drew me in. I liked that there was no crude language of suggestive material. I like that Michael has a good relationship with his mother and that not all adults are stupid or evil, as is so prevalent in books written for young people

really goodcant stop readinggonna continue reading the battle of the ampere think that's gonna be an awesome book too

Son finished reading this book 2 days after it arrived.