The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
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Book Reviews of The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Book Review: Enchanting Review: The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Summary: 5 Stars
THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X
JAMES PATTERSON & MICHAEL LEDWIDGE
Young Adult
Little, Brown
Rating: 5 Enchantments
Alien Bounty Hunter Daniel has been living on his own since age three when his parents were killed by The Prayer, an alien looking for `The List`. Now fifteen, Daniel is determined to crack the top ten list and is set on number six Ergent Seth, a top level alien. But cracking the top ten of `The List' is a dangerous proposition, even for a skilled alien hunter like Daniel and he may wind up way over his head before its over.
I absolutely loved THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X! Daniel himself is a great character, an alien who is an alien bounty hunter. His voice, his sarcasm, everything just clicks really well and helps make him one of my favorite characters of the year. I loved how he materialized his friends and parents, even a younger sister when the need arose. When he goes after Ergent Seth, he finds himself leaving Portland and heading to Los Angeles where Ergent Seth is already well aware Daniel is after him. And the lengths Seth will go to in order to scare Daniel away are
Short chapters, a great premise and a great character in Daniel himself keep the story moving at a fast pace. Filled with a lot of great twists and turns, including one very jaw dropping moment involving Seth make this an amazing read. I can't wait for the next in this entertaining series! THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X is one book you'll zoom through in one sitting guaranteed.
Learn more about Daniel X books at www.danielxbooks.com
James Patterson is the author of the blockbuster series Maximum Ride and has sold more than 140 million books, making him one of the top selling authors of all time. He lives in Florida. For previews of forthcoming James Patterson books and more information about the author go to www.JamesPatterson.com
Lisa
Enchanting Reviews
November 2008
Book Review: Creative story
Summary: 5 Stars
Imagine if the explanation for much of the murder and mayhem in our world was that the offenders were possessed by nasty aliens?
Yes, the writing style reveals that this is book targets teen readers, but who cares? I still very much enjoyed it. A great story can be told without big words and complex plots. It was a fast, fun read.
Book Review: The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Summary: 5 Stars
My 13 year old son read this book in 2 days and loved it! That is a really big deal since he absolutely hates to read. Any book, within moral guidelines of course, that can hook my son, or most 13 year old boys for that matter, gets a good review in my book.Book Review: Good for reluctant readers
Summary: 4 Stars
Because I'm an author of action-adventure and mystery books for boys, I was asked to review his new book.
I've been a fan of some of Patterson's work, but that was mostly because of the films that were made from his books. Remember, I'm still a bit of a reluctant reader. I also support his efforts to get kids reading through his new web site, http://www.readkiddoread.com/
I could talk about the fact that Daniel is an alien, and his parents were aliens too. After they are killed, Daniel takes up where they left off, with a list that his parents left behind.
But you'll have no trouble finding reviews of this new book from other sources. Amazon alone has nearly 100 of them. I'd rather tell you about the book from the perspective of the reluctant boy reader.
My primary impression is that this would have been exactly the kind of book I wish I could have found as a boy. It has short chapters. Some are less than two pages, and the sentences tend to be short with a lot of dialog.
The book would be good for young readers as a gateway to reading. It`s geared, in my opinion, to the same age of reader that I target; boys 8 and up.
If you have a tween boy in your family, or circle of family or friends, who likes science fiction stories about aliens, and heroes with super powers, you might try The Dangerous Days of Daniel X.
Max Elliot Anderson
Author of Action-Adventures & Mysteries especially for tween boys
Books for Boys blog http://booksandboys.blogspot.com
Book Review: Perfectly Fine
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this book to be a great two hour time killer. I was lucky enough to be able to just sit down and read it without having it interrupted (which being in the military happens a lot, and that is one thing that I love about James as an author-short paragraphs). But it is a book geared towards the tween era and I have to wonder what age the people writing the "bad" reviews are. Is it up to par with his adult novels, absolutely not, but it is a sweet story that is great if you are looking for a simple escape. A word to all of the people who claim to be dissapointed, DON'T READ A BOOK FROM THE YOUNG ADULT SECTION AND EXPECT SOMETHING WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.