Hunt for Jade Dragon: Michael Vey, Book 4

Thank you Richard Evans for writing these books!!! My son did not read at all the first semester of 5th grade. Once he started to read a book, he would say that it did not interest him and he would not finish it. I wondered if he would ever read again. It was frustrating. His teacher read the 1st Michael Vey book to his class of 26 students. Once that was finished my son begged me to buy the 2nd and 3rd book for him to read. I was skeptical but he read each from cover to cover in a few days. He is now on the 4th book. I panic to think what he will do when he finishes this book series. The other boys in the class have all asked him if they can borrow his books after he is finished. They continue to go from boy to boy and I wonder if I will ever see these books again!

I've been reading this series loyally. I loved the first two books, but I have to admit I'm getting more frustrated with each book. How many times can these kids get captured and escape? This book didn't deliver anything I'd hoped for. Given the lead from the third book, and the title of this one, I expected a lot more story surrounding the Jade Dragon, but it felt more like she was only partially thought through, and barely acknowledged, just to justify title. The entire book felt repetitious. It dragged on and on only to end with yet another cliffhanger that felt contrived to sell more books. I honestly felt cheated. I won't be preordering the next book. I will be waiting to see reviews before I decide whether to read it at all.

Once again the energy soars to full on the voltage meter in the 4th installment of Richard Paul Evans capitvating series Michael Vey 4: Hunt for Jade Dragon.Michael Vey and his friends have returned to the states. The trauma and triumph of Peru have taken their toll on all of them. Some have come back to happy reunions while others still mourn what they have lost. The group is informed about their next mission: to save the one called Jade Dragon. She holds valuable information and if it falls in the wrong hands could be globally catastrophic. The girl is an autistic savant with an incredible IQ. She is also deaf and mute which makes retrieving the information next to impossible. Or is it? The Electroclan must travel to Taiwan, and much to their dismay, have to bring along a surprising old acquaintance. Dr. Hatch and The Elgen have become more formidable than anyone could have imagined. Tensions are at all-time high as these teens face their toughest challenge yet.Kids and adults will enjoy the spark filled action in this book. It is well written and the attention to details is amazing. One of the things I really appreciate about this series is that it uses the right amount of challenging vocabulary and engaging geography to keep readers of any age riveted. The positive role models are refreshing and serve to show that anyone can be a hero by the choices they make. I totally recommend this book and the entire series. Well done RPE! Zappy Reading!!

The Michael Vey series has been interesting even if the writing is on the weak side. But both this and book three have a third dedicated to filler about meals. The story is just the same one in every book so far with a different location.There are a lot of spots that are incredibly forced and meaningless. This feels like the author had enough material for the first and maybe almost enough for a second. Since then, it's just been padding out which is really unfortunately. There could have been so much opportunity for cleverness with what has been setup.

I was going to give it 3 out of 5 stars, but then I contacted the seller about my missing package and they responded in less than an hour! That bumped it up to 3.5 stars. Then when I went to the P.O., they found the package and told me they had put it in the 'undeliverable pile' because there was only a street address on it and no P.O. Box. I then bumped the rating up to four stars, seeing as how they can't control what my Post Office did with the package once it arrived. I also am very satisfied with the quality of the product overall! I don't know if all books get this mark (second pic) but I've noticed it on many of my books.Brand new an crisp! No bent edges or folded pages! Yayyy!

I love these books. Number four is not losing momentum at all. I've been reading RPE from the very beginning. He has found something very different in himself with these Michael Vey books. This is just great storytelling, great writing, great characters with morals and values. I'm so tired of moral relativism and female anti-heroes which are all the rage right now, where nothing is ever really evil and no one is ever really good. Here you will find the opposite concepts; corruption and greed balanced against sacrifice, forgiveness and redemption. I would read it to my 8-10 year old the first time through because, honestly, it's scary. There are a couple of spots where I had to put it down, and several spots that made me cry. The cliff hanger is killer and may evoke some tough emotions in kids. I can't wait to read these books to my grandkids when they are old enough. Mostly because it will give me an excuse to re-read them myself.

Bought Richard Evens Newest Book for my grandson. He got me started on this series and I had thought it was only for teens.

This series had first begun as and exhilarating tale full of suspense and surprises for their readers and that same technique surely has not fallen short in this thrilling sequel of the series that caught the world by storm. An electric storm, that is. Anyone who loves suspenseful and action-filled stories that never make you want to stop reading should definitely buy this book. I know for sure that I made the right decision getting it. Be sure to read the other three books before you start reading this one, though. You won't regret it!

my friend introduced me to this series and I LOVE IT. This could contest with Percy Jackson. But Richard really needs to write books faster. LOL

Thanking very long to reach me .

good value

Auf den vierten Band habe ich lange mit Spannung gewartet und bin leider enttäuscht worden. Die Charaktere sind platt und klischeehaft umgesetzt. Schreiben unter dem Autorennamen in Wirklichkeit unterschiedliche Autoren oder ist Evans auf dem Weg zum angestrebten siebten Band die Inspiration abhanden gekommen?Nach 25 % des Buches habe ich aufgehört zu lesen und werde nun diese Serie nicht weiter verfolgen.Ich beobachte bei Büchern mittlerweile das gleiche Phänomen wie bei modernen TV-Serien. Man versucht möglichst viele Staffeln, bei Büchern Fortsetzungen, herauszuschinden, statt von vornherein einen Plot auszuarbeiten und ihn in einer Anzahl von Bänden unterzubringen, die ein gleichbleibendes Niveau gewährleistet. Bei mir führt dies dazu, dass mir allmählich die Lust auf alles vergeht, was als Serie angelegt ist, weil ich davon ausgehen muss, dass spätestens in Staffel bzw. Band 4 das Niveau rapide sinkt. Und dann steige ich aus.

Ordering part 5 now. Anything else needs to be said?