Payback

Reviewed by: Melissa Madigan - Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 25, 2017

Review

This is book 3 of the series. I started it 2x - I found it hard to get into, though once I did I could see how the kids would enjoy it - especially middle school boys! It is pretty faced paced, and can get a bit intense at times, but overall a good read. I haven't read the first 2 in the series, but I really didn't need to have, as you get the story of what happened previously to lead the characters to this point in the story. The story (series) is about a genetic experiment, a secret town and betrayal. There are 11 kids who are cloned using the DNA from master criminals. The children are then raised in a town where they have the "perfect life" with nothing to want for. They are also closed off from the outside world. That is until one boy figures out what they are and what was done to them. Payback is the story of their escape into reality.

Overall Book Score: good