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Violence
Some
Action thriller violence including pursuit, assault, and the danger to child characters; moderate in depiction
Language
Some
Some profanity typical of adult thriller dialogue
Sexual Content
Some
A brief adult romantic relationship between adult characters; not graphic
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Psychological tension around the exploitation of children and the ethics of genetic experimentation
What this book is about
Frannie O'Neill, a veterinarian in Colorado, discovers Max, a young girl with wings who has escaped from a genetic research lab. James Patterson's adult thriller — the basis for the later Maximum Ride YA series — moves at relentless pace as Frannie and an FBI agent uncover the horrifying experiments being conducted on children. Violence and peril are sustained throughout.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Violence toward child characters in an experimental context
Thriller pace with sustained peril
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