“The Garde Academy nurtures. The Foundation destroys. Who will win? Taylor Cook and the ‘Fugitive Six’ guard their Legacies against the murderous Foundation. They know trouble is coming. A mole inside the Academy is stealing secrets. They must be found and stopped, because gifted teens are still disappearing. Between the trials of training and the tensions among Earth’s defenders, Taylor and friends know they must work together to bring about the Foundation’s fall. But the Foundation has its own plans. And the Fugitive Six are in their sights…”
What is the book about?
After escaping the Human Garde Academy and experiencing a life threatening adventure, the ‘Fugitive Six’ (a nickname now all of the students at the Academy know) find themselves in even more problems. Their little adventure has caused a lot of trouble and the consequences aren’t just a few weeks of extra early training. Now the murderous Foundation has a mole inside the Academy and the Fugitive Six don’t just want to find and stop them from stealing secrets but also get an inside agent of their own. If the Foundation has a mole, why can’t the Garde? Between training and schoolwork, the Fugitive Six have barely enough time to come up with a plan, but they must try by working together. There is a lot at risk and the Fugitive Six must try to keep everyone safe, including themselves. But while they have their own plan in motion, the Foundation has its own ideas. The Foundation has eyes on the Fugitive Six and won’t be stopped from achieving their own plans…
What were your initial thoughts on the book?
Generation One was incredible and I finished it in less than a day, enjoying every word. The book had ended in a very interesting cliff-hanger, an idea that could turn into a whole new dangerous adventure. As soon as I finished reading it I was desperate to get my hands on the next book in the series – Fugitive Six. The first thing that I did when I picked up Fugitive Six was read the blurb, as I always do, and finally I got what I was looking for. Pittacus Lore finally had the genius idea of writing a proper blurb, one that inspires a reader to pick up a book, one that gives a brief and mysterious summary of what will happen in the story, rather than the war propaganda messages that have been written on the back of all the other Lorien Legacies books. The blurb made me even more curious at what would happen and gave me more questions to consider, making me leap towards the book with even more ambition. The first chapter was quite interesting, with a new character that I had never even heard of introduced to the story. The next few chapters had the characters I already knew and was very anxious to learn more about – the Fugitive Six. The chapters at the start got me straight back into the story as though I had never left, every single chapter form the very start making me ask more questions and making me very curious at what would happen next. The start was very interesting and I soon found myself near the end of the book, hanging on to every word.
Who was your favourite character and why?
In Fugitive Six, my favourite character was probably Isabela. I had also liked her in the first book but she seemed a little too wild and another character stood out to me more. However in this book I saw a change in Isabela and her personality and I liked her a lot more. At times I find Isabela very annoying as her constant rude comments and her not taking things seriously really got on my nerves. But, at times, I like how she always says the first thing that comes to mind because it means she sometimes says what I really want to say to an annoying character, and when she says something that is actually right it is good to see a character get knocked down a bit. The first thing that made me think of her as my favourite character was when, in Fugitive Six, she mentioned that she did not think of herself as a hero. She said that she knew that her friends thought of themselves as heroes and thought that their little group as the next generation of the original Loric Garde. I liked how she didn’t care about that and didn’t think of herself like that because of how it contradicted the personality that she seems to have – confident, self-centred, etc. I liked this about her because it showed that she didn’t help her friends to get the attention of doing something heroic but because she was loyal to them. Then, the ending really stood out to me and showed me how Isabela’s personality had developed. She was always hiding her true self because she didn’t want to look like that and even if she claimed she did it for herself it still showed that she was sort of pretending to be someone else. At the end of the book, she lets go of her Legacy and shows the scars that she was always hiding. I liked this because it showed she was beginning to accept herself and that she wasn’t ashamed of herself. Isabela is a great example of proper character development.
What was your favourite part of the book and why?
My favourite part is probably the majority of the book because I like everything that happens after the Fugitive Six set their plan in motion. I like everything after that, except the end of the fight in Switzerland, because everything is really interesting and exciting. During those chapters we get to learn a lot of new information, especially seeing as most of the Fugitive Six are separate so they are all leading their own part of the adventure. I love how they all play a part in the plan and all have something to contribute even if some of them don’t know it. It’s funny how in the end their own little plans lead them together and that they all end up in the same place at the same time, not expecting the others to be there – it almost looks planned (though it obviously was planned by the author). They all feel alone but really they are just playing a small part in a big story and they are never actually alone. I didn’t like the very end because of how the fight was resolved and where they all chose to go, but I have a feeling that Return to Zero will bring them all together again.
What was your overall impression of the book?
As a whole, Fugitive Six was just unbelievable. Ever chapter left me stunned and on the edge of my seat waiting to learn what would happen next. The ending to the six main characters adventure wasn’t exactly the best, but the epilogue really made up for it, ending with the most shocking and crazy thing you could possibly imagine. The first chapter was rather strange but fascinating as it had a new character that I knew nothing about and didn’t really expect. The next few chapters had the characters I had really grown to like after reading Generation One, but something was being planned and I had many questions that were not being answered. Then, finally, the book got to the really good parts when the huge plan the Fugitive Six had prepared was finally in motion and I couldn’t wait to see the outcome of all the preparation. The book was written from many different sides and every character was in their own little world so there was lot going on at the same time, and I didn’t want to miss any of it. It was frustrating to have so many different people to follow but also gave me a lot to look forward to as a lot of the characters were discovering new things. Other than the end of the battle, everything in the book was wonderful and I cannot wait to read the last book of the Lorien Legacies Reborn series.
Which book did you like better, the first or the second?
I am 100% sure that Fugitive Six was better than Generation One. Although I enjoyed reading both of the books, I think that Fugitive Six is definitely my favourite. Generation One was pretty good, but I think it was too slow to start and a large part of the book was more introductory and, though I enjoyed the easy switch to the Human Garde Academy and the new characters, it wasn’t as interesting and thrilling as Fugitive Six. The whole book was an incredible adventure and plan. It started with setting the plan in motion and ended with a major battle. Fugitive Six kind of reminded me of all the books in the first series because of how the start was calm, mainly just setting up for a fight, and then at the end there would be a huge fight and something bad or sad would happen, and this pretty much sums up the whole of Fugitive Six. One other reason why Fugitive Six is the better book is how in Generation One most of the characters are together so there isn’t much new information or much use of Pittacus Lore’s cliff-hangers. But, in Fugitive Six, literally all of the main characters are leading their own side of the story so every chapter ended in an annoying cliff-hanger, leaving you anxious to know more.
Would you recommend this book?
There is no doubt in my mind that anyone could not love this book and I absolutely recommend it for any reader, particularly action lovers over 13. I think that its best to read the other books in both the Lorien Legacies series and the Reborn series before Fugitive Six because everything will make a lot more sense.
Summarise the book in one sentence. (Verdict)
A mysterious and thrilling book with the ‘Fugitive Six’.
Reviewed by Jimena Gutierrez Reviriego
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