Aubrey and Jack are back, so too is Alec. A few other characters also show up, but what makes this book different to the previous one is the fact that Russia has now declared war against America and they have their own lambda kids (that's basically just a nice word for superhuman). The war seems to be leaning in Russia's favour, but Aubrey and Jack and the rest of the lambda kids are being trained to settle the scores. After all, nobody invades America and gets away with it ...
Dead Zone by Robison Wells is filled with military lingo, action, adventure, and espionage, but it lacks sorely in several other categories. For example, the plot holes are maddening. There are so many plot holes and loose ends that I was actually annoyed by the time I finished this book. Then there's the useless babbling, the stupidity of these kids with freaking superpowers (come on!), and not to mention that Aubrey got on my nerves because her growth seemed so forced. I loved the military lingo, don't get me wrong, but everything else was just super-meh.



Now, I could continue with my bitch-fest and get really mean about how I wasted my time with this book, but I'd rather not waste your time. So, the short of the long is this: Robison Wells could have taken a bit more time and worked out the plot properly, before giving us this hot mess to read.

In other words, skip Dead Zone.

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