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1.5
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Maximum Ride attempts to fight the "teenagers saving the world" trope and completely fails in that aspect. The main character saying she doesn't want to save the world, that she's too young, but still doing it does not a deconstructed trope make. Not only that, but the text is horribly stereotypical and scientifically wrong that is more than just outdated - it's legitimately worrying how wrong parts of the book are.