While there is a cliché “it’s too dangerous for us to be together” moment between two characters, the characters overcome it while still communicating the emotions that allows the conclusion to be reached in the first place. While many young adult books downplay the emotions of teenage boys, Richard Paul Evans captures the raw and very realistic emotions of the protagonist Michael. The author’s writing switches between a first person point of view from the hero’s perspective and third person point of view to communicate what the villain is doing and thinking, but the writing is clear and easy to follow. This book is science-fiction, but it is also intensely character-driven by the choices and personalities of both the hero and the villain. This is book six in the Michael Vey series. However, the book ends suggesting that he may have saved his friends at the cost of his life. Michael manages to harness lightning and defeat the surrounding enemies. Hatch sets a trap and it nearly succeeds. Although their plan seems sound, they are betrayed. Hatch’s control to rescue (and hopefully recruit) the electric children. When news of their scheduled executions reaches Michael Vey, he and the "Electroclan" decide to travel to the islands under Dr.
Hatch have rebelled and they now face Dr. Meanwhile, several of the electric children previously serving Dr. Michael Vey and his friends are finding that their electric powers, gained when they were exposed to a machine as children, are growing stronger.