These books are awesome. I love the humor and sarcasm laced through out the book, even among the action. It's a bit more graphic than I would've expected from a young adult book, but the story never gets boring. It's a perfect combination of action, humor, and thought-provoking questions and situations. I'd never really given war much thought until I started reading this series. It's so sad, and so pointless. So far the books have made me crack up laughing out loud several times. Other times they leave me reflecting on issues I hadn't thought much on. I'd recommend these books to almost anyone. There's a little bit of everything here. I'm quickly moving on to the next book in the series.