Something fresh, Maximum Ride?

Recently all books I've read had at least one person being murdered or at least had some darkness to it. I haven't read any books by James Patterson, so I thought I'll give it a try. A friend mentioned a light one to try would be Maximum Ride. It's mainly targeted towards kids, so it should be safe enough for me to retreat my weary mind to. Besides it has a managa style graphic novel illustrated by Narae Lee. There are two volumes released to date, so don't dare hold me back. I'll finish the book first though :3