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kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
This is the exact book the world needed! Our traditionally told history is lacking in all things diversity because it was told by bias individuals who left out people who made huge differences despite their gender or race. I love that Christopher Healy was able to take this fact, show the ridiculousness of lack of great female minds being included in history and create this book filled with humor, adventure, heart, and a bit of history. He also includes prejudice against immigrants in the story in a way that will make any reader realize how undeserving these humans just looking for a life are of this prejudice.
Now starting my review that way may make you think that the book is preachy or boring, but it is anything but. Right from the beginning, you want to see if Cassandra and her brilliant inventions will ever be acknowledged and if they are going to be able to stop New York from being destroyed. Now throw in deceit from men the Peppers and Emmett trust, inventions of all sorts, a gang of men trying to kill whomever get in their way, and a group of brilliant women who won’t let anything stop them, and you will get this crazy adventure of Molly’s and Emmett’s.
Full review with teaching tools: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=17440
Now starting my review that way may make you think that the book is preachy or boring, but it is anything but. Right from the beginning, you want to see if Cassandra and her brilliant inventions will ever be acknowledged and if they are going to be able to stop New York from being destroyed. Now throw in deceit from men the Peppers and Emmett trust, inventions of all sorts, a gang of men trying to kill whomever get in their way, and a group of brilliant women who won’t let anything stop them, and you will get this crazy adventure of Molly’s and Emmett’s.
Full review with teaching tools: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=17440
catnapper13's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
listen_learn's review
4.0
I don't usually like impulsive main characters, but there was so much humor and character growth packed into this steampunk-ish historical fiction that I forgave Molly (and her mother) for their lack of forethought.
beths0103's review
5.0
A book filled with heart, humor, and girl power. This is definitely a series I will see through to the end.
ila_mae's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
toryhallelujah's review against another edition
2.0
2.5. It started off fun, but became so madcap and zany that it wasn't cohesive or understandable. It's also so chock-full of historical references cheek-and-jowl with made-up people/places/things that I could see myself as a kid being utterly baffled as to what is historically accurate or not. There's a disclaimer at the end clarifying some of those things, but too little too late.
bethb3's review against another edition
3.0
ARC provided by Edelweiss.
I enjoyed Healy's previous series "A Hero's Guide" and was excited to read this one. It was pretty good, but it seemed like Healy was trying too hard to be clever. A little more content and a little less campiness would have made this a much stronger story. I did like the addition of the (real-life) women inventers who history has overlooked in favor of their male counterparts.
I enjoyed Healy's previous series "A Hero's Guide" and was excited to read this one. It was pretty good, but it seemed like Healy was trying too hard to be clever. A little more content and a little less campiness would have made this a much stronger story. I did like the addition of the (real-life) women inventers who history has overlooked in favor of their male counterparts.
mvlee's review against another edition
3.0
Not as exciting as I thought it would be but still entertaining enough. Beginning was slow and hard to get into but once the MOI showed up, my interest was piqued! They are the best part of this story. And some people criticize Cassandra on being a terrible mom and Molly for not acting her age but I think that's exactly what the author is trying to portray: how the dynamic of mother and daughter is switched and unconventional. Overall, a pretty good read. Not sure if I will continue but I do want to know what happens with the MCs and the MOI.
elevetha's review
2.0
A fan of Healy's first (and also latest) works, I was excited to give this one a try. It didn't meet my hopes, sadly. While it might appeal more to the younger crowd (or my younger self), I grew a bit tired of the somewhat harebrained scattered plot. Additionally, I grew frustrated thinking there was a sequel when it easily could have been written as a stand-alone and benefited from that. Too little substance being dragged out does not a happy reader make.
I did like our main cast of characters, especially Elliott and Molly's friendship, and Molly and Cass' relationship, but ultimately not enough to entice me back for the next one, alas.
I did like our main cast of characters, especially Elliott and Molly's friendship, and Molly and Cass' relationship, but ultimately not enough to entice me back for the next one, alas.
cosbrarian's review against another edition
3.0
This was pretty cute -- I didn't love it as much as his Hero's Guide series, but it still had some good laugh-out-loud moments, and you gotta love a book that celebrates under-regarded female inventors while also taking some excellent burns on Thomas Edison.