Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - The Lost Future of Pepperharrow

Whay can I say? I am very invested in the story and its characters so I was really excited when I saw that my library had finally gotten a copy and I borrowed it straight away.

This book (and in general all of Natasha Pulley's books) is quite plotty, to put it simply a lot happens and keeps happening, and also the great majority of it is not exactly light stuff, quite the contrary. Still, the story is very intriguing and pulls you along, and it can also be quite funny at times.

Anyway, I think that the plot is very well balanced by a great cast of characters. They are very well-drawn (even the secondary ones) and they are explored in all of their complexities. Also, I think that the descriptions are really well-done, they manage to depict the setting and its atmosphere really well but they are not too long and overdone, they flow nicely.

I know that this book is not perfect (for example I'm a bit sad about the storyline of some of the female characters) but I just love it a lot. It has been a long time since I had such a fun, absorbing and also heartbreaking reading experience. It has a very special place in my heart.

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pineapplesurvivor's review

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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sternbrunchdaddy's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Struggled to decide how I felt about this book. I was excited to see the switch to Japan, the more settled lifestyle the main characters embark upon

but much of the tale has Thaniel and Mori quarrelling with each other or not communicating or not even near or in communication with one another.

The action and plot of the story really drives this, and there's noticeably fewer of those moments where the characters share a pot of tea or marvel at a clockwork invention. There's less Mori too, less clockwork, less clairvoyance, less of much that made the first book so special. That said, it was well written and engaging in its own way, just not as much for me.

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