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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't enjoy this book - it was a slog to get through. Whilst the plot was imaginative the characters were rather flat and the prose was to simplistic to hold my attention. This book is suitable for teens with a lower reading comprehension.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Incredible. Feels far more organic than Predator’s Gold and almost as heart breaking as Mortal Engines. A fine addition to the series and potentially my favourite so far.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
I love this series so much I can't even put it into words.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reviewed by a 6th grader: A few years after the Anchorage has found America, a submarine shows up at the now stationary Anchorage. The pilot offers to take Wren, Tom and Hester's daughter to a different place. All she has to do is steal a book made of tin, also known as the Tin Book. On the way back where the man came from, a floating city is luring the man's friends into slavery. The sub shows up at the city and Wren is put into slavery. Tom and Hester now have to look for Wren.
It was well written and was very interesting.
Recommended for optional purchase.
It was well written and was very interesting.
Recommended for optional purchase.
The third installment of the Mortal Engines quartet follows Tom and Hester's teenaged daughter, Wren as she seeks to escape her safe and comfortable life in the (now static) Anchorage.
Being isolated from the rest of the world, the residents of Anchorage are oblivious to the progress of the Green Storm under their leader Stalker Fang. That is until the appearance of a limpet results in a chaotic adventure.
We also get to experience Brighton (I always get a kick out of the depictions of new cities) and yet again meet up with the fraudulent Pennyroyal.
After enjoying the first two Mortal Engine novels I was disappointed in the plot of Infernal Devices. I just didn't find it exciting, interesting, or drawing me in very well - despite the fast paced writing it shares with the previous two books. I have in the past been frustrated by the pace as I would have liked more depth to the characters and plot, however in this instance it was welcomed. I persevered since it is such a short read, and things did pick up in the last 50-100 pages.
Overall I did still obtain some level enjoyment for this read, and will get to the conclusion of the quartet eventually. However, it has fallen significantly in my to read pile as a result of my disappointment.
Being isolated from the rest of the world, the residents of Anchorage are oblivious to the progress of the Green Storm under their leader Stalker Fang. That is until the appearance of a limpet results in a chaotic adventure.
We also get to experience Brighton (I always get a kick out of the depictions of new cities) and yet again meet up with the fraudulent Pennyroyal.
After enjoying the first two Mortal Engine novels I was disappointed in the plot of Infernal Devices. I just didn't find it exciting, interesting, or drawing me in very well - despite the fast paced writing it shares with the previous two books. I have in the past been frustrated by the pace as I would have liked more depth to the characters and plot, however in this instance it was welcomed. I persevered since it is such a short read, and things did pick up in the last 50-100 pages.
Overall I did still obtain some level enjoyment for this read, and will get to the conclusion of the quartet eventually. However, it has fallen significantly in my to read pile as a result of my disappointment.
Philip Reeve is a confusing one for me, because I love hi descriptions and details and world-building and dialogue, but his characters and plots don't do much for me. For me personally, they all just come across as hopelessly flawed and fairly stupid. And really bad at communicating. And never learning. And then I just don't care about them or what happens to them, because hello, immobile idiots are utterly boring.
But the other stuff is good and highly creative, so three stars.
But the other stuff is good and highly creative, so three stars.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes