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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yet another great story in the Mortal Engines series. I did find this one slightly less enjoyable as the story and characters fell into some predictability but it did pick up greatly towards the end.
The beginning and end were exciting with a bit of a slow middle. I’m not too happy with Hester’s character development in this book but will wait to see how it concludes in the 4th. The ending was very emotional and quite jarring at the same time leaving me a bit unsatisfied.
The beginning and end were exciting with a bit of a slow middle. I’m not too happy with Hester’s character development in this book but will wait to see how it concludes in the 4th. The ending was very emotional and quite jarring at the same time leaving me a bit unsatisfied.
It was a nice read overall, found part one to be alright but it got better in part two. Also left off with a cliffhanger/questions of which I assume will be answered in the next one. Which I'm looking forward to beginning reading soon!
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming
Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Classism
The misogyny and body shaming of pretty much any female character continues. The "ugly" heroine is insecure and evil because she's ugly, yada yada. This even develops into getting murderously jealous of her own daughter .
Just as good as his first! Infernal Devices will take you on a wild, tense journey, all the while drawing you in so close that you feel you are really there, with Wren, Zero, and Tom and Hester, making you forget the real world you live in!
I have mixed feelings about the big jump forward in time. We obviously don't get to see how Tom and Hester's relationship developed over this time, apart from how having a child negatively affected their relationship. We also don't get to see how the Green Storm starts the war or how Stalker Fang rises as the leader. After the build up in Predator's Gold of Stalker Fang being created and becoming the leader happens, I was hoping to hear more about what she does.
I am still heavily invested in Tom and Hester, and I respect the fact that their strong and different personalities have remained. The ending was very bittersweet, since Hester is nicely reunited with Shrike. I definitely enjoyed the parts with Shrike, I am glad he was brought back into the story.
I think Stalker Fang could have been used more in this book - although it seems she will appear again thanks to Fishcake.
I am still heavily invested in Tom and Hester, and I respect the fact that their strong and different personalities have remained. The ending was very bittersweet, since Hester is nicely reunited with Shrike. I definitely enjoyed the parts with Shrike, I am glad he was brought back into the story.
I think Stalker Fang could have been used more in this book - although it seems she will appear again thanks to Fishcake.
This is more 3 and a half stars.
The third book in this strange world and it was a tpigh middle section. The story takes place years after the end of book two with a new main character of Wren. Tom and Hester are present, but the time spent with these two is hugely reduced, and I do think that hinders this book. In the middle of the story, they kind of just disappear and are floating somewhere in the sea until they are needed again.
The beginning and end of this book are epic and exciting, but the middle is padded, with what I feel is unnecessary fluff.
I think I will give this series a break before I read the 4th instalment as I've seen the page count on book 4 is HUGE compared to the first three.
The third book in this strange world and it was a tpigh middle section. The story takes place years after the end of book two with a new main character of Wren. Tom and Hester are present, but the time spent with these two is hugely reduced, and I do think that hinders this book. In the middle of the story, they kind of just disappear and are floating somewhere in the sea until they are needed again.
The beginning and end of this book are epic and exciting, but the middle is padded, with what I feel is unnecessary fluff.
I think I will give this series a break before I read the 4th instalment as I've seen the page count on book 4 is HUGE compared to the first three.
adventurous
Hesterin ja Tomin tarina jatkuu 16 vuotta edellisen kirjan tapahtumista. Eli jos edelliset kirjat on jääneet lukematta, kannattaa ne ottaa lukulistalle ennen tämän kirjan aloittamista
Holy character assassination, Philip. I'd always considered this more Hester's series than Tom's, but Hester's misanthropy and hostility reach a screeching teakettle boil in this one. It's unfortunate to see after Reeve had made her an unlikely hero in the first story: an unattractive, unhappy survivor of her mother's murder taken in and raised by an equally unlikely mentor, a wise and skeptical survivor who delivers a heaping dose of reality to an Municipal-Darwin indoctrinated Tom Natsworthy.
I'm not sure if this was deliberate or just the way the plot carried Reeve, but it's unfortunate and disappointing to say the least.
I'm not sure if this was deliberate or just the way the plot carried Reeve, but it's unfortunate and disappointing to say the least.