Reviews

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve

dang702's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

smalefowles's review against another edition

3.0

On the one hand, this is imaginative and original. YA fantasy is churning out so many identical paper cutouts, that it's a relief to find something a bit different. Plus it has murderous paper cutouts!

On the other hand, it didn't quite gel for me. I liked the protagonist, since I am always amused by characters who try to suppress their emotions, but the plot just didn't seem very weighty. They are trying to get a vault open, and then they do. Perhaps the next book will have more plot, but I don't know if I'll bother to find out.

jonnyh9's review against another edition

adventurous sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A fun setting and fun characters 
, sadly too fast to really connect to any of them but an enjoyable read nonetheless. 

zenithharpink's review against another edition

3.0

This book was what I expected, which unfortunately wasn't much. I expected there to be too much going on with insufficient backstory/context, unlikable characters, but overall a strong perspective on the world (and an interesting world at that!).

I honestly can't tell if Reeve thinks he's creating likable characters, or making unlikable characters that are supposed to annoy the reader. I really struggle to tell who I'm supposed to like vs. not, because I generally don't like any of his creations.

I recommend to fans of Mortal Engines, if you liked that series, you won't be disappointed. If you didn't like the series (like me), you will continue to not-like these books.

bingled's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

leyaruth42's review against another edition

5.0

Excellent steampunk young adult novel. I suggest reading these before the Mortal Engines series.

aurodon's review against another edition

2.0

Well-written, but for some reason it didn't suit me - I guess I'm more into fantasy than tech-driven stories.

turrean's review against another edition

4.0

Reeve was hampered by having plot points he had to insert in order to provide the “prehistory” of a world he’s already created. I didn’t find this quite as compulsively readable as his other books. (Though, since were talking about Reeve, is still damn compulsively readable.)

sandst's review against another edition

3.0

It's interesting to see how the origin of Municipal Darwinism pans out, yet I am surprised at how simple the idea came about. This prequel is less gruesome (and less complicated) compared to the sequels, the characters having more heart, although the lack of character development yet again is rather irritating. But I guess Reeve would be able to develop them more in the next few books. Shrike makes a predictable comeback in the name of Stalkers but it's still nice to read about who he used to be. The ending definitely leaves me curious as to how it all comes through, so I guess I have to buy the next book, sigh.

indianajane's review against another edition

4.0

I didn't know that this book was a prequel to the Hungry City Chronicles when I grabbed it off the library shelf to kill time until my hold on Infernal Devices came in. I was enjoying the story, but kept feeling little tugs at my attention, and finally figured out why midway through. Now I'm waiting for the next one, glad I still have a couple of the Hungry City books to read.