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breezy610's review against another edition
5.0
very good second book in the trilogy. I can see a pairing coming between Deryn and Alek, but i dunno. I can't wait for the last book.
sereia8's review against another edition
4.0
Great book! I'm sad the tickets to see Scott Westerfeld were gone when I got to the Provo Library four hours after opening.
calbowen's review against another edition
5.0
The book started off very high intensity and it kept its pace quite well - the author likes to throw in a twist at the end of his books in this series, and he does so again in this one - leading to the third novel which is what I will be starting today as well - Well Done Mr Westerfeld, Well Done.
hirvimaki's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent follow-up to Leviathan, with more character development - very likable characters all around - and an exciting plot. A great steam-punk/alt-history adventure. Looking forward to reading Goliath.
kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent! I do like how Westerfeld blends our version of history with his version. A very successful series of escapes, revolution, disguises, sabotage, and secrets culminating in a wee bit of disaster for Alek.
Leviathan has made it to Constantinople, I mean, Istanbul and we are treated to a blend of mekaniks and beasties in the Ottoman Empire along with a lot of cloak-and-dagger. Can't wait to read #3.
Leviathan has made it to Constantinople, I mean, Istanbul and we are treated to a blend of mekaniks and beasties in the Ottoman Empire along with a lot of cloak-and-dagger. Can't wait to read #3.
alex_watkins's review against another edition
3.0
A solid follow up to Leviathan, Behemoth picks up where the last book left off, which after a year or so can be hard to remember. The introduction of the Ottoman technology was really interesting, and when you read the afterward you can realize how much of the story is based on actual history. It was mostly things I didn't know at all about how the Ottoman empire entered the war on the side of the Germans. Through the work of our young protagonists the actual fate of the Ottoman empire is changed radically in the book's universe, it will be interesting to see what ripple effects this will have in the rest of the series. We got less of the Darwinist creations in this book, as it focused mostly on the ottoman animal like machines. The "beasties" are my favorite part of the faux-technology, because they are the most original, the tech stuff has been done before, but Westerfeld has been really creative in thinking up his animal hybrids that have become weapons, I'd like to see more.
coleycole's review against another edition
4.0
I like this series so much better than Westerfeld's Pretties/Uglies books! He does a really wonderful job of building worlds in both series, but the main character and narrative voice in the Pretties series is annoying (mostly deliberately and understandably annoying, but still annoying). The main characters in Behemoth/Leviathan are really charming and compelling -- I'm looking forward to the third installment...
redshoeson's review against another edition
3.0
I'm very glad that I read Behemoth, despite misgivings with its predecessor, Leviathan. Behemoth felt like a much more well-realized novel than Leviathan, from the plot right on down to character development. I'm enjoying the characters much more and I really liked the new characters introduced in this installation of the series. Onward to Goliath!
keberwick's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the first book of this trilogy, so when I saw that my school's library had the second book I was super excited to check it out. Which I did. I really did enjoy it, but it wasn't as thrilling as [b:Leviathan|6050678|Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)|Scott Westerfeld|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1275694232s/6050678.jpg|6226342] was which was disappointing. The series hasn't stopped being interesting, and I won't stop reading the trilogy (mostly because Deryn's secret isn't out yet) but the second book was less involved with the *actual* World War I events and more about diplomacy and the Ottoman Empire.