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booksnorkel's review against another edition
5.0
Archie Dent is a monster. A monster lives inside Archie Dent. A monster is tearing her way across the country turning ordinary people into twisted terrible creatures. Monsters are starting to wake, ancient beasts who have broken the world. A Monster War is brewing, and Archie Dent is one of seven people who can stop it, or at least contain it. With the last two members joining us the League of Seven is complete and they are ready to fight. A great book and honestly I hope this author keeps going with this series, I would love a transcontinental story where they go over to Europe. For those who read the first two and want to see how it ends.
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I love this series and cannot wait to read the fourth book. I was able to get an advanced reader’s copy of this book through my work. I will try to give a summary without giving away too much.
Archie is moping, and only Mr. Rivets, a free robot, knows how to get him out of his funk and realize that the league of seven needs him. Philomena is on a warpath carving her way from one coast to another seeking revenge for her childhood. We finally get to meet the rest of the league of seven and how they all fit together as well as learn about the different types of people who live around this alternative history America.
Can these seven heroes fight an entire monster army? Will they be able to keep Archie from losing himself again? A great read, a very fun series, if you have read the other two you will really enjoy this one as well.
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I love this series and cannot wait to read the fourth book. I was able to get an advanced reader’s copy of this book through my work. I will try to give a summary without giving away too much.
Archie is moping, and only Mr. Rivets, a free robot, knows how to get him out of his funk and realize that the league of seven needs him. Philomena is on a warpath carving her way from one coast to another seeking revenge for her childhood. We finally get to meet the rest of the league of seven and how they all fit together as well as learn about the different types of people who live around this alternative history America.
Can these seven heroes fight an entire monster army? Will they be able to keep Archie from losing himself again? A great read, a very fun series, if you have read the other two you will really enjoy this one as well.
dllh's review against another edition
2.0
Definitely the weakest of the series for me. It began to feel more and more like Gratz just wanted to pull in some representative of every culture or mythology or steam punk doodad he could think of, and for me this rendered it a real mess. I like the series and enjoyed reading it with my kids, but was glad to turn the last page of this installment.
pengenia's review
4.0
I loved this series so much. I loved all seven of the league; Hachi and her flying circus, Fergus and his electric powers, Martine's spaciness, Gonzalo's pursuit of justice, Kitsune's wittiness, Clyde and Mrs. DeMarcus, and of course, Archie. The underdog, the Shadow, the monster. Some reviews I read found the "final boss" battle was anticlimactic, but I think people are misinterpreting who the true bad guy is. The ad guy isn't Moffet, it's Archie. It's Archie grappling with himself, who he is, what was done to create him, and the effect choices he didn't make had on others. I may be older than these characters, and maybe I don't have powers, but I do know I related to all of them. I cried and laughed and gasped and I loved this book. I recommend the entire trilogy to everyone and anyone. I loved it.
orion's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
confused_hamburger's review against another edition
4.0
While reading this, I realised something about Alan Gratz as an author. I do not like his writing style, but his ideas are good and interesting. This is clear from this book, as I at first did not like it, but I ended up liking it at the end, when the ideas had progressed and had been explored thoroughly. I honestly wanted a sequel to be written after I had finished the book, and this does not often happen with me with finished series, as I have other books to get to.
Martine's character I at first found annoying, as she was your stereotypical genius character who doesn't know how to interact in society (eg. Sherlcok Holmes from "Sherlock"). Then, at the end of the book, I was fine with her.
In conclusion, this is a pretty good book and Alan Gratz has interesting ideas, but he doesn't have a writing style that I personally enjoy, so I don't see myself picking up any more of his books in the near future.
Martine's character I at first found annoying, as she was your stereotypical genius character who doesn't know how to interact in society (eg. Sherlcok Holmes from "Sherlock"). Then, at the end of the book, I was fine with her.
In conclusion, this is a pretty good book and Alan Gratz has interesting ideas, but he doesn't have a writing style that I personally enjoy, so I don't see myself picking up any more of his books in the near future.
booksandbosox's review against another edition
3.0
This was a disappointment as a series ender. It moved slow in the beginning and then seemed rushed at the end. I also got rather annoyed with Archie. Glad to have wrapped it up, but could have finished stronger.
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