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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I'm loving this series and I loved this installment.
It's well written, action packed and it kept me hooked till the end.
I liked the world building, the well thought characters and the plot.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It's well written, action packed and it kept me hooked till the end.
I liked the world building, the well thought characters and the plot.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Another installment to the Cogheart series and these books can be fairly termed as an adventure rather than a thriller (unlike the other two books in this series).
Lily, Robert, and Malkin are swept into the mysterious and somewhat dangerous world of the Skycircus after Lily receives her mother’s journals in a mysterious package on her birthday. There she meets other hybrids and Angelica, a girl with wings that help her to fly.
If you haven’t heard of the series, ‘Cogheart Adventures’ contains mechanists (people/inventors working with the machine's) and characters who are either entirely mechanical or part machine-part human (hybrids) and a thrilling journey they embark on, with each book.
As familiar people return to this story, we are swept into the cacophony of circus of people, with their tents, slang and various kinds of setups. I was thrilled to read more about life in the circus because it has always fascinated me and the author brought it to life with every passing page.
Other than that, Paris as a backdrop was remarkably done. The streets, people, food and lifestyle was surprisingly pleasant to read amidst children trying to escape from an evil circus.
My problem, however, lies with two things- Characters and dialogue. There are many characters we come across throughout the story, some old and some new. But they weren’t well developed. It's more of mere mentions of the character and the present circumstances rather than insight on what kind of people they truly are.
The dialogues were a bit too mature for a middle-grade novel and drifter more towards monologues and philosophical conversations. Kids that age, talking about their purpose in life and advising adults isn’t exactly very convincing. I would recommend reading the series starting from Book 1, even though all the books can be read as a standalone so that you can familiarize yourself with the characters and the setting.
The plot is extremely entertaining and there are lessons to be learned, such as the need to accept all kinds of people no matter how different or alike they are(hybrids in this case) and the advantages and disadvantages of technology.
Lily, Robert, and Malkin are swept into the mysterious and somewhat dangerous world of the Skycircus after Lily receives her mother’s journals in a mysterious package on her birthday. There she meets other hybrids and Angelica, a girl with wings that help her to fly.
If you haven’t heard of the series, ‘Cogheart Adventures’ contains mechanists (people/inventors working with the machine's) and characters who are either entirely mechanical or part machine-part human (hybrids) and a thrilling journey they embark on, with each book.
As familiar people return to this story, we are swept into the cacophony of circus of people, with their tents, slang and various kinds of setups. I was thrilled to read more about life in the circus because it has always fascinated me and the author brought it to life with every passing page.
Other than that, Paris as a backdrop was remarkably done. The streets, people, food and lifestyle was surprisingly pleasant to read amidst children trying to escape from an evil circus.
My problem, however, lies with two things- Characters and dialogue. There are many characters we come across throughout the story, some old and some new. But they weren’t well developed. It's more of mere mentions of the character and the present circumstances rather than insight on what kind of people they truly are.
The dialogues were a bit too mature for a middle-grade novel and drifter more towards monologues and philosophical conversations. Kids that age, talking about their purpose in life and advising adults isn’t exactly very convincing. I would recommend reading the series starting from Book 1, even though all the books can be read as a standalone so that you can familiarize yourself with the characters and the setting.
The plot is extremely entertaining and there are lessons to be learned, such as the need to accept all kinds of people no matter how different or alike they are(hybrids in this case) and the advantages and disadvantages of technology.
Not as exciting as Cogheart and Moonlocket, but still entertaining, never boring, and, most of all, a good conclusion to the series (and yes, I know there's a fourth book in the making).
Sudah cukup lama sejak aku menyelesaikan membaca Cogheart dan Moonlocket sampai kemarin saat mulai membaca buku ketiganya ini, jadi beberapa ingatan sudah mengendur dan kesan sudah agak berkarat seperti automaton yang lupa diputar kuncinya. Untunglah karakterisasi Lily dan Robert (dan Malkin) lumayan kuat dan aroma petualangan yang menyenangkan cepat menarik perhatianku ke dalam alur cerita.
Di sini Lily, Malkin dan Robert tertipu oleh jurnal Mama Lily dan undangan ke sirkus dengan bintang para hibrida; ada bocah bercapit, ada pemain akrobat bertungkai palsi dan ada malaikat bersayap besi. Mereka bertiga diculik dan Lily -dengan cogheartnya- dipaksa akan dijadikan makhluk hibrida keempat. Bagaimana mereka berusaha meloloskan diri sekaligus membuka kedok si ring mistress dan dokter edan yang berada di balik sirkus aneh ini, sangat enak diikuti. Cukup sederhana dan seru untuk dinikmati sebagai cerita anak-anak, tapi juga cukup memberikan perkembangan karakter untuk tiap tokoh. Angela yang selalu ketakutan akhirnya menemukan keberaniaannya. Keluarga Button memutuskan bahwa mereka sudah cukup terkekang dan mulai memimpin untuk perubahan. Bahkan si penjahat Dr. Croz juga punya simpanan rahasia dan kepribadian menarik di akhir kisah. Tentu saja Lily dan ayahnya juga demikian.
Aku suka bahwa Lily bukan damsel in distress yang menunggu Robert atau John datang untuk menyelamatkannya, ia punya segudang ide dan ketrampilan untuk menyelamatkan dirinya sendiri, dengan bantuan Robert dan Malkin dan ayahnya. Aku suka bahwa di sini digambarkan Grace Hartman adalah wanita yang pandai, mandiri dan berambisi, dan bahwa putrinya, Lily, mewarisi semangatnya ini. Aku suka tiap tokoh di cerita ini punya waktu di mana mereka rapuh dan hampir jatuh, tapi di saat yang sama ada teman dan persahabatan yang menyelamatkan.
Kisah yang bagus, dengan karakter-karakter bagus pula.
#GD
Di sini Lily, Malkin dan Robert tertipu oleh jurnal Mama Lily dan undangan ke sirkus dengan bintang para hibrida; ada bocah bercapit, ada pemain akrobat bertungkai palsi dan ada malaikat bersayap besi. Mereka bertiga diculik dan Lily -dengan cogheartnya- dipaksa akan dijadikan makhluk hibrida keempat. Bagaimana mereka berusaha meloloskan diri sekaligus membuka kedok si ring mistress dan dokter edan yang berada di balik sirkus aneh ini, sangat enak diikuti. Cukup sederhana dan seru untuk dinikmati sebagai cerita anak-anak, tapi juga cukup memberikan perkembangan karakter untuk tiap tokoh. Angela yang selalu ketakutan akhirnya menemukan keberaniaannya. Keluarga Button memutuskan bahwa mereka sudah cukup terkekang dan mulai memimpin untuk perubahan. Bahkan si penjahat Dr. Croz juga punya simpanan rahasia dan kepribadian menarik di akhir kisah. Tentu saja Lily dan ayahnya juga demikian.
Aku suka bahwa Lily bukan damsel in distress yang menunggu Robert atau John datang untuk menyelamatkannya, ia punya segudang ide dan ketrampilan untuk menyelamatkan dirinya sendiri, dengan bantuan Robert dan Malkin dan ayahnya. Aku suka bahwa di sini digambarkan Grace Hartman adalah wanita yang pandai, mandiri dan berambisi, dan bahwa putrinya, Lily, mewarisi semangatnya ini. Aku suka tiap tokoh di cerita ini punya waktu di mana mereka rapuh dan hampir jatuh, tapi di saat yang sama ada teman dan persahabatan yang menyelamatkan.
Kisah yang bagus, dengan karakter-karakter bagus pula.
#GD
1st Read- April 2019
- Original Rating- 3 Stars
2nd Read- May 2020 for Medieval-A-Thon (orange on the cover)
- Rating- 4 Stars
It's been so lovely re-reading this series. I knew that I could remember everything from the first 3 books in this series but I just desperately wanted to re-read them before jumping into the fourth book and now I finally can.
- Original Rating- 3 Stars
2nd Read- May 2020 for Medieval-A-Thon (orange on the cover)
- Rating- 4 Stars
It's been so lovely re-reading this series. I knew that I could remember everything from the first 3 books in this series but I just desperately wanted to re-read them before jumping into the fourth book and now I finally can.