Reviews

Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve

hquin's review against another edition

3.0

*2.5-3*

rose508's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.75

robert_sandmann's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

5.0

miikareading's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

2.0

So disappointed and tiresome

dalekonearth's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

d_liountris's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

a_niche_ferret's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

librariancollections's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

zenithharpink's review against another edition

2.0

I will say this about Reeve - he certainly has a talent for writing irritating and unsympathetic characters. I instantly disliked Wren, but I was confused if I was supposed to like her or not.

And that is my real gripe with this series. I can't tell if I'm supposed to like these unlikable "heroes", which adds confusion to my frustration. I barely enjoyed the first book, I really didn't like this book...and there are 5 more. Ugh.

In addition to the characters being difficult to pallet, nothing really happened in the story, it definitely felt like a tee-up of a future book rather than a story that could stand on its own, which is one my main frustrations with poorly written book series.

I don't recommend this book to anybody. I will of course finish the series because I am compelled to finish what I've started, but I'm truly dreading the next book, but perhaps I'll be pleasantly surprised? Dare to dream.

bingled's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0