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creolelitbelle's review against another edition
Steampunk may not be for me. The last one I read did not involve a flying ship but a flying school, and that worked well with my imagination. The descriptions in the beginning gave me a slight headache and confused me. The strange flying creatures with the flying ship threw me way off. I listened to almost an hour of the audiobook and decided to move onto something that would make more sense to me.
susan___'s review
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
caitlinh311's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
renuked's review against another edition
5.0
First read: November 29 to December 01, 2011
Reread: January 05, 2017
Reread: January 05, 2017
roseleaf24's review
5.0
This was such a great adventure. I didn't see the twists coming at all, and I was kept on my toes. I listened to the audio book for most of it, and the narration was great. I didn't realize it was the first in a series until I was almost done. It did not end on a cliffhanger, but I look forward to continuing the story. I found Kate unlikable for much of the book, but she ended up growing and changing in good ways.
viccbooks's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
raggedyambush's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
anonymouspossum's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
eveningreverie's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
One of my earliest profound reading experiences, Airborn was handed to me when I was in elementary school and I devoured it. Upon seeing the cover once more at my bookselling job, I was instantly transported back to the world of the story. The gas-powered airships, the airborne piracy, the strange, mystical creatures and the tantalizing mystery behind them... this book had it all for 8-year-old eveningreverie. And, according to many other contemporary readers, it still holds up remarkably well.