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maddy707's review against another edition
adventurous
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
2.5
I wish I loved this as much as I loved the first 2 Fever Crumb books. I was finding this series to be so much more enjoyable then Mortal Engines. But this book just didn’t live up to the first 2.
There were too many characters and towards the end everything just felt complicated and clunky. I couldn’t follow along with what was happening. It wasn’t until Wavey died that the book even piqued my interest. But there were just so many different threads of this book that were left unfinished. For example, Dr Crumb’s writing just felt so out of character. I didn’t like it at all.
Something I did like about this book was the writing of Charlie Shallow. The sociopathic nature of him came across very well. I also enjoyed the whole bisexual arc Fever went through. I wasn’t expecting it and I found it endearing. Especially considering how much I liked Fever and Arlo together. The audiobook performance in this one was the best it’s ever been. Each character had a unique voice and it added a lot to being able to picture the characters.
Overall, I would say this book just feels unfinished with too much happening in it and some poor writing choices.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: War and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Racism
bingled's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Toxic relationship, War, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
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