nonsensicaljourney 's review for:

Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve
5.0

I loved the first two books and I think I might just love this one even more. They've added interesting dimensions to every character, added new characters that come right off the page, and developed the plot to a place that's great in the lead up to the final book. It was a bit slow at first, but some of the best fantasy fiction is like that. The inter-generational character set is unique to these books, and they make you feel for their entire history. You're at knife's edge of tension for the entire end quarter of the book, and you don't know what the characters are going to do. Maybe Hester's not going to save the day any more - and then what? This book brings into question everything earlier in the series. As a sequel, particularly a penultimate sequel, it does its job extremely well. I am so excited for the next one!