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A review by maitrey_d
Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell
3.0
The catchphrase: "Who doesn't like the monkey?" appears again and again in Ack-Ack Macaque. After finishing the book, I can wholeheartedly agree, I love the monkey! Sadly, there's not much else to love in the book.
I'd happily dub Ack-Ack as a YA novel: there's page flipping action, a mysterious prince with a troubled past, there's all kinds of flashy steam-punky tech, an exciting alt-history world that's not fully explored; except for the goddamn monkey. My word, does he swear like a sailor.
Who doesn't like a cigar-chewing, revolver-toting, spitfire-piloting, extremely foul-mouthed primate eh? There's something primal about a talking monkey, something we look to almost as a release. When Ack-Ack lets loose a screech and tears into his enemies, one can't help but root for him.
It was a short read, and apart from the monkey, the characters weren't all that well fleshed-out. The plot moves at a fast clip, and really one hopes that in the up-coming novels, the holes are all covered up.
I'd happily dub Ack-Ack as a YA novel: there's page flipping action, a mysterious prince with a troubled past, there's all kinds of flashy steam-punky tech, an exciting alt-history world that's not fully explored; except for the goddamn monkey. My word, does he swear like a sailor.
Who doesn't like a cigar-chewing, revolver-toting, spitfire-piloting, extremely foul-mouthed primate eh? There's something primal about a talking monkey, something we look to almost as a release. When Ack-Ack lets loose a screech and tears into his enemies, one can't help but root for him.
It was a short read, and apart from the monkey, the characters weren't all that well fleshed-out. The plot moves at a fast clip, and really one hopes that in the up-coming novels, the holes are all covered up.