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A review by cosmith2015
Agatha H and the Airship City by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
5.0
I read this book as part of BookRiots read harder challenege. It fulfills my Sci Fi book.
Overall:
I loved this book! I always say that I want to be a mad scientist and was extremely excited when I found a book that was about a girl becoming a mad scientist. This book had some dry humour, twists, and was a good pace for the sequence of events. My only problem, was once again, the romance. That always seems to be the problem.
Side note: I originally picked up this book to make fun of the cover art, only to read the back and sequel with delight.
Good:
What really jumped out at me was the pace. A lot of books the events seemed rushed and unlikely how quick the sequence of events would happen. Agatha H and the Airship City was the perfect pace. There was actually time between major events.
The characters were my second favorite part. They all seemed realistic and had interesting backstories. Even the ones we saw only saw a little bit. I adore Agatha. She is brilliant, quick to solve problems, passionate about what she does, cares deeply, and doesn't take shit from nobody (i.e. standing up to the princess and to Von Prinn). I also quite like Klaus. Gilgamesh at first seemed to be bit of a Mary Sue, but in the end he thankfully was not. Krosp was delightful as well.
Bad:
I wouldn't say this book is perfect (no book is), but the only issue I had with this book was near the end the romance between Agatha and Gilgamesh was a bit rushed.
I generally don't include spoilers, so I won't this time.. But when these rushed events were taking place I don't think neither was in the right state of mind. This makes it forgivable.
Overall:
I loved this book! I always say that I want to be a mad scientist and was extremely excited when I found a book that was about a girl becoming a mad scientist. This book had some dry humour, twists, and was a good pace for the sequence of events. My only problem, was once again, the romance. That always seems to be the problem.
Side note: I originally picked up this book to make fun of the cover art, only to read the back and sequel with delight.
Good:
What really jumped out at me was the pace. A lot of books the events seemed rushed and unlikely how quick the sequence of events would happen. Agatha H and the Airship City was the perfect pace. There was actually time between major events.
The characters were my second favorite part. They all seemed realistic and had interesting backstories. Even the ones we saw only saw a little bit. I adore Agatha. She is brilliant, quick to solve problems, passionate about what she does, cares deeply, and doesn't take shit from nobody (i.e. standing up to the princess and to Von Prinn). I also quite like Klaus. Gilgamesh at first seemed to be bit of a Mary Sue, but in the end he thankfully was not. Krosp was delightful as well.
Bad:
I wouldn't say this book is perfect (no book is), but the only issue I had with this book was near the end the romance between Agatha and Gilgamesh was a bit rushed.
I generally don't include spoilers, so I won't this time.. But when these rushed events were taking place I don't think neither was in the right state of mind. This makes it forgivable.