meha 's review for:

Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve

3.0

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I appreciated that this book takes on new characters from the rest of the series, and I found the

teenage rebellion

plot believable and a good adventurous time was had. What as shame the author never quite seizes the opportunity to explore the life-altering awakening of characters who realize municipal Dawinism is a sham… I think this was supposed to be a capitalism analog, but it never gets fully explored because they keep

uncovering another fully functional super weapon from the Before Times to tell us that War Is Bad

I got a little bored and annoyed at the moral inconsistency.