A review by alex_watkins
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld

3.0

I really do like this series, I just don't find it great. It checks just about every box there is for me liking it. I think though it is coasting a bit on its set-up. It's an alternate version of World War I, faught between those they use fanciful machines and those who use fanciful bioengineering, which is still awesome. The expansion of the world to include Japan and the United States was gratifying. I feel like Nicola Tesla is all the rage now, and he is the center of the plot in this 3rd in the series. I have to say, usually when reading books in a series, I hate the author will constantly remind you remember this thing that happened last book. But now that I'm reading these as they come out and not one after another, I've changed my tune, constantly thinking great I had totally forgot everything that happened in the last book. I hate the cover of this book, but love the illustrations, especially those on the interior of the cover and first page of the book, but wish this one was a bit more map-like (love them maps). I wasn't however fully invested in the love story. However the action scenes are tense and well written and the characterization of the Leviathan was still spectacular, except I was disappointed we didn't get too much new bio-tech. This was a bit of a ramble, sorry.