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Infernal Devices
by Philip Reeve
This was a solid 4.5 read! I enjoyed it more than the previous book, which surprised me. The story has jumped forward 16 years and despite being uncertain about Hester and Tom having a child, it actually worked for me!
Wren did start out a bit annoying with her TSTL decisions. It made sense though, given that she has grown up in the one place and never experienced the outside world except through her parents stories. She does get some character growth following her kidnapping, becoming less naive and subsequently, less frustrating. In the end, I quite liked her.
Tom is about the same as he's always been, only older and with a heart condition. He loves Wren unconditionally.
The same, unfortunately, cannot be said of Hester. Sixteen years living a stationary life has made her bored, angry (that is, angrier than usual) and insecure. Hester has become ugly, inside and out. Which is a shame, because I really, really want to like her. And I guess I still do, because every time I find myself hating her, I begin to feel sorry for her too. She is a conflicting character and a very dark shade of grey.
The Stalkers, Anna Fang and Shrike, are just as awesome and scary as previous books. My new favourite character though is Dr Zero. She was super interesting and intelligent and I look forward to reading what she gets up to in the sequel!
Overall I enjoyed this substantially more than the last one. I'm both excited and nervous to find out how it all ends!
Wren did start out a bit annoying with her TSTL decisions. It made sense though, given that she has grown up in the one place and never experienced the outside world except through her parents stories. She does get some character growth following her kidnapping, becoming less naive and subsequently, less frustrating. In the end, I quite liked her.
Tom is about the same as he's always been, only older and with a heart condition. He loves Wren unconditionally.
The same, unfortunately, cannot be said of Hester. Sixteen years living a stationary life has made her bored, angry (that is, angrier than usual) and insecure. Hester has become ugly, inside and out. Which is a shame, because I really, really want to like her. And I guess I still do, because every time I find myself hating her, I begin to feel sorry for her too. She is a conflicting character and a very dark shade of grey.
The Stalkers, Anna Fang and Shrike, are just as awesome and scary as previous books. My new favourite character though is Dr Zero. She was super interesting and intelligent and I look forward to reading what she gets up to in the sequel!
Overall I enjoyed this substantially more than the last one. I'm both excited and nervous to find out how it all ends!