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A review by oneanjana
Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve
4.0
Thanks God this book is worth my struggle. I’ve been struggling to finish its first two books, ended up not liking both of them, but I think this book is the savior of the series. Many things are improving, far much better. Let’s say, its plot is fantastic, the action scene is written well, many characters are improving and more new characters fitted perfectly.
First, let’s talk about the plot. It’s actually shocking that the story is set 16 years after Predator’s Gold. How Hester, Tom, their daughter named Wren Natsworthy and people of Anchorage finally settle down peacefully in Vineland. So it called Anchorage-in-Vineland. All things are good until an old friend of Caul aka The Lost Boys came and need to steal something from Anchorage. In a nutshell, from here it all triggered bigger conflict ahead. I like that this book has more complex plot things than before.
I love that many characters are improving. Like Wren, of course. She’s been so innocent but kinda irritating, but after all she’s been through, she’s finally got better and smarter. As for her parents, ouch, idk what to say but I hate them esp Hester.
Both of Tom and Het are not improving at all. Tom is still that jerk that can’t provide Het security. He’s not that hateful but I certain that you will never like him. As for Hester, she’s becoming so evil and her cold ignorant side is overpowering her. All mixed feelings for Hester, like I keep on switching my feeling between felt sorry for her and hated her. I even go for fast-reading when Hester part is coming. However, I felt glad for Hester’s choice at the end. Somehow, it feels like a right way for both of them. Hope the last book is going to be greater than this!
First, let’s talk about the plot. It’s actually shocking that the story is set 16 years after Predator’s Gold. How Hester, Tom, their daughter named Wren Natsworthy and people of Anchorage finally settle down peacefully in Vineland. So it called Anchorage-in-Vineland. All things are good until an old friend of Caul aka The Lost Boys came and need to steal something from Anchorage. In a nutshell, from here it all triggered bigger conflict ahead. I like that this book has more complex plot things than before.
I love that many characters are improving. Like Wren, of course. She’s been so innocent but kinda irritating, but after all she’s been through, she’s finally got better and smarter. As for her parents, ouch, idk what to say but I hate them esp Hester.
Both of Tom and Het are not improving at all. Tom is still that jerk that can’t provide Het security. He’s not that hateful but I certain that you will never like him. As for Hester, she’s becoming so evil and her cold ignorant side is overpowering her. All mixed feelings for Hester, like I keep on switching my feeling between felt sorry for her and hated her. I even go for fast-reading when Hester part is coming. However, I felt glad for Hester’s choice at the end. Somehow, it feels like a right way for both of them. Hope the last book is going to be greater than this!