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Infernal Devices
by Philip Reeve
2/5 stars
SIGH. That's all I can say, really. SIGHHHH.
So, while the first book in this series got 5 stars, the second got 3 stars, and for book three I've decided to go with 2 stars and a DNF @ around 40%. I'm honestly not even sure I'll read the fourth book now.
I hate when a series goes downhill!
Basically, this book takes place sixteen years after the end of book two, and follows Hester and Tom's daughter Wren instead of Hester and Tom themselves (although they do come into it more later). One chapter in and I already had a bad taste in my mouth: Wren is obnoxious, bratty, makes bad decisions, and is not at all fun to read about, and Hester and Tom don't even seem like the same characters were all loved in Mortal Engines.
I tried to persevere, but it got to the point where I thoroughly disliked every single character (even when I liked them in other books) and didn't even want to read about them anymore. I may try again a couple months from now, because I do love the world the books are set in, but...we'll see.
All in all, I recommend you read Mortal Engines as standalone (totally possible) and just stop there.
SIGH. That's all I can say, really. SIGHHHH.
So, while the first book in this series got 5 stars, the second got 3 stars, and for book three I've decided to go with 2 stars and a DNF @ around 40%. I'm honestly not even sure I'll read the fourth book now.
I hate when a series goes downhill!
Basically, this book takes place sixteen years after the end of book two, and follows Hester and Tom's daughter Wren instead of Hester and Tom themselves (although they do come into it more later). One chapter in and I already had a bad taste in my mouth: Wren is obnoxious, bratty, makes bad decisions, and is not at all fun to read about, and Hester and Tom don't even seem like the same characters were all loved in Mortal Engines.
I tried to persevere, but it got to the point where I thoroughly disliked every single character (even when I liked them in other books) and didn't even want to read about them anymore. I may try again a couple months from now, because I do love the world the books are set in, but...we'll see.
All in all, I recommend you read Mortal Engines as standalone (totally possible) and just stop there.