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A review by justjoel
Infernal Devices by Philip Reeve
3.0
This was another struggle to rate (it was slightly better than "okay," but I'm not sure my feelings toward it actually extend so far as to say I liked it).
While I enjoyed the return of previous characters and how stories began tying together, I also felt that, once again, the author indulges in character assassination for the sake of his plots. The plots, however, are nice and twisty, which is the only thing keeping this from being an absolute clusterfuck of a series, but I absolutely hate how characters suddenly act against their previously established character with no legitimate explanation as to what changed.
I'm moving on to the last book in the series, but honestly not sure if I'll read anything else from the author after this.
3 out of 5 stars.
While I enjoyed the return of previous characters and how stories began tying together, I also felt that, once again, the author indulges in character assassination for the sake of his plots. The plots, however, are nice and twisty, which is the only thing keeping this from being an absolute clusterfuck of a series, but I absolutely hate how characters suddenly act against their previously established character with no legitimate explanation as to what changed.
I'm moving on to the last book in the series, but honestly not sure if I'll read anything else from the author after this.
3 out of 5 stars.