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A review by rebeccacider
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
3.0
Three stars because the protagonist is a textbook passive character until the last few chapters. Her lack of agency really drains the urgency from the story.
Awesome worldbuilding, though - a whimsical far-future post-apocalyptic world that's jam-packed with clever details, silly jokes, and the odd David Bowie reference. Exciting action scenes and some beautiful human moments between parents and children (which is something you don't always get in YA, for some reason).
I'm not sure if I'm going to pick up the sequel, but the ending was fulfilling enough that I'm considering it.
Awesome worldbuilding, though - a whimsical far-future post-apocalyptic world that's jam-packed with clever details, silly jokes, and the odd David Bowie reference. Exciting action scenes and some beautiful human moments between parents and children (which is something you don't always get in YA, for some reason).
I'm not sure if I'm going to pick up the sequel, but the ending was fulfilling enough that I'm considering it.