4.5 out of 5 stars A thrilling build up and climax to the very clever end of the Mortal Engines series. Goodreads.com: A Darkling Plain, by Philip Reeve (Mortal Engines #4) The plot is so robust it's impossible to encapsulate, but suffice to say: The Green Storm is winning the battle to end traction cities, … Continue reading Review: A Darkling Plain
4.5 out of 5 stars Survive the dreaded 'generation gap'? Philip Reeve leaps it, and sticks a beautiful landing. Goodreads.com: Infernal Devices, by Philip Reeve (Mortal Engines #3) At the end of Mortal Engines Book #2, Predator's Gold, Anchorage makes a stunning escape from Arkangel, and Tom, Hester, and friends survive a perilous frozen crossing … Continue reading Review: Infernal Devices
2 out of 5 stars This is a two-fer review because I'm never going to finish this series. I can't believe I read the second book - it was as meh as the first, and serves me right. Goodreads.com: Legend (Legend #1) and Prodigy (Legend #2), by Marie Lu. June is a 15-year Republic prodigy: holder … Continue reading Two-Fer Review: Legend and Prodigy
4.5 stars out of 5 Sequels are never better than the originals, except this book. And The Empire Strikes Back. Predator's Gold is like the boxcar of kids' dreams: cobbled together from clever pieces of machinery, stuffed with a ragtag crew, clanking and whirring toward an epic adventure. Goodreads.com: Predator's Gold, by Philip Reeve (Mortal … Continue reading Review: Predator’s Gold
4.5 out of 5 stars Smart and heavy, sharp and accessible, The Hate U Give is an everything book. It took me a while to realize just how good it really is. Goodreads.com: The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas Starr Carter is a girl of two worlds. She lives in a rough, inner city … Continue reading Review: The Hate U Give
4 out of 5 stars A steampunk-meets-Mad Max YA action adventure? YAAAAAAS plz. Goodreads.com: Mortal Engines, by Philip Reeve (Mortal Engines #1) I loved this book! I picked it up because the movie version comes out in December (more below). There's a masculine tilt to this story; or perhaps more correctly, it's not overly feminine. It's … Continue reading Review: Mortal Engines
3.5 out of 5 stars I love Rick Riordan. The Trials of Apollo isn't my favorite of his series, but it's more than enough fun. Goodreads.com: The Burning Maze, by Rick Riordan (The Trials of Apollo #3) Apollo, cast out by Zeus and trapped in the awkward, unfortunate body of teenage Lester Popadopolous, must again … Continue reading Review: The Burning Maze
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