Another year, another enormous amount of time not wasted on my commute because BOOKS! Thank heaven for them. I read 42 books in 2018 - and if that number isn't significant to you, get thee to a copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy right now. (Possibly my all-time favorite book.) This year I read … Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2018
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
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 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
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