4.25 out of 5 stars In Fever Crumb's finale, the sassy smartypants finds herself racing toward an old tech future and a new traction world. Goodreads.com: Scrivener's Moon, by Phillip Reeve (Fever Crumb #3) Fever ends up with her mother, Wavey Godshawk, who turns out to be almost as detached as her Engineer father. But … Continue reading Review: Scrivener’s Moon
4.25 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: A Web of Air, by Phillip Reeve (Fever Crumb #2) Fever Crumb meets a boy! Of course he's a wacky recluse genius dreaming of flight. They're perfectly imperfect for each other. [Spoilers Ahead] After fleeing London at the end of Fever Crumb, Fever and the Solent children join - … Continue reading Review: A Web of Air
4.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads.com: Fever Cumb, by Phillip Reeve (Fever Crumb #1) I love Phillip Reeve and wish a thousand books were set in the Mortal Engines world! Fever Crumb is a young orphan girl, raised in the no-nonsense (or emotion, or excitement...) world of the Guild of Engineers. Outside their confines, the … Continue reading Review: Fever Crumb
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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