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 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
4 out of 5 stars War Storm has everything I hoped this series finale would have: Liberty! Equality! A backbone for Cal! Little-to-no Cameron! Goodreads.com: War Storm, by Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen #4) In War Storm, the war is truly that: a storm shifting course, gathering strength, breaking and holding. Mare and her partners in … Continue reading Review: War Storm
5 out of 5 stars One of the best sci-fi series I've ever read. One of the best YA series I've ever read. That both of those things are true about the same series is astonishing. Goodreads.com: Obsidio, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (The Illuminae Files #3) Obsidio is the impossibly fantastic culmination of … Continue reading Review: Obsidio
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