nerfherder86's review against another edition
4.0
Satisfactory end to this trilogy, with a few surprises and some cool creatures and gizmos.
bookdeviant's review against another edition
4.0
hope_hasarrived's review against another edition
5.0
Best book of the trilogy! I feel like both of the previous books were just building up to this satisfying climax. Although I usually loathe depressing post-apocalyptic fiction, I liked that this story ends on a very happy and hopeful note. Following Edgar's journey down to the Dark Planet itself, the story involves even more fantastical creatures than the last and leads us to believe that Atherton has holds more secrets than Dr. Harding ever let on. A wonderful conclusion to a fascinating tale of childhood, working together, and life-long dreams come true. Great for late middle school-high school.
micaela_ru's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not quite sure how I feel about the ending. I still have so many questions about so many things involving Dr. Harding/Lord Phineas, questions that I felt should've been answered. The ending felt a bit rushed in the end, but overall still an entertaining read. Just a bit too much going on and perhaps it got overly ambitious with introducing so many new characters and concepts. I'm still not sure if the time jump (an entire year) was entirely justified, even if the narrative attempted to justify it. I wish there was a way to know about Dr. Harding from his own point of view, but alas, he died in book two. I didn't mind the multiple points of view in books 1 and 2, but they became distracting in this one because the author would jump POVs without warning between characters within the same scene.
Loved Gossamer the dragon, though! He was an adorable and awe-inspiring obvious plot device, but he's forgiven for it for being awesome.
This installment definitely was a little slow and I found myself enjoying the segments with Isabel and Samuel more than the segments with Edgar (though, to me, Edgar was never that interesting of a protagonist anyway). In fact, things dragged most on The Dark Planet, which is a shame.
Overall interesting and imaginative series. Glad my sister suggested it. :)
Loved Gossamer the dragon, though! He was an adorable and awe-inspiring obvious plot device, but he's forgiven for it for being awesome.
This installment definitely was a little slow and I found myself enjoying the segments with Isabel and Samuel more than the segments with Edgar (though, to me, Edgar was never that interesting of a protagonist anyway). In fact, things dragged most on The Dark Planet, which is a shame.
Overall interesting and imaginative series. Glad my sister suggested it. :)
bravokidroxy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
These Atherton books are full of weird physics and philosophy that don’t /really/ make sense but is believable when you squint real hard and pretend you’re an eleven year old.
I also 100% believe that Dr. Kenkaide and Vincent deserve to be open about their relationship and this book seriously does’t want that to happen. Like there was a whole scene where our intrepid adolescent heros are looking at and thinking about Dr. K’s bed but there’s no mention of where Vincent sleepsthough we know it’s in the same house at least, and they are described as “constant companions” but they’re not dating...?
My rating for these would probably be a 3.5/5 because it was a series and it was fun but there wasn’t a lot for me (which is fine I’m not 11) and multiple points where I was thinking about the story and not in the story.
I also 100% believe that Dr. Kenkaide and Vincent deserve to be open about their relationship and this book seriously does’t want that to happen. Like there was a whole scene where our intrepid adolescent heros are looking at and thinking about Dr. K’s bed but there’s no mention of where Vincent sleepsthough we know it’s in the same house at least, and they are described as “constant companions” but they’re not dating...?
My rating for these would probably be a 3.5/5 because it was a series and it was fun but there wasn’t a lot for me (which is fine I’m not 11) and multiple points where I was thinking about the story and not in the story.
insipidurbanism's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting ending to an interesting series. I appreciated the mystery but did not enjoy the fact that the intricacies of the Ravens and Atherton itself were never fully explained. Evidently, this is not a series written for older adolescents, but these books were much better than other series.
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