jarichan's review against another edition
4.0
Mein liebster Teil der Reihe bisher!
Hier ist das Steampunk-Gefühl stärker vertreten als in den beiden vorherigen Teilen und ausserdem folgen wir nicht nur Wrens Abenteuern, sondern auch ihren unterdessen erwachsenen Eltern. Diese haben auch nichts mehr von typischen Heroen an sich, sondern entwickeln sich sehr menschlich und glaubwürdig.
Und auch die Handlung überzeugt. Sie ist packend, an unterschiedlichen Stellen angesetzt und man erfährt einiges Neues. Auf diese Weise wird der Plot sehr stark vorangetrieben, was der Geschichte sehr gut tut. Der Autor hat sich hier mächtig ins Zeug gelegt, sodass ein solider dritter Teil entstanden ist.
Nach der leichten Enttäuschung von Band zwei, tut dies richtig gut! Jetzt erst merke ich, wie gerne ich mir dieses Hörbuch eigentlich angehört habe.
Hier ist das Steampunk-Gefühl stärker vertreten als in den beiden vorherigen Teilen und ausserdem folgen wir nicht nur Wrens Abenteuern, sondern auch ihren unterdessen erwachsenen Eltern. Diese haben auch nichts mehr von typischen Heroen an sich, sondern entwickeln sich sehr menschlich und glaubwürdig.
Und auch die Handlung überzeugt. Sie ist packend, an unterschiedlichen Stellen angesetzt und man erfährt einiges Neues. Auf diese Weise wird der Plot sehr stark vorangetrieben, was der Geschichte sehr gut tut. Der Autor hat sich hier mächtig ins Zeug gelegt, sodass ein solider dritter Teil entstanden ist.
Nach der leichten Enttäuschung von Band zwei, tut dies richtig gut! Jetzt erst merke ich, wie gerne ich mir dieses Hörbuch eigentlich angehört habe.
faithangel356's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book didn't excite me or keep me entertained as the first 2 books.
half_sugar's review
2.0
I loved the first book so much and the second was pretty good too, but this was by far the worst of the four. I hated Wren so much in this, I know she is a Naïve teen girl but she manages to mostly escape everything and understands nothing. Urg hate her so much. Also fishcake... he just annoyed me.
The rest of the new characters are likable however, I vehemently agree with some of the reviewers about Hesters "character assassination" and she was my favourite character so it really put me off the whole series - she goes from someone you can understand the motivations of to a heartless killing machine (somehow... even though she lived in Anchorage-in-Vineland for 16 years).
Just the worst of the series.
The rest of the new characters are likable however, I vehemently agree with some of the reviewers about Hesters "character assassination" and she was my favourite character so it really put me off the whole series - she goes from someone you can understand the motivations of to a heartless killing machine (somehow... even though she lived in Anchorage-in-Vineland for 16 years).
Just the worst of the series.
kelpipie78's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sandst's review
4.0
I seem to like the characters better in the third book. Hester Shaw is as cruel and heartless as ever, but I think I can at least empathize with her here...
marianavieira121's review against another edition
3.0
The story itself is really interesting, but these books lack world building, at least I wanted to know more about how it works or if it works. I think if that part was a little more developed, these books would have been way better
carden_saraid's review
4.0
I was initially upset that this took place 16 years after the second book, but quickly got sucked into this story. On to the last book!
bericheri's review
4.0
I didn’t much like Wren in the beginning and I’m not sure I like her much more now but Hester and Tom were marvellous. So good to be having more adventures with them. And what an ending! I need to read more!
cpt_mackey's review against another edition
3.5
Definitely my least favourite of the 3 novels and I’m going to guess, my least favourite of the series. While it didn’t have much in the way of world building/exploration, it had too much about character development and big changes in the plot in order to shift the story in a whole new direction. The 16 year time jump between this novel and the last is an excellent literary device, as it gives what would usually be the point in a series where you have to keep the reader entertained with some fresh new ideas, a new perspective to run with.
Personally, jumping between 3 different perspectives, felt quite jarring and it took away from the storyline. Right when you’re in the middle of some action, you get switched to a calmer and unrelated perspective. There was definitely no need for us to read about the surgeon mechanic for the length we did. 2 or 3 chapters would have been more than sufficient. The book itself had probably the most bland of the storylines so far, having a very simple ‘save the run away girl plot’. Even with the climactic and emotional ending, it doesn’t make up for the other 340 pages.
[ SPOILERS AHEAD ]
As a last point, I’m not convinced that the path Hester took was the correct one from a writing perspective. For her to leave Tom like that, after being with him for 16 years out of what looks like a child wanting attention, for her to nearly kill her kid because she didn’t like her attitude! As if kids don’t go through the teenage stage. For Reeve to basically write her out of the book and present her in a way that makes the audience dislike her, is not the direction I think he should have taken. She’s obviously a broken girl and has a traumatic past but after 16 years of being loved in a kind safe and calm place with a child of her own, I don’t think the character would act and leave like that.
Personally, jumping between 3 different perspectives, felt quite jarring and it took away from the storyline. Right when you’re in the middle of some action, you get switched to a calmer and unrelated perspective. There was definitely no need for us to read about the surgeon mechanic for the length we did. 2 or 3 chapters would have been more than sufficient. The book itself had probably the most bland of the storylines so far, having a very simple ‘save the run away girl plot’. Even with the climactic and emotional ending, it doesn’t make up for the other 340 pages.
[ SPOILERS AHEAD ]
As a last point, I’m not convinced that the path Hester took was the correct one from a writing perspective. For her to leave Tom like that, after being with him for 16 years out of what looks like a child wanting attention, for her to nearly kill her kid because she didn’t like her attitude! As if kids don’t go through the teenage stage. For Reeve to basically write her out of the book and present her in a way that makes the audience dislike her, is not the direction I think he should have taken. She’s obviously a broken girl and has a traumatic past but after 16 years of being loved in a kind safe and calm place with a child of her own, I don’t think the character would act and leave like that.