A review by chanman
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
4.0
Let me start off by saying that any problems that I had with the first book are almost totally resolved in this one. Westerfeld has taken the world of 'Leviathan' and made a sequel that is action packed and very enjoyable. I love every minute of this book and how it worked to show not only more of the action, but also more about the side characters and the romance between Deryn and Alek as well. I could totally see these two as a couple because of the way they have relied off of each other in their adventure this time around. Westerfeld also has a way of constantly ratcheting up the tension so that I never knew what was going to happen next in the story.
There were some things that made me not like this book as much though. One would be that the Leviathan doesn't show up as the main setting, and, after a while, I think some of the description of the world took the backseat to the ation, which was a shame, considering the setting is new for the book. Also, the whole plot of the next book seems to be that Deryn and Alek can stop WWI almost single-handedly. I personally find this hard to believe, and II wonder how this is going to be handled in the next book. The plot also got very confusing towards the end. So much so that I had to stop and think about different plot lines and who knew what secret and whatnot. It was kind of distracting. Also, I still think that the drawings make the characters look like they are ten instead of 15 or 16. These are all minor gripes though, and didn't really distract me from the story overall.
Needless to say, I think that this story is fascinating and I am eagerly waiting for the chance to read the next installment. If you had any reservations about reading the 2nd book in this series, I'd say, don't wait, it is worth the read. I give it a four, out of five.
There were some things that made me not like this book as much though. One would be that the Leviathan doesn't show up as the main setting, and, after a while, I think some of the description of the world took the backseat to the ation, which was a shame, considering the setting is new for the book. Also, the whole plot of the next book seems to be that Deryn and Alek can stop WWI almost single-handedly. I personally find this hard to believe, and II wonder how this is going to be handled in the next book. The plot also got very confusing towards the end. So much so that I had to stop and think about different plot lines and who knew what secret and whatnot. It was kind of distracting. Also, I still think that the drawings make the characters look like they are ten instead of 15 or 16. These are all minor gripes though, and didn't really distract me from the story overall.
Needless to say, I think that this story is fascinating and I am eagerly waiting for the chance to read the next installment. If you had any reservations about reading the 2nd book in this series, I'd say, don't wait, it is worth the read. I give it a four, out of five.