A review by nakedsushi
Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
3.0
I dunno about this one guys...
I enjoyed reading the first two of this series, and maybe it's my rose-tinted glasses, but I felt that Goliath was not as good. Nothing was bad about it, but I wasn't as excited for the story or the characters while reading this book.
I was mainly curious for the romance between Alek and Deryn and hoping that finally, FINALLY, she would tell him that she was in fact, NOT a boy. I was going to spoiler tag this, but since this is the last book of the trilogy, it's pretty obvious that Deryn's big secret will be revealed to Alek. And it was. And it was a little disappointing, but only because he acted the way I expected. I guess you can say that about the entire book...everything went as expected.
I liked that there were historical figures in this book. I liked that Deryn didn't have to revert to wearing skirts or acting girly. I liked what happened in the end. But the book just didn't wow me. I guess I just wanted more oomph.
I enjoyed reading the first two of this series, and maybe it's my rose-tinted glasses, but I felt that Goliath was not as good. Nothing was bad about it, but I wasn't as excited for the story or the characters while reading this book.
I was mainly curious for the romance between Alek and Deryn and hoping that finally, FINALLY, she would tell him that she was in fact, NOT a boy. I was going to spoiler tag this, but since this is the last book of the trilogy, it's pretty obvious that Deryn's big secret will be revealed to Alek. And it was. And it was a little disappointing, but only because he acted the way I expected. I guess you can say that about the entire book...everything went as expected.
I liked that there were historical figures in this book. I liked that Deryn didn't have to revert to wearing skirts or acting girly. I liked what happened in the end. But the book just didn't wow me. I guess I just wanted more oomph.