A review by somewheregirl7
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
4.0
In Westerfeld's follow-up to Leviathan we find Deryn and Alek in the Ottoman Empire as the war heats up and both sides, Clanker and Darwinist, fight to win the sultan's allegiance.
Like many series the second book, in this case Behemoth, is stronger than the first. In Behemoth the characters feel familiar and comfortable, changing slowly as the story progresses, growing. The pace is more even and the plot nice and tight. Deryn's attraction to Alek still feels a bit forced but there's so much else going on that it's easy to dismiss that slight flaw. The world building in this series is superb, the illustrations lush and detailed and the descriptions draw the reader in with every word. This was a fun, fast read that left me impatient for the third book in the series to come out.
Like many series the second book, in this case Behemoth, is stronger than the first. In Behemoth the characters feel familiar and comfortable, changing slowly as the story progresses, growing. The pace is more even and the plot nice and tight. Deryn's attraction to Alek still feels a bit forced but there's so much else going on that it's easy to dismiss that slight flaw. The world building in this series is superb, the illustrations lush and detailed and the descriptions draw the reader in with every word. This was a fun, fast read that left me impatient for the third book in the series to come out.