Leviathan
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Average rating3.8
In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.
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4 primary booksLeviathan
Leviathan is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1651 with contributions by Scott Westerfeld, Ben Peek, and Michael Cisco.
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I think I'm just not meant to understand hyped books. I've heard left, right, and center how great this trilogy is and how everybody loves it. It was cute, sure. But it was terribly lacking in character growth and even plot - so I don't see why people rave about it so much.
Maybe I am simply too old for YA literature?
That said, I did enjoy the second half of this book, when the story finally takes off, when we get to see more of the Leviathan, a great and original idea, by the way, that made the read well worth my while. Three stars only but I will read the rest of the series.
3.5 stars, really. Quite a fun read, and the illustrations are lovely, but it's very juvenile (complete with made-up curse words). My 8-year-old would probably enjoy this more.
Like Jenn, I thought this was good but skews much younger than his intended teen audience. I'd say 10 and up. Also, the slang is funny and new at first and then really grates with overusage over time. But I did really like the concept and the illustrations.
