I loved the scene where Alec found out that Deryn was a girl.

Tropes: secret royal, girl disguised as boy, friends to more

Content: battle, kissing, d*mn a couple of times

4 Stars ( )

Being the daft person that I am, it took me until halfway through the second book of the series to realize that this was a Steampunk take on World War 1. Well written series, beautiful illustrations, and a fitting and great ending. ( )

Adorably started, these children stole my heart right from the very start. Because I read all three of these novels in one week, they all kind of blur in my head. So I'm going to write them all one big review pretty much.


This series is promising to become one of top ten my favorite mini-series I would read in the early part of this year/all of 2012 (so far, as we area only 1/3 of the way in). I was captivated with how things happened, the slow reveal, how our characters learned things, how they handled ending up places, what was more important morality among people or loyalty to a cause.

The illustrations made my heart sore every time. I like that the children aren't super-people by the end, but still feeling their way through the world. I adore madly the Lady Boffin and The Count. I want to know ssssoo much more about the gifted pets, because you know they go, continuing to be awesome.


If you have not read this series (and I was already one of the late, late comers, with the series already completely when I found it), You Should Be Now. Go, go. Get copies. Giggle and love it. ( )

Rating lower because I just wasnt as into this instalment and also for the awful characterization of Nikola Tesla. ( )

I love the genre of Steampunk and the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld is a great Middle Grade/YA example of the genre. I find his take on Steampunk to be creative and engaging. I also love the characters in the story and quickly found myself invested in them and what the story had in store for them. ( )