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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow!..Simply wow. Amazing plot, impossible technology and unimaginable racing brought to life in wonderful novel.
It takes great imagination to unfurl the story in the mind to understandable level and enjoy it.
Matthew Reilly magic really works with the adrenaline rush matching with Schofield and Jack West adventures!
It takes great imagination to unfurl the story in the mind to understandable level and enjoy it.
Matthew Reilly magic really works with the adrenaline rush matching with Schofield and Jack West adventures!
A very fun read. Not going to expand your mind or anything, but the action was fast-paced and interesting, the villians were fun, and it was overall a good time.
The complete absence of voiced female characters in the second half was a bit of an eye-roll, but there was a lot going on i guess, maybe they were busy
The complete absence of voiced female characters in the second half was a bit of an eye-roll, but there was a lot going on i guess, maybe they were busy
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was fast, fun and full of action and adventure!
I loved the look not just at racing, but racing hover cars at a pro level, with an underdog team. The racing school and all other races were great, I loved the dynamics between characters and racers.
Special place in my heart for The Bug who was a quirky addition to the team, and it was a really fun time all around.
I wasn’t sure if the racing would lose my attention, but because of the hover car element it actually kept it quite well. The way the races were set out and described was fascinating.
I loved the look not just at racing, but racing hover cars at a pro level, with an underdog team. The racing school and all other races were great, I loved the dynamics between characters and racers.
Special place in my heart for The Bug who was a quirky addition to the team, and it was a really fun time all around.
I wasn’t sure if the racing would lose my attention, but because of the hover car element it actually kept it quite well. The way the races were set out and described was fascinating.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun re-read of one of my favorite books as a kid. Fast paced action with campy beats, 4⭐️ for the story, 5⭐️ for nostalgia :)
As usual, Matthew Reilly doesn't fail to deliver on fast-paced, hurtling forward action with awesome characters framed in an imaginative world. I really enjoyed reading this book, loved Bug, Sally and Jason and as always, love the question and answer section at the back. Hurry up with the new book Mr Reilly!!! I can't get enough!
I wanna start with this: when I first read this book at 13 (many, many moons ago) it made me fall in love with reading. That’s how much I loved this book! It’s an action packed, edge of your seat roller coaster of a book that engrossed me so much I remember spending the whole weekend in bed reading it. The writing style is fun and casual, making it an easy read. It’s soooo Australian, there’s characters with names that are references to famous Australian, Aussie slang, the book is mainly set in Australia; and for these reasons made it feel sentimental to me when I was younger.
So I think for Aussie pimply teenage boys this is the PERFECT book. 10/10. End of review.
However, sadly, I am no longer 13 years old anymore. So rereading this book made me realise there are a few issues I may have this book as a 30yo adult that I may have glossed over or not realised was a problem when I was a child.
Such as:
1. This book fails the Bechdel test. The female characters are poorly written, with no personality traits or depth to them. We know everything about their dad and all his hobbies and quirks, but their mum? All she does is sew and cry.
2. There is very little character development in this book. The main character makes rookie mistakes or seemingly bad decisions which have negative consequences, only to repeat these very same actions later in the novel and they work out, without any lesson learnt or development made whatsoever! About two thirds in the main character begins A path of character development, however that doesn’t last long.
3. The whole premise of the book is so outlandishly ridiculous and over the top! Some events the main character is told no one has ever pulled off before or only have a 0.005% chance of happening. Yet, somehow he pulls it off! Every. Single. Time! Which can be fun to witness in an action scene, but for me it takes the element of doubt or surprise out of it if I know it’s gonna work out every time.
So I guess these issues pulled me out of the escapism of this young adult fantasy dream world, but it’s still a breezy fun read!
While this book is objectively enjoyable, light and fast paced, there are elements of this book that took me out of the immersiveness or the novel that left me not entirely loving this book.
But I dunno, maybe I’m too old?
So I think for Aussie pimply teenage boys this is the PERFECT book. 10/10. End of review.
However, sadly, I am no longer 13 years old anymore. So rereading this book made me realise there are a few issues I may have this book as a 30yo adult that I may have glossed over or not realised was a problem when I was a child.
Such as:
1. This book fails the Bechdel test. The female characters are poorly written, with no personality traits or depth to them. We know everything about their dad and all his hobbies and quirks, but their mum? All she does is sew and cry.
2. There is very little character development in this book. The main character makes rookie mistakes or seemingly bad decisions which have negative consequences, only to repeat these very same actions later in the novel and they work out, without any lesson learnt or development made whatsoever! About two thirds in the main character begins A path of character development, however that doesn’t last long.
3. The whole premise of the book is so outlandishly ridiculous and over the top! Some events the main character is told no one has ever pulled off before or only have a 0.005% chance of happening. Yet, somehow he pulls it off! Every. Single. Time! Which can be fun to witness in an action scene, but for me it takes the element of doubt or surprise out of it if I know it’s gonna work out every time.
So I guess these issues pulled me out of the escapism of this young adult fantasy dream world, but it’s still a breezy fun read!
While this book is objectively enjoyable, light and fast paced, there are elements of this book that took me out of the immersiveness or the novel that left me not entirely loving this book.
But I dunno, maybe I’m too old?