by Cherie Priest
This is perhaps the weakest book in the Clockwork Century series. It is basically a young man's adventure story. The best parts are the comments on drugs and the use of Bigfoot.
This book in the series reads more as a young adult genre book as the main characters except for one Indian Princess are young adult ages. Rector has finally been kicked out of the orphanage he grew up in but was using as a place to lay his head while he dealt and used the drug "sap". Sap will actua...
I can't get over how good these books are. Priest has an ear for dialogue and a good understanding of human behavior; she builds up compelling, intriguing plots full of action and adventure; she creates vivid scenes and characters. On top of that, she creates a series that's ostensibly steampunk, bu...
Oh, The Inexplicables. Where do I begin? I wanted to like this. While there were hits and misses in the other Clockwork Century books I've read, I've always enjoyed them. Usually I had trouble putting them down. But this one juust didn't do it for me. The Inexplicables is about Rector, a teenage...
The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest. Yep. Posted on September 11, 2013 by thebookgator Recommended for: it’s a hard knock life fans The Goonies meets The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and stages an Intervention. In her “Acknowledgments,” Priest notes that this is likely “the last book I w...
Although I enjoyed this book I felt it wasn't as good as earlier ones in the series. It seems to be aimed at a younger audience, but that might just be because the main protagonists are teenaged boys.Don't let that put you off, though!
Warning: SPOILERS! The Inexplicables by Cherie Priest My rating: 4 of 5 stars What can I say? I'm still in love with Cherie Priest's Clockwork Century series. The story was great as usual. Loved all the descriptions, loved the world she made (or how she turned the existing world into something els...
darn cliffhangers...