Mortal Engines

Executive Summary: I thought this was OK, but not great. It has an interesting/unique premise with the moving/attack cities but I found it slow at times.

Full Review
This book wasn't on my radar, but with the upcoming movie Sword & Laser decided to read it. I might have read it on my own as I tend to prefer to read the book first before watching a movie but to be honest the trailer didn't really do much for me so I was in no hurry.

I did think the concept was interesting, but I tend to prefer character-driven stories more than just a cool idea. I didn't particularly take to Tom throughout the book, so that made things a little less compelling than it might have been otherwise.

In general I wasn't too interested in most of the characters. My favorite character was one of the supporting characters, Ms. Fang. I might have liked the book more if she had a larger role in the story.

I'm not a big Steampunk fan either, so that probably doesn't help. Airships are alright, but I prefer spaceships instead I guess.

Overall I thought this was a good, but not great book. It was certainly a quick read. I'm glad I read it, because now I'll definitely wait for rental to see the movie. I doubt I'll be continuing on with the series however.