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shmark's review
5.0
A solid and exciting addition to the Clockwork Century series. Strongly recommended.
jon_a's review
4.0
It was nice to get back to Seattle and see some of what has happened to the city and characters since the first book. I find it a little ironic that the focus of the story returns to Seattle at the same time that the author is leaving the city.
The Inexplicables is a carries on the lineage of fine Steampunk adventures that the Clockwork Century has provided so far. I especially liked that there was less focus on the zombies and more on the dangers of the environment and society that Seattle represents. The foreshadowing throughout the book leaves me very excited for the next one in the series.
The Inexplicables is a carries on the lineage of fine Steampunk adventures that the Clockwork Century has provided so far. I especially liked that there was less focus on the zombies and more on the dangers of the environment and society that Seattle represents. The foreshadowing throughout the book leaves me very excited for the next one in the series.
pnw_afox's review
2.0
Rector never made me like him or pulled me into his story and I just wanted more Angeline and Mercy. So that made this a slow read for me. I liked the nod to Spider with Angeline's glasses.
bookhoarding's review
4.0
This may have been my least favorite character in the Clockwork Century series, but by the end of it I was totally rooting for Rector (which shows what a skilled writer Priest is). Zeke's friend before he ventured beyond the Wall, Rector is haunted by the idea that his information led to Zeke's death, and subsequently his mother's. We meet Rector on a pivotal day, he becomes of age and must leave the only home he's known, an orphanage, and somehow eke out a living with no skills and a meal sap addiction. Choosing the greater of two evils he journeys through the Wall, into the depths of the most toxic city.
I end up being overwhelmed with richness every time I pick up a book in this series. It's rare to be immersed in a setting and band of characters that you feel have been so thoroughly fleshed out.
I end up being overwhelmed with richness every time I pick up a book in this series. It's rare to be immersed in a setting and band of characters that you feel have been so thoroughly fleshed out.
andrewliptak's review
3.0
Fun addition to the series, but lots of unlikable, irritating characters, split focus and messy, largely unfulfilled plot.
abigcoffeedragon's review
3.0
This one could have been better - the INEXPLICABLE within the book was predictable and very muted in tone and usage - there was more focus on the 3 kids of the story, and it felt like Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer in a clockwork world, without so much clockwork - or zombies - and the "Big Bad" that needed to be fought - it was in and out so fast and there was very little meat to this story at all - I did not hate this, but I could have done without this one in the series.
markarubin's review
4.0
Almost back to the high standards set by Boneshaker, and thoroughly enjoyable. Priest really knows how to create believable, likable characters, and she succeeds again here with Rector. It was also good to be back in Seattle again after two books spent largely away.
skylar2's review
3.0
While I enjoyed the book, it lacked the epic developments that happened in the previous books. Nothing really happened or changed - aside from development in one character, the book ended as it began.
I'm hoping that we find out more about what's going on outside Seattle in the next book.
I'm hoping that we find out more about what's going on outside Seattle in the next book.
jacieandbooks's review
3.0
This book was disappointing. So far, I have really enjoyed this series. This book was different from all the others in numerous ways 1) the main character. Rector was very unlikeable throughout, drug addict, thief, and general asshole, whereas the other books are mostly told by strong independent women. it was hard to care about him for a good portion of the book. (Sidenote: telling from Houjin’s POV would have been a much more interesting) 2) the title isn’t a piece of machinery, like the other titles. the inexplicables are basically Sasquatch and I found that whole plotline really weird. 3) the world created is very steampunk, in every other book. Because this takes places almost wholly in Seattle, there’s really not a lot of technology, but in underground there totally could have been.. it was kind of glossed over instead.
That being said, the intruders coming to destroy everything plot line was interesting and I did enjoy seeing more of Houjin and Zeke.
That being said, the intruders coming to destroy everything plot line was interesting and I did enjoy seeing more of Houjin and Zeke.