A review by micaela_ru
The Dark Planet by Patrick Carman

2.0

I'm not quite sure how I feel about the ending. I still have so many questions about so many things involving Dr. Harding/Lord Phineas, questions that I felt should've been answered. The ending felt a bit rushed in the end, but overall still an entertaining read. Just a bit too much going on and perhaps it got overly ambitious with introducing so many new characters and concepts. I'm still not sure if the time jump (an entire year) was entirely justified, even if the narrative attempted to justify it. I wish there was a way to know about Dr. Harding from his own point of view, but alas, he died in book two. I didn't mind the multiple points of view in books 1 and 2, but they became distracting in this one because the author would jump POVs without warning between characters within the same scene.

Loved Gossamer the dragon, though! He was an adorable and awe-inspiring obvious plot device, but he's forgiven for it for being awesome.

This installment definitely was a little slow and I found myself enjoying the segments with Isabel and Samuel more than the segments with Edgar (though, to me, Edgar was never that interesting of a protagonist anyway). In fact, things dragged most on The Dark Planet, which is a shame.

Overall interesting and imaginative series. Glad my sister suggested it. :)