Goliath (Leviathan, Book 3)

Words cannot describe this book, but I will have to try, won't I?

I loved all these books, every single part of them all. I thought the unravelling of Deryn's big secret was written really well. I was sending mental messages to Alek in the last two books, saying 'How could you not see? How stupid can you really be?' And when he read the newspaper and spoke to Deryn using her real name was really clever, it is the perfect way to see through someone' disguise and to figure out the truth.

I thought Bovril was really funny, He kept hinting at Deryn's real person, with his Mr Sharp, things he says over and over again. It was kinda obvious when he kept saying that, and they must of all been really stupid not to see it sooner.

I thought that the ending was tied up really well. Beautiful. Not clumsy, not weirdly, simply perfect.

This book was a great conclusion to this epic steampunk trilogy. I reckon everyone on the globe should so read this if they want to experience this excellence.

I loved this series from start to finish. Witty and fun, great characters, unique well built world. It is a good introduction to the steampunk genre. This book was a perfect ending to the trilogy.

Soundtrack: I'll Make a Man Out of You - Mulan

Despite having been somewhat disappointed with the Uglies series, mostly because I didn't care for the characters much, I have pretty much adored this series. In fact, I like them so much I've gotten both of my parents reading these books after me. Haha. Their complaint is that they get really tired of Westerfeld's invented slang, like 'bum-rag' and 'barking spiders,' the latter of which seems to particularly irritate. Personally, I find these things more amusing than annoying, but to each her own.

Anyway, Goliath is a good conclusion to the series, although the ending is a bit abrupt. Of course, to make the alternate version align with what happened in real life, he was somewhat constrained in what the ending of the tale could be. Westerfeld chooses to end, and I really don't see this as a spoiler, with the entry of the US into the conflict. Even though that is not, as I hope everyone well knows, not the end of the war, but it works because it puts a nice cap to the tale of our heroes.

Reasons to love The Leviathan Trilogy:

-Steampunkery!
-Fabricated creatures and crazy metal contraptions...they may not always make sense, but they're just so cool.
-Awesome art work, if you read the print version.
-Prefer audiobooks? That's almost better, because those are narrated by the incomparable Alan Cumming.
-You can learn a new vocabulary of swear words.
-The lorises, which are just the most awesome little creatures.
-A kickass female heroine, who's much stronger than the boy she loves.
-Crossdressing!
-A prince in disguise!
-Nikola Tesla as a mad scientist, in fact the villain (of sorts) for book three.

Are these books perfect? No. However, they are still incredibly awesome and full of nerdy, action-adventure fun. Basically, if you ever got a kick out of history or fantasy, you should do yourself a favor and read these, starting with Leviathan.