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Monstrous Devices by Damien Love

4.0

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Disclaimer: A physical ARC was provided via Rock The Boat News in exchange for an honest review. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own.

Okay; middle grade fiction is on the boom – and with some very unique plotlines!

Imagine yourself, getting a gift from your Grandfather, a toy robot – a robot that you seem quite intrigued with, even if such kind of gifts from your Grandfather are part of the norm for their relationship. Imagine yourself being stupefied when you realise that there are other toy robots trying to maim/injure/kill you just to get their hands on the gifted toy robot. Imagine being whisked off to Paris, of all places by your grandfather, all the while running from forces that use robots to do their bidding and to protect a secret that just might destroy the whole world if revealed!

Sounds amazing, doesn’t it?

And it is.. In so many ways! Monstrous Devices was packed with action and adventure right from the start – while the protagonist, Alex grapples with a quirky, secretive grandfather whom he trusts with all his heart; even if at times his actions and his secrets gets on his nerve.


I actually enjoyed reading this adventure – even if I was a bit surprised (and honestly, not in a good way) with the way the twists and turns ended up in a climax that had more of a religious connotation than one would expect in a middle grade fiction. And the fact was there was quite less dialogue than I would have expected in the book – more of the descriptions of the action, plot and the paces they are in!

It was however, the ending that had me wishing for the next book immediately – even if just to know if what I believe happened is true or not!



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