Jennifer's Reviews > City of Illusion

I really enjoyed these two books but I think, after reading the first one and getting used to the characters, the second book was better. I liked the idea of each city having their own giant robot, and that the children seem to be the ones who can operate them. There are so many intersecting cultural references and nods to other pieces in the work: Kaiju / Pacific Rim, Oliver Twist (also the Disney Oliver cat version), Castle in the Sky, Iron Giant, Howl's Moving Castle, and so many more.

The artwork is lovely and definitely reminds me of some of the more modern Disney artwork for sure.

The fact that this was a two book series was, IMO, awesome, because I'm finding I get annoyed with book series that seem to just keep dragging on. I'm talking about you Red Queen series. And I appreciate when an author takes the risk of ending things even though they may be on a roll financially.

All in all, a good read. Pretty versatile for different ages as well. My kids are enjoying the series too and they are early and late teens.