Thursday 5 August Friday 6 August Saturday 7 August Sunday 8 August Monday 9 August Tuesday 10 August Wednesday 11 August Thursday 12 August Friday 13 August Saturday 14 August Sunday 15 August Monday 16 August Tuesday 17 August Wednesday 18 August Thursday 19 August Friday 20 August Saturday 21 August Sunday 22 August Monday 23 August Tuesday 24 August Wednesday 25 August Thursday 26 August Friday 27 August Saturday 28 August Sunday 29 August Monday 30 August Tuesday 31 August Wednesday 1 September Thursday 2 September Friday 3 September Saturday 4 September Sunday 5 September Monday 6 September Tuesday 7 September Wednesday 8 September Thursday 9 September Friday 10 September Saturday 11 September Sunday 12 September Monday 13 September Tuesday 14 September Wednesday 15 September Thursday 16 September Friday 17 September Saturday 18 September Sunday 19 September Monday 20 September Tuesday 21 September Wednesday 22 September Thursday 23 September Friday 24 September Saturday 25 September Sunday 26 September Monday 27 September Tuesday 28 September Wednesday 29 September Thursday 30 September Friday 1 October Saturday 2 October Sunday 3 October Monday 4 October Tuesday 5 October Wednesday 6 October Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October Tuesday 12 October Wednesday 13 October Thursday 14 October Friday 15 October Saturday 16 October Sunday 17 October A nice enough book, fast to read and and interesting concept.
It might be better when you've read the previous books in the Cogheart series, because of 'old friends' coming back. Lily's friends are endearing! As it is, the book sometimes was just too black and white, the characters a bit too one sided, although I do understand this is a fine line with books for a younger audience. I received a free copy through Netgalley in return for an honest review.
Jan 06, Lucy rated it liked it Shelves: childrens-middle-grade , read-in Actual Rating: 3. Mar 21, Milou rated it really liked it. If you liked the previous two books, you'll like this one. It is wonderful and whimsical, with some great messages - be yourself, be honest. It is okay to be different. Failure is fine as long as you always just try again. You can't worry about me flying too close to the sun. Failure is how you learn and how people grow.
People need to fly on their own - on the wings they make for themselves - not the ones their parents give them. This was an amazing setting. Peter Bunzl put a lot of detail into it - how it looks, functions, the people in it, what they wear, how they speak, what they eat, what their talents are. It all came to life for me. The trouble is, you have to prove it over and over again. You have to fight every day to be treated the same, and sometimes it gets so wearisome. If you fail, if you fall short, you pick yourself up and make stronger wings for the next flight.
All of our favourite characters make their appearance, and we get to meet quite a few new ones as well. All of them are flawed, and most are likable in one way or another. Overall, this was a fun and whimsical adventure, which sadly concludes this wonderful series.
Dec 14, Mary Kyle rated it it was amazing Shelves: fiction-i-loved , fantasy , historical-fiction , female-heros , alternate-worlds. A great finale to the Cogheart series. Lily is an inspiring character who is a great example of inclusion. Lily is different but that isn't obvious to look at her. She has a clockwork heart which is what keeps her alive after a terrible accident the killed her and her mother. Her father, the inventor, gave her the heart to save one of them, the only problem is that much Of the rest of the world don't trust human mechanical hybrids.
Th A great finale to the Cogheart series. Jun 18, Eve rated it it was amazing. I found skycircus gripping from the very start - I couldn't put it down! I won't give any spoilers but I found this book absolutely amazing. Like the title suggests the book is set on a flying skycircus traveling to Paris. I would recommend this book to ages Jan 29, Debs rated it it was amazing. What a wonderful final instalment of this fabulous trilogy!
I've simply loved reading it to my 11 year old daughter. Just wonderful. Feb 11, Melissa Mitchell rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. To speak the truth we carry deep inside us, within our hearts, no matter how difficult, is the only way we can be free. She has a cogheart, a clockwork heart that was used to save her life. In this installment o To speak the truth we carry deep inside us, within our hearts, no matter how difficult, is the only way we can be free.
In this installment of the Cogheart series, Lily finally gets the chance to prove that. She and her friends Robert, Tolly, and Malkin sneak away from Brackenbridge Manor and quickly get tangled up in a frightening plot for revenge. Suddenly, Lily is the latest hybrid freak attraction. Held prisoner, she and Robert quickly learn that the people in the circus are horribly mistreated, pitted against each other to fear and distrust one another.
This story made my heart so full and left me warm all over. It was my favorite book in the series thus far because it addressed deeper, more mature ideas. The underlying theme throughout was that of equality, an idea each of the previous stories hinted at, but never really dived into. By the end, they proved it. Throughout the story, a dark cloud of mistreatment hangs over the circus performers. But ask yourself this: are you really outside the cage?
Or are you trapped too? Then you can finally be free. I highly recommend reading the whole series! A huge thank you to netgally and jollyfishpress for allowing me an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Feb 11, Brenda rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , adventure , I was really excited to read Skycircus, imagining a big top filled with magical circus performances.
Everything from clowns, acrobats, the trapeze and walking the tightrope, maybe even Lily and Robert eating some popcorn and cotton candy. Not scary but it is a bit unsettling. The premise begins with the mystery of who I was really excited to read Skycircus, imagining a big top filled with magical circus performances.
The premise begins with the mystery of who sent Lily the message and what exactly they want from her. Once at the circus, there is the initial excitement of the show, but then the reality of what truly is happening is revealed when the audience has left. Our two circus owners, Slimwood and Madame Lyons-Mane play their parts as villains very well, they're cruel and unforgiving. Forcing their animals and circus performers to live in deplorable conditions, always with the threat of harm if they don't toe the line.
As in previous books, I expected there would be an adventure for Lily, Robert, and Malkin. Yet Skycircus had a much slower pace than its previous books and focused more on conveying the message that differences are just that, differences. That some can be internal versus the external ones of the hybrid circus performers.
That one should not judge others. That the choices that we make are important and that we risk being complicit if we don't stand up when we see something wrong. All important messages that took some time to develop in the storyline. The addition of new characters also took up much of the story and I was disappointed when Lily and Robert were separated and had to find a way back together.
Overall, I did enjoy the story and am interested in reading Shadowsea when in releases in the US. Skycircus can be read as a standalone, but I'd recommend starting with Cogheart. Favorite lines "No one conquers fear easily. It takes practice to reach true heights; a brave heart to win great battles.
Dec 26, Rebecca Fung rated it liked it. I don't think this was as exciting or as good as any of the other books in the series. Funnily enough it was the book that hooked me into reading the first two - good on it for having a great title and being set in a circus which I think is always a winner.
After selecting this book to read and then finding it was book 3, I raced back and read Cogheart and Moonlocket first so this would make sense.
Unfortunately though, it was all a bit of a letdown and while I appreciate it is written for childr I don't think this was as exciting or as good as any of the other books in the series.
The trouble with the book is that over the series there is not serious character growth. Lily showed a little more to her character but not so much growth as she reveals a little more than the complete cardboard cut-out she was in Book 1. She is a pretty boring Mary Sue character - the goody goody, the girl with the clockwork heart who will live forever and who wants just what is best for all. The main flaw she has is that her clockwork heart attracts trouble from villains - which she pretty easily gets out of.
Robert experienced a little more growth from the first book as he had to deal with his da's death but since then, not much more to wrangle with and I was hoping to see more.
He's fit in nicely and easily. Malkin is the coolest character. I guess this is to remind us that mechanimals are not just equal to humans, they are more awesome. I would have liked to see more of Mrs Rust as she was great but she fell out of the series. A circus was a great place to set an adventure but we really needed more intrigue and excitement and a feeling of suspense. The villains here are very ordinary cartoons, it's like watching finger puppets with Lily and Robert in white and the baddies in black and that's pretty much all you need to know.
Just a little too simplistic. Mar 27, Gabriella Fox rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed reading this book! It has definitely been my favourite of the 3 out of 4 books I have read so far from the Cogheart Adventures series! I absolutely loved the new exciting twist on their adventures which sees them travelling overseas and engaging in a circus act that has a deadly purpose for them. And now, after Moonlocket, I feel the character development and backgrounds of both Lily and Robert are of equal proportion.
This meant I had backstory for both characters and was able I really enjoyed reading this book! This meant I had backstory for both characters and was able to enjoy Skycircus knowing equal amounts of backstory about both key characters. Nothing wrong with this being a part of the plot but just the way it was described. As soon as she started speaking in frequent french terms and we got the description of the perfume, I quickly put the pieces together after her inconclusive ending in the first book, Cogheart.
Also, many of the situations in which the characters received particular items such as the lock picks and the teaspoons, seemed a little too convenient to a point where you can guess they are going to be trapped and will have to pick locks or other situations that require specific and particularly convenient items to get out of.
To conclude, I would recommend this book to older children and teens, or even adults who are fans of adventure and steampunk. This was a solid book and a good read.
Thank you. Feb 11, Riley rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , steampunk , childrens. The third installment in the Cogheart series is even more adventurous that the first two. In Skycircus , Lily is mysteriously presented with a ticket for her and her friends to get into the exciting travelling Skycircus and maybe even meet Miss Angelique, the girl with wings.
Now, any adult would have been suspicious. But on her birthday, Lily was feeling neglected, so off she went with Robert and Malkin. They were sure they could make it home before Papa even missed them. Of course, the Skycircus The third installment in the Cogheart series is even more adventurous that the first two. Of course, the Skycircus is a trap set especially for Lily. And this is where things get a little dark. The main circus attractions are hybrid children.
Children who have been used as experimentation subjects and then sold to the circus. Most notably is the headliner, Angelique, the flying girl. But they want Lily to become the new main attraction. Shall I state the obvious? The circus owners are evil! Lily, Robert and Malkin are not going to make it home before Papa misses them. Register Don't have an account? The Circus In The Sky! History Talk 0. The Circus in The Sky's old thumbnail. Universal Conquest Wiki.
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