I have been loving this series and I can't wait for the next in the series to come out. I've read the first five in less than a week and I'm seriously addicted.
However, I do have some minor issues with the plot and a few mistakes, for example <spoiler> when the scorpion chops off Ellie's hand, he chops off her right hand. Later, its her left hand. Maybe that was just a mistake that got overlooked in the writing process. Being left handed, I feel for her more having her left hand chopped off. </spoiler>. My main issue with the plot however is <spoiler> that Mason made Ellie so that she wouldn't make friends easily and hence she would keep travelling, never content to stay in one place. But the major thing about Ellie revealed in this book is that she is capable of carrying and birthing a baby. But how is she supposed to do that when she's been programmed to effectively not make friends so that she stays on the run? </spoiler>. Basically, the main issue with this series is inconsistency.
Overall, a good book with a few errors.
Re-Read 2017
This is very much a sequel to Ellie Quin in WonderLand, as Ellie and Jez are still marooned in WonderLand, only now they know that it's incredibly creepy. The murder mystery continues, though it feels more like a subplot as compared to Deacon's parallel plot. I don't find it all that entertaining, especially as it's difficult to actually relate that to the plot of the novels.
Deacon is closing in on Mason and Ellie by hunting down the Rebornist Church and the Awoken. In many aspects, I am beginning to really like Deacon, but I have the feeling that the Administration are going to attempt to "keep him quiet" after the events of the series, much as he does to the "loose ties" he finds in his numerous cases. It's really Deacon's part that pushes the plot forward as the reader finally discovered what exactly Mason did to Ellie that makes her this target of this governmental hunt.
Mason also makes a return and parts of the novel are dedicated to his views and actions and what he's doing while Ellie is on WonderLand and Deacon is hunting for clues through New Haven. It's finally explained why he created Ellie Quin and his motivation behind the entire point of this series. I loved it, and I'm starting to really like Mason, especially now that I can establish what his motivations are.
I actually like the cliffhanger. It is part of the Alex Scarrow writing style to leave a cliffhanger, and Ellie Quin: Girl Reborn does not disappoint. You have two cliffhangers, one for Ellie and one for Deacon, and both are exciting and promise good things for Ellie Quin #6.
However, the inconsistencies are beginning to become more obvious. There are numerous small spelling and grammar mistakes which are easy enough to ignore. The most obvious inconsistency is Ellie's hand but there are other minor inconsistencies such as the dome that Ellie's father was growing the meat plant in. In one book it's Betsy and in another it's not. Also, Ellie refers to her family occasionally, but only refers to her brother Ted and her father. It's like she's forgotten that she had a sister and a mother.
I rated this a 3.5* because I felt that the Ellie/Jez plot was really boring and not entirely relevant to the plot of the series (other than they're in one location so that Deacon and Mason's plots can be successful) while Deacon and Mason were quite interesting.
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