Re-Read 2017
I don't like this second instalment in the Ellie Quin series as much as the first book. It's very much a character and plot development. While necessary, it feels a bit plodding.
It follows Ellie and Jez as they attempt to save money in order to make it off of New Haven. They have multiple different jobs including a burger bar, a pyramid scheme and a recycling plant. As a statement of the type of work available to young adults in the real world, it works, but as entertaining reading, not as much.
That being said, I did love the character development of Ellie and Jez. More so Jez, as she was only in a couple chapters at the end of book 1, she's explored in much more detail in this book. She's head strong, confident and the complete opposite of Ellie. It's very interesting to see the dichotomy between Aaron and Jez as Ellie's two friends.
Scarrow's world building is, as usual, pretty spectacular, especially for a short book. I did have trouble imagining the Boojam that Jez and Ellie visit, but I'm not sure if that was the description (which amounted to a person that looks like an elephant?) or my ability to imagine.
The more I read this series, the more I adore the Wikipedia style excerpts included occasionally. It gives you a sense of destination as they talk about 'the legend of Ellie Quin' and her effect on the human universe.
Rating = 3* / 5*
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