2/5
I don't know what happened with The Lost Kingdom, but I'm so disappointed. I really enjoyed The Clockwork Three and Icefall. They are good, not draw dropping, but enjoyable reads that I'd read again and recommend to others. (Icefall I liked the most.)
The Lost Kingdom had potential. Flying ship? A long lost kingdom from legends? Of course I'd be excited to read this! But I just couldn't get into it. I slugged through the first few chapters, then it got interesting for awhile then I was back to slugging.
Characters were okay, none really jumped out at me. We didn't see (or read) much of Jane, our one female character and I would have liked to learn more. Thought it was neat that well known historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were featured.
In his Authors Note Kirby writes about the really William 'Billy' Bartram and the other characters in The Lost Kingdom. And, honestly, I found that the most interesting.
Now I'm not saying this is a terrible book and you should never, ever pick it up for fear of burning your eyes; but it's not up to par with his previous works.
