Devon Monk's House Immortal series continues to delight me. I absolutely love the idea of her world and characters - her galvanized, scientist-created beings that give subtle nods to the classic Frankenstein tale, bringing a very new, very unique story to the Urban Fantasy genre.
After the events of the previous book in the series, House Immortal, Matilda Case's newly discovered world off the farm is left in a state of upheaval with the galvanized being thought of as the new enemy. On the run with Neds Harris, Abraham Seventh, Quentin, and a new surprising ally, they've encountered an even bigger problem. The experiment that not only gave the galvanized life, but also brought about a rip in time, is coming to a head. The Wings of Mercury Experiment wants to mend the break in time, but not without drastic consequences. With the time healed, the galvanized would cease to exist and thousands of humans would die. If Quentin manages to find a way to travel back in time to Alvere Case and alter the formula's calculations, he has a chance to save the future-galvanized -- but not without risks. Best case scenario: go back in time, save the galvanized, including Tilly, and people die. Worst case scenario: leave time alone, galvanized die, and humans die. There are dire consequences either way, but one thing is for sure - altering time also alters history, something that Matilda and her crew aren't really prepared for. With the pending apocalypse and a price on all their heads thanks to all the Houses and Slater Orange, the situation(s) at hand seem to be a shade below impossible.
While I thought the first book in the series was fantastic, Infinity Bell completely blew that one out of the water. Surprising thing is, the pacing of book two was quite slow when compared to it's predecessor, but the storyline was so much better. Fraught with heavy choices, heavier consequences, decisions that all have fairly unpredictable and bleak outcomes, I had no clue how Monk was going to save her fictional, futuristic world. And the ending! oh, the ending! Monk has taken what we've grown to love, what fans of this new series have come to expect and utterly shattered it. It's back to square one and this has left me feeling completely uneasy for these characters that I've grown to adore.
I so loved the time-travel aspect that was incorporated into this storyline. Anyone familiar with all of the ideas and concepts and theories of time-travel knows that if time is altered, along with history, the world as we've known it is slowly rocked off its axis with every change, even the slightest. That particular concept came in play in Infinity Bell and I must say, that gave me quite a feeling of dread throughout the bulk of the story. Being a huge fan of Monk's Allie Beckstrom series, I am quite familiar with her style -- she doesn't do rainbows and sunshine. She does dark, depressing, grey, and she does it quite well. She also manages to import bits of humor and fills the darkness with such lovely, wonderful, loveable characters, and this new series is no exception. Having those bits of lightness, the characters and humor, woven into the story takes away some of the darkness, but not much, and that's what I love. Monk makes me feel and that to me is a hallmark of a good storyteller.
Bottom line -- I absolutely recommend this second installment of Monk's House Immortal series. While there is a tiny bit of familiarity taken from the classic Frankenstein story, this series is NOT a retelling. Instead, Devon Monk makes this completely her own, borrowing very slightly from the original concept, while peppering the story with nods to the original tale (Shelley dust, anyone?). The House Immortal series is a highly original, very fresh entry into the Urban Fantasy genre, and it's a series that has quickly grown to be one of my favorites.
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