Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale

This was an exciting new adventure set in a dystopian world aimed at middle graders. There was plenty of action and intrigue, with delightful main characters that flourish as the tale continues, and a very creative world brought to life on the pages. The novel masterfully deals with many themes we a......more

4.5⭐️ I love a good middle grade tale that extends to a more adult fiction world, in this case, a steampunk city where life exists with the richer “Aboves” jetting around in the sky, on top of the dark smog enveloping the space where the “Belows” live. A symbolic and literal separation of the classes......more

Woah! What an adventurous read with depth and layers. The world building weaves in to the character building, the plot, the climax and the the fun. Truly a treat for middle grade readers and up. I absolutely couldn't put it down and love that the readers are never talked down to in this dystopian/fa......more

I will admit this was a book that I picked up based on the cover - its fantastic, that and the title immediately had my interest. I did not anticipate just how much I was going to love this multi-layered, steampunk-esque adventure story. The world of Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale is richly imagin......more

This is such an amazing adventure I just couldn’t put it down! Zeina lives in Ravenport, with her dad who takes care of the airships that the Aboves use. As a Below, poorer people who live below in the city’s smog, Zeina doesn’t have much chance of ever leaving Ravenport, especially as her apprentic......more