This is one set of YA novels that had passed us by, but they didn’t pass by Peter Jackson, who handed it over to his long-time storyboarder and special effects guy Christian Rivers to direct. The plucky heroine of this series is Hester Shaw, a scarred young woman hell-bent on avenging her mother’s murder. She’s joined by a blue-eyed angel in the form of Robert Sheehan as Tom, and Anna Fang, played by K-Pop star Jihae, who is worth the price of admission alone.

Show notes:

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• (60) Peter Jackson and Christian Rivers on the Making of Mortal Engines! - YouTube
• Mortal Engines: Fans want to know why books' heavily scarred lead is now flawless | Stuff.co.nz
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