290: Mortal Engines

Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 8 p.m.

This is one set of YA novels that had passed us by, but they didn\u2019t 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\u2019s murder. She\u2019s 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.