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****3.5****
This is the fun new start to a steampunk series. It was a slow-starter for me, but I liked the world building a lot, and I loved the main characters. It was fun seeing the usual dynamic turned on it's head: Eliza Braun was the ass-kicker, and Wellington Books was the brain (I am sure you could guess that from the names *laugh*). It was a lot of fun watching them banter.
I only wish that we'd gotten a little better groundwork laid, in terms of who the players are in this series. The bad ...more
This is the fun new start to a steampunk series. It was a slow-starter for me, but I liked the world building a lot, and I loved the main characters. It was fun seeing the usual dynamic turned on it's head: Eliza Braun was the ass-kicker, and Wellington Books was the brain (I am sure you could guess that from the names *laugh*). It was a lot of fun watching them banter.
I only wish that we'd gotten a little better groundwork laid, in terms of who the players are in this series. The bad ...more
I haven't read a lot of steam punk but this is definitely my favorite so far. The world was well-crafted and the steam punk elements were blended seamlessly and believably. The characters really made this book special and I can't wait to start the next one to see what trouble they get involved with.
The setting is 1890's London. Agent Eliza D. Braun is the stereotypical, rough and tumble field agent. Oh, except of course that she's a woman. Wellington Thornhill Books, Esquire, is the chief archiv ...more
The setting is 1890's London. Agent Eliza D. Braun is the stereotypical, rough and tumble field agent. Oh, except of course that she's a woman. Wellington Thornhill Books, Esquire, is the chief archiv ...more
Apr 27, 2011
Amanda A
marked it as ntbr
Aug 08, 2011
A book away from an episode of hoarders
marked it as freebie-arcs
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Dec 23, 2011
Niki
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really liked it
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steampunk
Jan 11, 2012
Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~*
marked it as alternate-history-romance
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Apr 24, 2012
Carrie
marked it as to-read
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