so-soWell here's the things I liked about this novel: 1. Large font, short chapters 2. Setting, Victorian London 3. Bad~ass MC; brains, beauty & good poker skills 4. humor 5. A believable world balanced on change between the Bloods and the Wits 6.It's whimsical But: it's still a #SteampunkNovel which isn't my reading jam & it's a bit too YA for me. 3 stars & another book off my #popsugarchalllenge ❣️❣️❣️#FridayFlowers
Cinfhen And it's also the first in a series...which I will not be continuing 😜 (edited) 7y
Cathythoughts Well done & dusted 👍 7y
rockpools Such a pretty picture! And I love that top of your ✅list is the big print. #damnedbyfaintpraise 7y
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LauraBeth Nice - I'll stay away 😂 Pretty flowers! 7y
TrishB Not for me! 7y
Cinfhen #KeepingItReal @RachelO #GivingProperCredit 😉😊😍 7y
Cinfhen If you enjoy #steampunk I think this was actually a good one @TrishB @LauraBeth @Cathythoughts 7y
TrishB Can I be honest and say I don't really know what that means? ( and then feel really old for saying it!). 7y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen I can't think of anything I enjoy less than steampunk! 7y
julesG You're likes plus you're buts make it a stack-add for me. 7y
Cinfhen ? @TrishB I had to Google #Steampunk myself...Urban Dictionary states "Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes." 7y
Cinfhen Yay! I'm glad @julesG and it's a free download from IBooks 7y
Cinfhen Basically it's back to the Industrial Revolution with kickass ladies @trishb 7y
julesG I might still have an i-Something account. Off to check. 7y
julesG Free on Kindle, too. But the paperback is €12 😵 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful pic 😘 7y
TrishB @Cinfhen I love your second definition 😂😂 7y
DarcysMom @julesG Thanks for the heads up - I just downloaded it. 😁 7y
LibrarianRyan @TrishB Steampunk gets it name and comes from a world where things are still steamed powered. As if Electricity as we know it doesn't exist the way it does now. Zeppelins are still a personable mode of transportation as well as any sky ship. Heavy into engineering and math alchemy is still a legit science and so forth. Victorian. If you would like some suggestions to try I would be happy to help. I not only love steam punk, I used to LARP. 7y
TrishB I just had to look up LARP 😀 what's the number 1 you would recommend? 7y
Cinfhen @LibrarianRyan look at comment by @TrishB she forgot to tag you... 7y
LibrarianRyan @TrishB for fun and not too crazy I would recommend a teen series called If you would prefer and adult books her parasol protectorate is also great. In this Steam world vampires and wear wolves exist. Plus the author is on Litsy.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Etiquette & Espionage 7y
Etiquette & EspionageLibrarianRyan @Cinfhen thanks. 7y
Cinfhen And your definition is perfect @LibrarianRyan 🙌🏻 7y
LibrarianRyan @TrishB the book is great but the movie is awesome!!Stardust 7y
StardustRaimeyGallant Nice review. I have yet to try reading steampunk. 7y
TrishB @LibrarianRyan have stacked 👍😀 thanks 7y
pri_bibliophile Nice review!! 7y
Cinfhen Thanks @RaimeyGallant @pri_bibliophile If you want to give steampunk a go, I'd take @LibrarianRyan recommendation... haven't read it but I've seen that series referenced on many lists! 7y
pri_bibliophile Oh thanks for the recommendation I'll check it out 😊 7y