Date
published: October 2012
ISBN: 978-14268-9452-7
Steampunk
Romance
E-book
Reviewed by Helen
Obtained via
publisher
Wink
(Winifred) Hadrian visits an old friend and learns that people are disappearing
in the poorest part of London. She’s determined to help and soon her entire
family is involved. But it’s police Inspector Liam McCullough who is most
deeply drawn into the mystery. He’s a werewolf and refuses to admit the
chemistry that’s been sizzling between him and Wink for years. He can’t imagine
himself ever marrying and besides, he’s far too busy worrying about a plot
against the Royal Family to pay attention to this minor problem.
I’ve really
enjoyed the Gaslight Chronicles series. Ms. Pape has a wonderful way of mashing
genres together such that the reader absolutely believes everything that
happens in the book. This particular world takes werewolves, vampyres, the fae,
Victorian England, a steampunk premise, and romance, throws them all in together,
adds a feisty heroine, a large and vibrant mixed-together family, and a dose of
humor, and the end result is a truly wonderful book.
The world
building in this series is always truly brilliant. Everything is explained,
logical, and totally believable. The reader can not only see the streets of
London, but smell and taste them as well. The characters are also extremely
well drawn. Every person in the Hadrian family is a complete and fully drawn
character, with their basic persona maintained from book to book, yet with the
allowance for growth and development. It’s a fine line for an author to walk to
do this well, and Ms. Pape undoubtedly succeeds. Wink and Liam are excellent
together, striking sparks from each other every time they move. Their actions
and reactions are believable, engaging, and at times hilarious.
Every book
in this series has a huge fight scene. Each one is very different and always
includes something unexpected. Once again this book doesn’t disappoint. And
then there’s the lavish dose of snarky humor. There are some truly brilliant
laugh-out-loud lines.
So as with
the previous book in this series, I sat down and read this 662-page book from
start to finish in one sitting. No chores or work have been done today in my
household. But I have to say it was the best way ever to spend the day.
This is an objective review and not
an endorsement of this book.
1 comment:
Wonderful review! I'm glad to hear about such a great book!
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