Review: Enthralling!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2011
Both the author, Cindy Spencer Pape, and the Steampunk genre are new to me.  I enjoy Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance, so I thought this book might be a good fit, and I was right.  I'm usually a critical reader, but enjoyed the writer's style a lot.  This was one book I was very sorry came to a close.I enjoyed the juxtaposition of Victorian England, interesting clockwork machines, dirigibles, paranormal elements, a mystery, romance including steamy sex, and a warm domestic scene with the children.  (Somewhat the same feeling as reading "Little Women", not that I'm comparing the two books in any way at all).  The author did a great job of making all of this work, keeping me engrossed till the very end.  And yes, it was a HEA (happily ever after) but that just made smile.For the most part, characters were very well defined, but there were a lot of them.  At the end, I admit I had a small problem remembering some of the peripheral players.There was just enough Steampunk for me in this novel.  Any more focus on machinery or odd inventions might had put me off some.  Steam and Sorcery is a good introduction to the genre and will satisfy many readers, I think.  Definitely worth a read.