Review: Prudence and the Professor
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
I have found that it can be difficult to find a good mix of steampunk and romance. One of the halves always seems to come up a little short. Prudence and the Professor had a very nice balance of the two. The machines and contraption were a little lacking in the middle, but the Screaming Meemie and the devices at the end made up for it.Prudence and Gerrit seem to be made for each other, but neither of them want to admit it. Their reasons aren't very sound, and it was really the only downside of the book( although the bath house scene near the beginning is pricelss). I would have liked to see a slightly different conflict between them. There was plenty of other conflict to go around though. With espionage and assassination on the agenda, both Prudence and Gerrit are attached for several different reasons.There is a bit of paranormal twist as well, but since it was a surprise I don't want to say exactly what it was. It was very nicely done though and leads the way into an interesting set up for book two. I think it will be another very exciting one.*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*