Review: 4.5 stars...loved the second book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2014
**I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**Review: 4.5 starsQuicksilver Soul has it all; action, intelligence, great characters and steamy romance. It is book 2 and in my opinion a reader would be lost without reading the amazing book 1, Gilded Hearts, first as the world is wonderfully detailed and explained in the first but much is assumed to be known fact in the second. In my opinion that was a wonderful move, the world has a lot to it and to detail it all out in every book would drag existing readers down – plus Book 1 is wonderful so there’s no reason not to start there! Also, as with the first there is a needed element of mystery in this one and my review will be a little sparse on details as to avoid spoiling the wonderful surprises.Book 2 is different and similar to book 1 at the same time. This book didn’t have the overall sense of evil and horror running through it. However the wonderful world was still the strongest point and the characters in this bar far surpassed Sam and Penelope (whom I loved). This book focused far more on the technology elements in a Steampunk than the first did as well as the sexual tones were less in your face and therefore for me, more believable.  Nicola and Emmet captured me from the minute they were trying to fix the vents when they meet. Their connection, along with the fantastically wonderful plot were the driving force behind this book. The plot was a touch slower in this book as much of the attention was focused on the villian and his doings and the technology. I loved reading the technical aspects of the world but as with the last book there were certain elements that I had to question if they really added up or if it was a little over the top. To me that’s an element of Steampunk that is naturally present though, I know not everyone would get lost and bogged down in the tech and I love the ability to see it there but there were just a moment or two when I had to reread for confusion.Overall this book was amazing. The characters alone and the way they have been twisted along with the plot was to entertaining to put down. Fans of history and science will absolutely not be able to put this installment down.Characters: Nicola- Nicola being a woman- BRILLIANT! I loved it because first and foremost it added another level of interest to the rumored battles between Tessla and Edison. Plus I loved getting to watch her put Emmet in his place. I found her extremely likeable. Nicola was intelligent, headstrong and passionate once she let Emmet in. I loved the little details with her OCD and such as well. It gave her another dimension of life and helped me see her quirks better.Emmet- Emmet stole my heart in this book. In book 1 I found him to be rather vapid and a little skeezy due to him trying to steal Penelope. He redemeed himself 100%  for me. He started out fairly shallow and vapid in this installment as well and then he transformed himself as we got to know him better. The oppression from his father, the desire to do better on his own, his passion and desire for Nicola were beautiful. Don’t get me wrong he still has a little entitlement behind him but it’s part of what makes him so darn sexy as we watched him go through a self journey from beginning to end. He was sexy in a different kind of way and I wish I could describe it better but he just was.