Review: Steampunk Romance at its Short Best
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2010
I can only hope that other writers getting their steampunk novellas published will take a page from Kristen Painter's book. Not literally, of course, no one condones plagiarism or piracy. But figuratively, as in, this is by far the best steampunk novella I've ever read, and I hope there are more like it someday.Pandora, the heroine, was amazingly well developed for an 80-page book. And the steampunk element is on every single page. I found myself immersed in a world that I just wanted to stay in.Would I read it again? Definitely. Would I buy it again? Of course. Will I buy it for and/or suggest it to other people? Certainly. To steampunk friends and non-steampunk friends alike. Because while this book is quite definitely a steampunk book, it's like Gail Carriger'sSoulless (The Parasol Protectorate)in that you don't have to be a genre fan to enjoy it. It's just a well-written short romance, period. And, of course, steampunk romance at its short best.