Review: The Marvelous Magnificent Magical (and mildly mysterious) Madam Morpho
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2012
The Marvelous Madam Morpho sketches the world of the Blud series without attempting to completely elaborate the details of those who inhabit it: Gazers, Bludmen, Pinkies, Coppers and Strangers and only alludes to a world that seem sort of steampunkish but is actually in another dimension from ours. There is a quick little chance to catch up with Criminy Stain and Leticia from Wicked as They Come, and a bit of foreshadowing for the next book Wicked as She Wants with references to missing Bludprincesses and the Maestro's 'fall', but mostly the story is a short little romance with a bit of steam between the Mysterious Madam Morpho and the Mysterious Mr Murdoch.This story worked for me even in the short space because I quite liked the male MMM, a reclusive inventor who is quite taken with the female MMM who blossoms from having someone actually care about her for the first time in her life. And I was quite happy that the story was set in Criminy's Traveling Carnival because I didn't get enough of that offbeat setting and oddball characters in Criminy and Leticia's book.So all in all, even though it was short, The Mysterious Madam Morpho served the purpose of immersing me back in the world and whetting my appetite for the next book.