Review: This Valentine Flies Really High
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2012
So I was wrong. I never thought steampunk would appeal to me. 'Punk' to me means anti-social people with unsustainable hair-dos, running around in dark, dirty places in a gloomy world. So even knowing that I always love Heather Hiestand stories, I didn't have high expectations for her Steampunk Smugglers series. Wrong wrong wrong!!! My reward for admitting that is knowing there will be more exciting stories coming.Captain Fenna's Dirigible Valentine is not a holiday-themed book. Valentine is the name of the airship, just as Christmas was the airship's name in the first book. It's fast-paced, engrossing and riveting. I know it's hard to do strong character development in a novella, but these characters have real heart in them. And the book carries out one of my favorite themes: people who don't give up and give in to the bad side of life, who instead fight to win against all odds- and do. If you're having a hard day, feeling hopeless, here's a Valentine that will help your spirits soar.