Review: I wanted to like it more than I did
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
I am kind of addicted to Rhys Ford's writing style even though her books are more often overall miss than hit for me. I still keep buying them though, because when it is good, it is really good. This novella is IMO a classic case of well, m/m novella trying to do too much too fast. I wanted to *see* how the guys fall in love, rather than hear from Marcus that he fell in love with Robin. I wanted to observe more of them in action together (and I do not mean that I wanted to see more sex, quite the contrary). Even at the ball - I get why Robin needed to interact with somebody else to show that aspect of his personality, but for me it was another opportunity missed to show him more interacting with Marcus. It just all felt rushed. Too bad, really - settings are fun (I love steampunk) and both guys have such potential - when they do interact, it was lovely.But overall I have to say that once again this novella read as a detailed outline of the potential novel for me.