Review: Ours is Just A Little Sorrow
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2013
In a time when the Earth is no longer inhabitable, the remaining humans are taken in by a sister planet. The catch, the survivors are now serving class.Violet Merriweather is purchased by Colonel Winston to be a governess for his youngest son. But is seems both his older sons have plans for a relationship with the new governess.John Winston is charming and respectable while Gideon Winston is rude and combative. Different as 2 can be, they are both intrigued by Violet.Young woman of the working class are disappearing and the governing body doesn't seem to care. When an orphan and friend to Violet disappears and is assumed dead, Violet realizes the precarious position she and her fellow refugees hold in this society.This was a very unexpected, dark steampunk fantasy. Ours is Just A Little Sorrow was an extremely unexpected gem packed into a novella length plot. The extremely descriptive book held a surprisingly sinister storyline with intense romantic scenes, nefarious circumstances and mysterious society. What a captivating short read!