Review: 3.5 stars: A lot of Steam but not a lot of Sorcery
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2011
You may like this bok if you like:1. The Ton era England for the setting.2. Alernating 1st POV between Merrick, the titled leading man, and Caroline, the governess.3. Historical Romances.4. Steampunk elements: automatons, derigibles, gas lamps, vampires, etc.5. Leading ladies that are "Jane Eyre" meets "Mary Poppins".6. Not a difficult storyline although there was a relatively insignficant character and a fairly obvious character that were the evil plotters who got their just desserts at the end.You may not like this book if:1. Like snarky F 1st POV books where the girl kicks a**.2. Contemporary UF.3. Lots of action and less talking between charaters.4. Women who do what they please regardless of what polite society dictates.5. Strong world building or expanation of magical abilties or powers.To be honest, when something like Steampunk Romance is attached to a novel, I expect several things: Lots of action, some horror, and great worldbuilding with alternate historical events and timelines set in historical England, Europe or US, and a little romance. Since this is the fourth Steampunk Romance I've read, "The Iron Duke", "The GreyFriar", and "The Native Star",  being the other three, I have to say that this one is strictly a Romance with Steampunk elements the other 3 were better with "The Native Star" an absolute favorite.