Review: A good read.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2013
Did I enjoy this book: I did.  I tore through it in two days.I was instantly addicted to Kaliope - the steampunk version of Katniss Everdeen.  She's tough.  She's guarded.  She's got a soft spot for the helpless.  Like Katniss, she has her share of struggles:  faith versus science, love versus duty, the good of one versus the good of many.  Like Katniss, she's forced to fight her allies.  Like Katniss, she lives in a world where things aren't always what they seem.Kaliope's a more extreme version of Katniss, though: her innards contain a bit of clockwork and a lot of mercury - a most coveted resource in her world - giving Kal the upper hand in battle.  Her softer side is a bit squishier, too; she has more faith in... FAITH... than her dystopian counterpart.  It's naivete, perhaps, but it makes Kal just slightly more loveable - more addictive.I did, of course, have a few issues with the book.  Beyond the grammatical errors & typos that are sadly commonplace in e-books, I found it difficult to determine how Kal (and by Kal, perhaps I mean Wolfe, or perhaps I even mean myself) feels about the goddesses. It's possible I'm projecting my own ambivalence, but I think the storyline would be more successful if Kal had been cured by magic rather than a deity.  It seems, especially in the world that Wolfe has created, that magical intervention makes more sense than divine intervention. Having said that, though, I'm already anxious for the next installment.Would I recommend it: I already did!  After about 100 pages I sent my sister a text saying she NEEEEEEEEDS to read it.  =)  If you like dark, dystopian fantasy you'll enjoy this book.Will I read it again: I'm planning to read it again just before the second book comes out (to refresh my memory).As reviewed by Melissa. (I received a copy of this book for review purposes.)