Review: Was almost great...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2013
I enjoyed this book and I intend to read the others in the series, but the lack of editing kept this from being GREAT. Punctuation was over, under, and misused. Homophones wrecked havoc. Spontaneous capitalization of words. All these things would yank my brain out of the magical world of the story like ice water to the face. The story is great...Harry Potter meets steampunk...and I read this rather eagerly, although I don't really have a clear mental image of any of the characters. They weren't "flat", more like undescribed.Honestly, if an editor/knowledgeable proofreaders could have a go at adding commas, replacing question marks with periods (those were my 2 big issues...statements and yells don't sound as fierce with a "?" after them!), and just making a few tweaks... this book could be awesome! I'd love to let my boys read this series but, with the errors, I don't want them frustrated. It's hard enough to get them to read! They gobbled up Harry Potter so I know they'd love this! If and when it gets edited!