Review: 4 1/2 stars...practically perfect
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2014
There is so few good steampunk stories out there that I feel I am betraying my great affection for this series when I don't give it 5 stars, but Shelley Adina set the bar herself with her first book in the series, so I respectfully compare all her others books to it.In this book,I waded through and waited impatiently for the adventure to begin.The first half of the book deals with post adventure mundane life as it picks up where the last book left off. I started to wonder just how changed & boringly civilized everyone had become.Thank goodness the inherent nature of the characters  finally broke free from the restraints of stuffy relatives & familial expectations.I was mesmerized by the introduction & creativity of yet another mode of transportation that, while not original, still had a unique steampunkness all it's own. Hooray for ingenuity that brightens the eyes with delight !I must also add my gratitude to the author for tying up the loose ends of the main character's relationships, (though I would have liked to have had first hand recounting by Lizzy herself!)My one complaint is that the action started far too late for me. Once the action did start, it did not disappoint.