Review: Interesting characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 10, 2013
I thought the beginning was rather slow, but once I met Nellie, the heroine, I was hooked. She's a very interesting, strong, complex character.I also liked that Julian wasn't your typical hero -- he's obviously a person of color, a doctor with an engineering bent. However, at times he comes across as very annoying -- esp. when he disparages the heroine's paranormal abilities. It seemed like a double-standard: he's hurt because she misunderstands his mechanical interest, but he won't even consider her paranormal experience.Also, I wasn't quite sure how Ms. Kwan would handle the heroine's married status...but she did it well. And I was happy, the husband actually had more depth than I expected.And yes, at the end I cheered when the villain got what he deserved. I just wish there was a stronger steampunk aspect in the story.*A copy of the book was given to me by the author in exchange of an honest review.*