Review: I really wanted to like it
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
The writing is well done, I like the fantasy world described by the author. It is all very inventive. The characters keep your interest. The devices are clever too. The politic climate is an important aspect of the plot. It is the how some parts of the action develop and the consequences that really baffle me; it is just too unrealistic to be credible responses and that destories the fantasy.Think of this story more as a steam punk thriller novel. The character development is rather weak it is more an action driven plot. I really tried to put myself in the main character's position to appreciate the drama- no that didn't work. I tried to go with the flow of the ethos of the people in the story and that didn't work either for me either- too many internal inconsistencies.  I just finished the story shaking my head.Not a series to keep my interest. The main character's decision making and compass is too bizarre for me.