Review: Steampunk, Sass and Romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
Dragons & Dirigibles starts out as quite a cute story with a single man, taking care of his young niece trying to find his way when Melody McKay crash lands on Ex-Navy Captain Victor Arrinton's front lawn. With a broken ankle, Victor swipes Melody into his home which starts the journey of bringing her into his heart.Every character in this story has spunk but add in an adorable niece, loyal and devoted dog and not to deny mentioning the sassy Melody herself you can't help but immediately connect. While there is a ton of humor and lovely characters there is also a dark menace lurking behind the mystery of Victor's family's death as well as smugglers who have turned deadly.This novella length story was utterly enchanting. Although it only minorly touched on the paranormal side of typical Gaslight Chronicles storylines, it had plenty of steampunk qualities to fascinate us all. When pared with Cindy Spencer Pape's writing style, we are thrust into a wondrous adventure, a thrilling mystery and a delightful romance. Don't miss Dragons & Dirigibles.I received this ARC copy of Dragons & Dirigibles from Carina Press in exchange for a honest review. This book is set for publication May 19, 2014.